Patent System in India WIPOWIPO在专利系统印度.pptVIP

Section 3(k) mathematical method or business method or algorithms or computer programme per se Examples Computer program by itself or as a record on a carrier However New calculating machine combination of hardware and software is patentable Section 3 exclusions  Section 3(l) A literary,dramatic, musical or artistic work or any other aesthetic creation including cinematographic work and television productions These subject-matters fall under the copyright protection Section 3 exclusions  Section 3(m) A mere scheme or rule or method of performing mental act or method of playing game Examples Scheme for learning a language Method for solving a crossword puzzle, Method of learning a language Method of teaching /learning However, Novel apparatus for playing game or carrying out a scheme is patentable Section 3 exclusions Section 3 (n) Presentation of information Examples Any manner or method of expressing information whether by spoken words Visual display symbols diagrams Information recorded on a carrier Section 3 exclusions Section 3 (o) Topography of integrated circuits. Examples Mask works - circuits layout Section 3 exclusions Section 3 (p) Inventions which are Traditional Knowledge or an aggregation or duplication of known properties of traditionally known component or components Examples Traditional Knowledge already in public domain - Wound healing property of Haldi However, Any value-addition using Traditional Knowledge leading to a new process or product ,which is novel with inventive step and industrial applicability, Extraction of Azadirachtin from Neem can be patented Section 3 exclusions Section 4 Inventions falling within Section 20(1) of the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 are not patentable Effect Inventions relating to compounds of Uranium, Beryllium, Thorium, Plutonium, Radium, Graphite, Lithium and more as notified by Central Govt. from time to time. Non Patentable inventions S