When the Intellectual Property Office applies for a patent, under what circumstances can it grant a patent right?

Hello, inventions and utility models that have been granted patent rights should be novel, creative and practical. No patent right shall be granted for inventions and creations that violate laws, social morality or harm public interests. No patent right shall be granted to inventions and creations obtained or utilized in violation of laws and administrative regulations and completed by relying on genetic resources. # # Article 22 of the Patent Law Inventions and utility models granted patent rights shall be novel, creative and practical. Novelty means that the invention or utility model does not belong to the prior art; No unit or individual filed an application for the same invention or utility model with the administrative department for patent in the State Council before the filing date, and it was recorded in the patent application documents published or announced after the filing date. Creativity means that compared with the prior art, the invention has outstanding substantive features and remarkable progress, and the utility model has substantive features and progress. Practicality means that the invention or utility model can be manufactured or used and can produce positive effects. The existing technology mentioned in this law refers to the technology known to the public at home and abroad before the date of application. Article 25 No patent right shall be granted for the following items: (1) Scientific discovery; (2) rules and methods of intellectual activities; (3) Methods of diagnosis and treatment of diseases; (4) Species of animals and plants; (5) substances obtained by nuclear transformation; (six) the design of the pattern, color or the combination of the two. 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.