Includes bibliographical references (pages [179]-190) and index.
Biotechnology : outlining the moral debate -- Development of a European moral regime -- Development of patent law in the United States -- Application of Article 53 European Patent Convention -- Language of patent law and biotechnological inventions -- Protection in the United States -- Legal protection under the Biotechnology Directive 1998 -- Biotechnology Directive 1998 : plant variety perspective -- Moral concerns and patent law : recent developments