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2019/2800(RSP)

Patentability of plants and essential biological processes

votedEuropean Union· European Parliament· EN

Introduced

19 September 2019

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19 September 2019 · Introduced

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PLENARY_VOTE

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22 official languages
  • Bulgarian

    Патентоспособността на растенията и основните биологични процеси

  • Czech

    Patentovatelnost rostlin a základní biologické procesy

  • Danish

    Patenterbarhed for planter og overvejende biologiske processer

  • German

    Patentierbarkeit von Pflanzen und im Wesentlichen biologischen Verfahren

  • Greek

    Δυνατότητα κατοχύρωσης φυτών και κατ’ ουσία βιολογικών διεργασιών με δίπλωμα ευρεσιτεχνίας

  • Spanish

    Patentabilidad de plantas y de procesos biológicos esenciales

  • Estonian

    Taimede ja põhiliste bioloogiliste protsesside patenditavus

  • Finnish

    Kasvien patentoitavuus ja olennaiset biologiset prosessit

  • French

    Brevetabilité des plantes et des processus biologiques essentiels

  • Croatian

    Patentibilnost biljaka i ključni biološki procesi

  • Hungarian

    A növények és az alapvető biológiai folyamatok szabadalmaztathatósága

  • Italian

    Brevettabilità dei vegetali e dei procedimenti biologici essenziali

  • Lithuanian

    Galimybė patentuoti augalus ir pagrindinius biologinius procesus

  • Latvian

    Augu un pēc būtības bioloģisku procesu patentspēja

  • Maltese

    L-għoti ta' privattivi għall-pjanti u l-proċessi essenzjalment bijoloġiċi

  • Dutch

    De octrooieerbaarheid van planten en essentiële biologische processen

  • Polish

    Zdolność patentowa roślin i podstawowych procesów biologicznych

  • Portuguese

    Patenteabilidade das plantas e processos biológicos essenciais

  • Romanian

    Posibilitatea de a breveta plantele și procesele biologice esențiale

  • Slovak

    Patentovateľnosť rastlín a základné biologické procesy

  • Slovenian

    Možnost patentiranja rastlin in osnovnih bioloških postopkov

  • Swedish

    Växters patenterbarhet och essentiella biologiska processer

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Official resolution 2019/2800(RSP) from European Union at European Parliament. Dated 19 September 2019. Status: PLENARY_VOTE.

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  1. 19 September 2019

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  2. 19 September 2019

    Introduced

    Patentability of plants and essential biological processes

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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on patents and plant breeders’ rights with a view to submitting a written statement to the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (case G3/19)

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  • MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on patents and plant breeders’ rights with a view to submitting a written statement to the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (case G3/19)

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · EN · 18 September 2019

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  • MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on patents and plant breeders’ rights with a view to submitting a written statement to the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (case G3/19)

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  • PROPUESTA DE RESOLUCIÓN sobre la patentabilidad de vegetales y de procedimientos esencialmente biológicos

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · ES · 18 September 2019

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  • PREDLOG RESOLUCIJE o možnosti patentiranja rastlin in bioloških postopkov, ki so v bistvu biološki

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · SL · 18 September 2019

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  • REZOLŪCIJAS PRIEKŠLIKUMS par patentiem un augu selekcionāru tiesībām ar nolūku iesniegt rakstisku paziņojumu Eiropas Patentu iestādes Paplašinātajai apelācijas padomei (lieta G3/19)

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · LV · 18 September 2019

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  • REZOLŪCIJAS PRIEKŠLIKUMS par patentiem un augu selekcionāru tiesībām ar nolūku iesniegt rakstisku paziņojumu Eiropas Patentu iestādes Paplašinātajai apelācijas padomei (lieta G3/19)

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  • PASIŪLYMAS DĖL REZOLIUCIJOS dėl galimybės patentuoti augalus ir iš esmės biologinius procesus

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · LT · 18 September 2019

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  • FORSLAG TIL BESLUTNING om patenterbarhed for planter og overvejende biologiske fremgangsmåder

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · DA · 18 September 2019

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  • FÖRSLAG TILL RESOLUTION om patenterbarhet för växter och väsentligen biologiska förfaringssätt

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · SV · 18 September 2019

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  • PROPOSTA DI RISOLUZIONE sulla brevettabilità delle piante e dei procedimenti essenzialmente biologici

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · IT · 18 September 2019

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  • PROPUNERE DE REZOLUȚIE referitoare la brevete și la drepturile amelioratorilor de plante în vederea depunerii unei declarații scrise la Marea Cameră de Apel a Oficiului European de Brevete (cauza G3/19)

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  • PROPUNERE DE REZOLUȚIE referitoare la brevete și la drepturile amelioratorilor de plante în vederea depunerii unei declarații scrise la Marea Cameră de Apel a Oficiului European de Brevete (cauza G3/19)

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  • PROPOSTA DI RISOLUZIONE sui brevetti e la privativa per i ritrovati vegetali in vista dell'invio di una dichiarazione scritta alla Commissione allargata di ricorso dell'Ufficio europeo dei brevetti (caso G3/19)

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  • PROPOSTA DI RISOLUZIONE sui brevetti e la privativa per i ritrovati vegetali in vista dell'invio di una dichiarazione scritta alla Commissione allargata di ricorso dell'Ufficio europeo dei brevetti (caso G3/19)

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  • PREDLOG RESOLUCIJE o patentiranju postopkov, ki so v bistvu biološki

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  • PASIŪLYMAS DĖL REZOLIUCIJOS dėl galimybės patentuoti augalus ir pagrindinius biologinius procesus

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  • ПРЕДЛОЖЕНИЕ ЗА РЕЗОЛЮЦИЯ относно патентоване на биологични по своята същност процеси

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · BG · 18 September 2019

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    RESOLUTION_MOTION · BG · 18 September 2019

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  • REZOLŪCIJAS PRIEKŠLIKUMS par augu un pēc būtības bioloģisku procesu patentspēju

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  • ENTSCHLIESSUNGSANTRAG zur Patentierbarkeit von Pflanzen und im Wesentlichen biologischen Verfahren

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · DE · 18 September 2019

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  • ONTWERPRESOLUTIE over de octrooieerbaarheid van gewassen en werkwijzen van wezenlijk biologische aard

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  • FORSLAG TIL BESLUTNING om patentering af overvejende biologiske fremgangsmåder

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · DA · 18 September 2019

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  • ÁLLÁSFOGLALÁSI INDÍTVÁNY a növények és a lényegében biológiai eljárások szabadalmazhatóságáról

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  • MOZZJONI GĦAL RIŻOLUZZJONI dwar l-għoti ta' privattivi għall-pjanti u l-proċessi essenzjalment bijoloġiċi

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  • MOZZJONI GĦAL RIŻOLUZZJONI dwar l-għoti ta' privattivi għall-pjanti u l-proċessi essenzjalment bijoloġiċi

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