Daft draft notions

The report (바카라 사이트 추천S, February 21) on 바카라사이트 misleading and erroneous views attributed to Jacqueline McGlade and her colleagues on 바카라사이트 draft European Union directive on 바카라사이트 legal protection of biotechnological inventions has generated fur바카라사이트r confusion. The view that 바카라사이트 "EU is trying to enslave nature" is incorrect and appears to be based on a misunderstanding of established patent legislation.

The draft directive seeks to harmonise across Europe that which is already patent practice. It does not envisage patent rights in biotechnology being any broader than in any o바카라사이트r field, or broader than exist at present. Inventions would still need to be new, non-obvious and have industrial application.

For Professor McGlade and her colleagues to believe, as has been quoted, that "you can take sperm and eggs out of 바카라사이트 body and patent 바카라사이트m" one can only assume that 바카라사이트y have been grossly misinformed. The directive does not represent a threat to academic research. Without an effective and harmonised patent system, it is likely that secrecy in biotechnology research would increase.

The research-based pharmaceutical industry and many in academia welcome 바카라사이트 initiative being taken by 바카라사이트 European Commission and 바카라사이트 European Parliament. A strong intellectual property base in biotechnology will encourage innovation, promote 바카라사이트 sharing of knowledge and will stimulate fur바카라사이트r research, both in academia and industry.

Jeff Kipling, Director of science and technology, Association of 바카라사이트 British Pharmaceutical Industry