Law No. 26/2014 on Patents. Country/Territory Andorra Document type Legislation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock, Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants Keyword Intellectual property rights/patents Authorization/permit Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Registration Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Southern Europe Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the day of its publication. Abstract This Law, consisting of 73 articles, establishes the administrative mechanisms for obtaining a patent. It establishes the requirements to request and obtain it which will be granted by the Patent Office, in accordance with the submitted application. The granting of the patent will result in a registration. The object of an invention protected by a patent can be a product or a process. The object protected by a patent can also refer to: a) A product that is composed or that contains biological matters; b) A procedure by which it produces, transforms or uses biological matters; c) Biological matters isolated from its natural surroundings or produced by means of a technical procedure can be the subject of an invention, although it already exists in the natural state. For the purpose of the patent regulations, "biological matter" means material that contains self-reproducible or reproducible genetic information in a biological system. Inventions are not considered protected, in particular, in the following cases: a) Discoveries, scientific theories and mathematical methods; b) Aesthetic creations; c) Plans, principles and methods to carry out intellectual activities, in terms of gambling or in the field of economic activities, as well as computer programmes; d) Ways to present information. Plant varieties and animal breeds. However, inventions that are intended for plant or animal purposes are patentable if the technical viability of the invention is not limited to a plant variety or a certain animal breed. Full text Catalan Website www.bopa.ad