1. No patent right shall be granted for inventions that violate laws, social ethics or harm public interests. No patent right shall be granted to inventions and creations obtained or utilized in violation of laws and administrative regulations or completed by relying on genetic resources;
2. Scientific discovery;
3. Rules and methods of intellectual activities. If it is a product such as tools, equipment and devices used for intellectual activities, a patent right may be granted;
4. Diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Instruments and drugs used to diagnose or treat diseases can be granted patent rights;
5. New varieties of plants and animals. Patents can be granted for methods of cultivating and producing animals and plants;
6. Substances obtained by nuclear transformation;
7. The design of pattern, color or combination of the two for plane printed matter.
Legal basis: Article 24 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).
An invention-creation applying for a patent shall not lose its novelty in any of the following circumstances within six months before the date of filing:
(a) When the country is in a state of emergency or an extraordinary situation, it shall be published for the first time for the purpose of public interest;
(2) It was exhibited for the first time at an international exhibition sponsored or recognized by the China Municipal Government;
(3) It was first published at a specified academic or technical conference;
(4) Others disclose the contents of the application without the consent of the applicant.
What are the precautions in patent application?
1, the application should be timely. Because the novelty and creativity of patent application are related to the filing date, those who apply one day later are bound by those who apply one day earlier for 20 years;
2, professionals to deal with. Patents require better quality, because as long as someone can overturn your patent, it means giving up all your efforts before the meeting;
3. Full disclosure to the agent.