9. What inventions may not be patentable?
The following inventions may not be patentable:-

• discoveries, scientific theories and mathematical methods;
• plant or animal varieties or essentially biological processes for the productions of plants or animals not including man made living micro-organisms, micro-biological processes and the products of such micro-organism processes.
• schemes, rules or methods for doing business, performing purely mental acts or playing games; and
• methods for the treatment of human or animal body by surgery or therapy, and diagnostic methods practised on the human or animal body.

10. Who may apply for a patent/utility innovation?
Any person who has made an invention or innovation may apply for registration of his invention/innovation or he may do so through a patent agent.