Modern biotechnologies at the moment are one of the most perspective technological development areas and the biggest section for investments all around the world. However, biotechnologies, as part of science and industry secures quality of humans life and future, if only used agreeably to ethical and moral issues.

The bigest problem is the relation between biotechnological patents and public interests. There is an attempt to regulate this relation by international and national laws and regulations, but its lack of clarity.

Permision to patent microbiological, genetical and other biotechnological inventions is judged very controversial.

The author of this scientific work isnt trying to introduce indisputable position- allow or prohibit patenting of biotechnological inventions, but provides possible measures for solving this problem.

Raktažodžiai: biotechnologiniai patentai, visuomenės interesai, biotechnological patents