This Directive lays down provisions for the legal protection of biotechnological inventions with a view to encouraging investment and research in the field of biotechnology. The Directive is divided into the following five Chapters: (I) Patentability; (II) Scope of protection; (III) Compulsory cross-licensing; (IV) Deposit, access and re-deposit of a biological material; (V) Final provisions. Inventions shall be patentable in so far as they are new, involve an inventive step and are susceptible