It is worth mentioning that the exclusion of inventions of the susceptibility for a patent based on the protection of public order and morality is sanctioned by the legislation of many countries for a long time. In France, the law requires the French since 1844 for the grant of the patent invention is not incompatible with the public order and good morals ([1]).
Similarly was the second article (a) of the Patent Act and Industrial Designs Egyptian repealed No. 132 of 1939 spent the inadmissibility of grant of a patent for inventions that arise from the exploitation of prejudice to morality or public order - and this was also confirmed by law to protect the rights of the Egyptian royal Egyptian new Article 2, paragraph 1 - the invention of the machine for gaming, or for counterfeiting money or open safes or destroy, or devise a way chemical for food preservation entails the use of substances harmful to health, or kill vitamins containing them, in these cases, and those may not be granted a patent.
Has banned the Article 53 of the European Patent Convention European Patent Convention (Convention on the Munich 1973) granted a patent for innovations that lead to the dissemination or exploitation of prejudice to public order or morality.
According to Article 27 (2) of the TRIPS Agreement Member States may be excluded from the ability to obtain a patent inventions that affect the lives or health of human, animal or plant, or severe environmental damage to occur based on the protection of public order or morality.
([1]) and the Patent Law old French issued in 1844 decide this provision in Article 30/4 has been quoted Article 7 of the Patent Law French, issued in 1968, this text, adding a new provision eliminates that is not enough to be regarded as the invention is contrary to public order and good morality can be exploited prohibited by laws and regulations. This provision is consistent with the provisions of Article 4 of the Fourth == bis of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (Amendment Stockholm), has amended the provisions of Article 7 of the Act by Act No. 70-489 issued on June 11, 1970, and Law No. 78-742 of 13 July 1978. has included the legalization of Industrial Property issued under French law 92-597, issued in July 1992 that the first sentence in Article 611-17 amended by Law No. 94-653 issued on July 29, 1994.
See: Chavanne et Burst, the former position.
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Intellectual property