What can't be patented?

The patentable scope includes: animal and plant varieties (except the production methods of animal and plant varieties), diagnosis methods of diseases, treatment methods of diseases, rules of intellectual activities, methods of intellectual activities, nuclear transformation methods, scientific discoveries, etc.

Legal basis

Article 25 of the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China, which came into effect on June 1, 221

No patent right is granted for the following items:

(1) Scientific discovery;

(2) rules and methods of intellectual activities;

(3) methods of diagnosis and treatment of diseases;

(4) animal and plant varieties;

(5) nuclear transformation methods and substances obtained by nuclear transformation methods;

(6) the design that mainly serves as a logo for the pattern, color or the combination of the two of the plane printed matter.

the production method of the products listed in item (4) of the preceding paragraph may be granted a patent right in accordance with the provisions of this law.