Law No. 1607 ratifying the European Patent Convention signed in Munich on 5 October 1973. País/Territorio Grecia Tipo de documento Reglamento Fecha 1986 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Fuente original Efimeris tis Kyverniseos No. 85, Part I, 30 June 1986, pp. 2091-2298. Materia Ganado, Cultivos Palabra clave Autorización/permiso Biotecnología Derechos de propiedad intelectual/patentes Área geográphica Europa, Europa y Central Asia, Países de la Unión Europea, Mediterráneo, Europa Meridional Entry into force notes The law shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Gazette. Resumen 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. Texto completo Griego Página web www.et.gr