What types of inventions are not permitted to be patented in Belarus ?
Excluded Categories 1. Not inventions The following are declared by the Belarusian Patent Law not to be inventions, and cannot therefore be patented: (a) Discoveries, scientific theories or mathematical methods; (b) Literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works or any other aesthetic creation whatsoever (i.e. anything more properly protected by copyright); (c) Schemes, rules, or methods for performing mental acts, playing a game or doing business; (d) Computer programs and algorithms; (e) The presentation of information. 2. Patent not to be granted Patents cannot be granted for the following: (a) Plant or animal varieties (The first of these IP objects is protected by the separate Law On Patents for Plant Varieties of 1995). (b) Topography for integrated circuits (this IP object is protected by the separate Law On the Legal Protection of Topographies of Integrated Circuits of 1998). (c) Inventions likely to lead to offensive, immoral or antisocial behavior.
