[Genetic comment on patenting of biotechnology inventions in the adaptation of the Spanish Patenting Law to the European framework].

The author comments on article 1 (Patentability) of Law 10/2002, 29 April, which modifies the country's existing Patent Law (11/1986, 20 March) to incorporate into Spanish legislation the provisions of EU Directive 98/44. The author compares the new Law and the Directive and gives a historical overview and ethical evaluation of the subject of the patentability of human genes.