Debate on patentability of biotechnological studies in Turkey.

The article examines the legislative attempts to regulate the protection of biotechnological inventions through patent in Turkey. In line with the membership process of Turkey to the European Union, the Turkish Draft Law on the Protection of the Patent Rights is in compatible course with the Directive 98/44 EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Legal Protection of Biotechnological Inventions. According to, the present article holds a critical view towards the Turkish Draft Law on the Protection of the Patent Rights and the EU Directive. Concepts of invention, discovery, simple and qualified invention that are in the both instruments are especially examine.