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Practice question: Patentable vs. Non-Patentable Inventions

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Practice question

Which subject is expressly excluded from patent protection by IPCode Section22.5?
  1. Aesthetic creations
  2. Every industrial machine
  3. Every microbiological process
  4. Every useful new material regardless of its features
  5. Every manufactured tool

Legal references

  • RA8293 IP Code: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1997/ra_8293_1997.html Sections22.2,22.4–22.6,25 and27.
  • RA9502 Sections5–6 amending IPCode22.1 and26: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2008/ra_9502_2008.html Relevant amended patentability framework.

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