if it is:
• new – not already known to the
public before the date a patent is
applied for;
• inventive – not an obvious
modification of what is already
known; and
• capable of industrial application,
that is, can be made or used in any
kind of industry.
In other words, your invention must
make a technical contribution. This
means you can’t, for example, patent
a business method unless it involves
some technical innovation. Inventions
relating to computer software may
be patentable, but only if they involve
something more than just software
running on a computer in a technically
ordinary way.
Other ideas that cannot be patented are:
• scientific or mathematical
discoveries, theories or methods;
• literary, dramatic, musical or artistic
works;
• schemes, rules or methods for
performing a mental act; and
• methods of medical treatment.
If you are not sure if your invention is or
isn’t excluded, contact the office or ask
a patent attorney
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