Law of Patents Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits 1

In the application of the provisions of this Law, the following shall not be regarded inventions: a) Discoveries, scientific theories, and mathematical methods. b) Schemes, rules, and methods of conducting commercial activities, exercising pure mental activities, or playing a game. c) Plants, animals, and processes – which are mostly biological – used for the production of plants or animals, with the exception of microorganisms and non-biological and microbiological processes. d) Surgical or therapeutic treatment methods of human or animal bodies and methods of diagnosis applied to human or animal bodies, with the exception of the products used in any of these methods.