- Scientific Theories
- Methods and systems of economic management
- Methods and systems of education, teaching and training
- Designs and planning schemes for constructions, projects for regional development and planning
- Technical solutions merely concerning the shape of products for aesthetic purposes
- Signs, diagrams and symbols
- Computer programs, integrated circuits
- Plant or animal varieties
Note - under the old patent regulations, microorganism is a subject-matter excluded from the protection, but now it is patentable.
- Processes of prevention, diagnosis of diseases and treatment of human beings, animals or plants
Note - under old patent regulations, "inventions contrary to social interests, public order and morality, and humanity" are defined as a kind of subject-matters excluded from the protection, but this provision is now not included in the new law.
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