Patent Law.

This Law establishes that objects covered by patent can be, inter alia, substances, strain of microorganism, cells of plants and animals for meeting public demand. The right to patent shall be granted to inventor or to his legal successor. Application for issuance of a patent must contain: (a) filled application form; (b) description of utility invention; (c) design if necessary for comprehension of invention; (d) annotation; and (e) document attesting payment of dues for submittal of application.

Letonia · 1995-04-19