Patents

An invention shall be patentable if:

1- it is new;
2- it involves an inventive step; and
3- it is industrially applicable.

An invention shall be new, if it is not anticipated by the prior art.

The prior art shall consist of everything that has been disclosed, anywhere in the world, by publication in tangible form, by oral disclosure, by use or in any other way, prior to the filing date or, where appropriate, the priority date of the application claiming the invention.