Patentable Subject Matter. 1. Subject to the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3, patents shall be available for any inventions, whether products or processes, in all fields of technology, provided that they are new, involve an inventive step and are capable of industrial application.5 Subject to paragraph 4 of Article 65, paragraph 8 of Article 70 and paragraph 3 of this Article, patents shall be available and patent rights enjoyable without discrimination as to the place of invention, the field of technology and whether products are imported or locally produced.
Patentable Subject Matter. If Sponsor determines within thirty (30) days after receipt of the copies that the proposed presentation or publication contains patentable subject matter which needs protection, the researcher(s) shall refrain from making the presentation or publication for a maximum of three (3) months in order for University to file patent application(s).
Patentable Subject Matter. (1) Patents shall be granted for any inventions, whether products or processes, which are susceptible of industrial application, which are new and which involve an inventive step.
Patentable Subject Matter. In the event that any project reports, presentations or publications contain patentable subject matter or other valuable intellectual property, by mutual agreement of the parties, such materials may be withheld from public disclosure until the material is adequately protected by filing of patents or registering copyrights or trademarks.
Patentable Subject Matter. 1. Subject to the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3, patents shall be available for any inventions, whether products or processes, in all fields of technology, provided that they are new, involve an inventive step and are capable of industrial application.5 Subject to paragraph 4 of Article 65, 5 For the purposes of this Article, the terms "inventive step" and "capable of industrial application" may be deemed by a Member to be synonymous with the terms "non-obvious" and "useful" respectively. paragraph 8 of Article 70 and paragraph 3 of this Article, patents shall be available and patent rights enjoyable without discrimination as to the place of invention, the field of technology and whether products are imported or locally produced.
Patentable Subject Matter. A. Each Party shall make patents available for any inventions, whether products or processes, in all fields of technology, provided that such inventions are new, result from an inventive step and are capable of industrial application. For the purposes of this Article, a Party may deem the terms "inventive step and "capable of industrial applications" to be synonymous with the terms "non-obvious" and "useful," respectively.
Patentable Subject Matter. Subject to paragraphs 2 and 3, patents shall be available for any inventions, whether products or processes, in all fields of technology, provided that they are new, involve an inventive step, and are capable of industrial application108. Subject to paragraph 3 and Section M (Transition Periods and Technical Assistance), patents shall be available and patent rights enjoyable without discrimination as to the place of invention, the field of technology, and whether products are imported or locally produced. A Party may exclude from patentability inventions, the prevention within its territory of the commercial exploitation of which is necessary to protect ordre public or morality, including to protect human, animal or plant life or health, or to avoid serious prejudice to the environment, provided that such exclusion is not made merely because the exploitation is prohibited by its laws and regulations. A Party may also exclude from patentability: diagnostic, therapeutic, and surgical methods for the treatment of humans or animals; and plants and animals other than micro-organisms, and essentially biological processes for the production of plants or animals other than non-biological and microbiological processes. However, each Party shall provide for the protection of plant varieties either by patents or by an effective sui generis system or by any combination thereof. The Parties shall review this subparagraph upon any amendment to subparagraph 3(b) of Article 27 of the TRIPS Agreement with a view to deciding whether to adopt a similar amendment to this subparagraph.
Patentable Subject Matter. If necessary to permit the preparation and filing of a patent application, the Principal Investigator and UVM may agree to delay publication or presentation of the materials submitted up to a total of ninety (90) days.
Patentable Subject Matter. 1. Patents shall be available for all inventions, whether products or processes, in all fields of technology, with the exception of any invention which is useful solely in the utilization of special nuclear material or atomic energy in an atomic weapon.
Patentable Subject Matter. Subject to subparagraphs a and b, each Party shall make patents available for any inventions, whether products or processes, in all fields of technology, provided that such inventions are new, result from an inventive step and are capable of industrial application. For purposes of this Article, a Party may deem the terms "inventive step" and "capable of industrial application" to be synonymous with the terms "non-obvious" and "useful," respectively. Patents shall be available and patent rights enjoyable without discrimination as to the field of technology and whether products are imported or locally produced.
