According to the Law 20-00 of Industrial Property an invention may be patented when these conditions are met:

• Novelty: the invention has not been disclosed or made accessible to the public (worldwide).
• Inventive step: the invention cannot be obvious to someone skilled in the relevant field.
• Industrial applicability: the invention can be used in an industry, and the result or process can be achieved always.

The invention will not be patented when it has the following subject matter:

• Discovery (of something that already existed)
• Scientific theories
• Mathematical methods
• Aesthetic creations (go for Industrial Design)
• Business methods
• Computer programs
• Display of information
• Therapeutic, diagnostic or chirurgical methods
• Simple combination of earlier inventions
• The invention is against public order or morality
• Plants and/or animals (some exceptions apply)

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