European Union
United Arab Emirates
Patents (including Plant Variety Protection)
26. Please explain whether or not diagnostic, therapeutic and surgical methods are excluded from patentability in your legislation. If so, please explain the relevant section of your legislation and explain its formulation.
The 1992 Patent Law No. 44 does not mention diagnostic, therapeutic and surgical methods as excluded from the patentability. The amendment foreseen to this law, however, will introduce diagnostic and surgical methods for the treatment of humans and animals into the category of the inventions excluded from the patentability.