Exclusion From Patentable Subject Matter: Japan & UK

Japan

1. Inventions contrary to public order, morality or public health.
2. Methods for the treatment of humans. 

United Kingdom

1. Discoveries, scientific theories and mathematical methods.
2. Literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works.
3. Aestheticcreations.
4. Schemes, rules and methods for performing mental acts, playing games or doing business. 5. Computer programs. 
6. Presentation of information.
7. Therapeutic, surgical and diagnostic methods for treating humans or animals. 8. Inventions contrary to public policy or morality. 
9. Plant and animal varieties and essentially biological processes for their production, other than:
(a) microbiological methods and products;
(b) inventions whose technical feasibility of the invention is not confined to a particular plant or animal variety;
(c) products consisting of or containing biological material;
(d) processes producing, processing or using biological material;
(e) biological material isolated from its natural environment or produced by a technical process, even if previously occurring in nature.
10. The human body, at any stage of its formation and development or the simple discovery of its elements, including gene sequences, other than elements isolated from the human body or produced by a technical process.
11. Processes for cloning humans; modifying the germ line genetic identity of humans; uses of human embryos for industrial or commercial purposes; and processes for modifying the genetic identity of animals which are likely to cause them suffering without any substantial medical benefit, and animals resulting from such processes.

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