Law No. 1607 ratifying the European Patent Convention signed in Munich on 5 October 1973. Country/Territory Greece Document type Regulation Date 1986 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Efimeris tis Kyverniseos No. 85, Part I, 30 June 1986, pp. 2091-2298. Subject Livestock, Cultivated plants Keyword Authorization/permit Biotechnology Intellectual property rights/patents Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Entry into force notes The law shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Gazette. Abstract The Law ratifies the European Patent Convention which was signed in Munich on 5 October 1973. Among other provisions, article 53 of the Convention, regarding the patentability of inventions, establishes that European patents shall not be granted in respect of plant or animal varieties or essentially biological processes for the production of plants or animals. This provision shall not apply to microbiological processes or the products thereof. It should be stressed out that this article does not dispute that an animal or plant can constitute a product of invention. It simply excludes such an invention from patent-related consolidation. Full text Greek Website www.et.gr