Scottish Health Innovations Ltd

Patent

A patent protects new inventions and covers how things work, what they do, how they do it, what they are made of and how they are made. It gives the owner the right to prevent others from making, using, importing or selling the invention without permission.

Your invention must:
  • be new
  • have an inventive step that is not obvious to someone with knowledge and experience in the subject
  • be capable of being made or used in some kind of industry
not be:
  • a scientific or mathematical discovery, theory or method
  • a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work
  • a way of performing a mental act, playing a game or doing business
  • the presentation of information, or some computer programs
  • an animal or plant variety
  • a method of medical treatment or diagnosis
  • against public policy or morality
 

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