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Paragraph 5 F1

An element isolated from the human body or otherwise produced by means of a technical process, including the sequence or partial sequence of a gene, may constitute a patentable invention, even if the structure of that element is identical to that of a natural element.

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F1

Sch. A2 inserted (28.7.2000) by 2000/2037, reg. 8(2), Sch. 2