Article 25 of the Patent Law stipulates that no patent rights will be granted for the following items:
(1) Scientific discoveries;
(2) Intelligence Rules and methods of activities;
(3) Diagnosis and treatment methods of diseases;
(4) Animal and plant species;
(5) Use of atomic nuclei Substances obtained by transformation methods.
Patent rights may be granted in accordance with the provisions of this Law for the production methods of the products listed in item (4) of the preceding paragraph.