德国专利法

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Part I 

 The patent  

Section 1  

(1) Patents shall be granted for any inventions, in all fields of technology, provided that they  are new, involve an inventive step and are susceptible of industrial application.  

(2) Patents shall be granted for inventions within the meaning of subsection (1) even if they  concern a product consisting of or containing biological material or a process by means of  which biological material is produced, processed or used. Biological material which is  isolated from its natural environment or produced by means of a technical process can also  be the subject of an invention even if it previously occurred in nature.  

(3) The following in particular shall not be regarded as inventions within the meaning of  subsection (1):  

1. discoveries, scientific theories and mathematical methods;  

2. aesthetic creations;  

3. schemes, rules and methods for performing mental acts, playing games or  doing business, and programs for computers;  

4. presentations of information.  

(4) Subsection (3) shall exclude patentability only to the extent to which protection is being  sought for the subject-matter or activities referred to as such.  

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