Dutch Court Rounds-up the case Ready for the ECJ the scope of protection of DNA patents
NautaDutilh represents several soy meal importers in the Dutch chapter of the pan-European litigation brought by Monsanto in an effort to stop imports of soy meal from Argentina. In its 19 March 2008 decision, the District Court of The Hague refers several questions to the European Court of Justice. At stake is whether the Biotech Directive determines the scope of DNA patents, or whether there is room for a more absolute protection conferred by national patent laws.
Source: NautaDutilh