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Seychelles

Patentes (incluida la protección de variedades vegetales)

2. Does the legislation of Seychelles grant patent protection for inventions relating to products and processes in all fields of technology? Are there any exceptions? If yes, please indicate these exceptions and explain how they comply with Article 27 of the TRIPS Agreement.

The Industrial Property Act 2014 grants patent protection for inventions relating to products and processes in all fields of technology. Please see sections 5(1), 18(1), 18(2)(a), 18(2)(b), 18(3) of Industrial Property Act 2014. Matters excluded from patent protection are mentioned in section 6(1) of the Industrial Property Act, 2014. Section 6(1) is in compliance with the TRIPS Agreement. Section 19 of the Industrial Property Act 2014 has provisions of exception to patent protection which are in compliance with the TRIPS Agreement.