| 3(a) |
An invention which is frivolous
or which claims anything
obviously contrary to well established natural laws; |
3(h) |
Any process for the medicinal,
surgical, curative, prophylactic, diagnostic, therapeutic or
other treatment of human beings or any process for a similar
treatment of animals to render them free of disease or to increase
their economic value or that of their products; |
| 3(b) |
An invention the primary or intended use
or commercial
exploitation of which could be contrary public order or morality
or which causes serious prejudice to human, animal or plant
life or health or to the environment; |
3(i) |
Plants and animals in whole or any part
thereof other than
micro-organisms but including seeds, varieties and species and
essentially biological process for production or propagation
of plants and animals; |
| 3(c) |
The mere discovery of a scientific principle
or the formulation of an abstract theory or discovery of any
living thing or non-living substance occurring in nature; |
3(j) |
A mathematical or business method or a computer
program per se or algorithms; |
| 3(d) |
The mere discovery of a new form of a known
substance
which does not result in the enhancement of the known efficacy
of the substance or the mere discovery of any new property or
new use for a known substance or of the mere use of a known
process, machine or apparatus unless such known process results
in a new product or employs at least one new reactant.
|
3(k) |
A literary, dramatic musical or artistic
work or any other aesthetic creating whatsoever including cinematographic
works and television productions; |
| 3(e) |
A substance obtained
by a mere admixture resulting only in the aggregation of the
properties of the components thereof or a process for producing
such substance; |
3(l) |
A mere scheme or rule or method of performing
mental act or method of playing game; |
| 3(f) |
The mere arrangement or re-arrangement or
duplication of known devices each functioning independently
of one another in a known way; |
3(m) |
A presentation of information; |
| 3(g) |
A method of agriculture or horticulture |
3(n) |
Topography of integrated circuits; |
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|
3(o) |
An invention which, in effect is traditional
knowledge or which is an aggregation or duplication of known
properties of traditionally known component or components. |
