# Patents Act 1977, Paragraph 5


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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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1977/37/schedule/A2/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/patents-act-1977/schedule-A2/paragraph-5
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