Title: | Sections 3 (no. 6 and 7),14 and 21 of the Intellectual Property Law of 14/01/2008 |
Field of IP: | Patents |
Type of flexibility: | Utility models |
Summary table: |
Section 3: Definition
The terminologies in this intellectual property laws shall mean as follows:
6."Petty patent" is an official document from state organization issued to protect devices.
7."Device" is newly invented work derived from the technical development using technology not high as invention.
Section 14: Conditions for obtaining petty patent
The inventions eligible for obtaining petty patent have similar conditions for obtaining patent. However, it has technical level lower than the inventions.
Section 21: Invention and Devices which are not eligible for patent and petty patent
The invention and devices which are not eligible for granting patent and petty patent are discovery of invention already existed, discovery of scientific rules and theories, mathematics, business plans, regulations or methods, mental treatments or gambles, human and animal treatment, microorganisms and any components of natural microorganisms or extracts from animals or plants; the invention and devices contrary to state peaces and social order, health, environments, rules and laws, and national good traditional cultures.