In re Roslin Institute

The In re Roslin Institute case was a legal dispute over the patent rights for a method of cloning animals, specifically sheep. The Roslin Institute, which developed the famous sheep Dolly, sought to patent their cloning technique. The case involved questions about whether their invention was sufficiently new and inventive to deserve a patent and whether existing methods made their invention obvious. The outcome influenced how biotechnological innovations, especially in cloning, can be legally protected, balancing encouraging innovation with preventing overly broad or obvious patents.