The following objects shall not be protected by the State as inventions or utility solutions: Ideas, scientific principles and discoveries; Methods and systems for economic organization and management; Methods and systems for education, teaching and training; Methods for the training animals; Systems in regard of linguistics, information classifications and compiling of documentations; Designs and planning

The applicant must decide between the two types of protection available for utility invention: an invention and a utility solution. For an invention/utility solution to be patented, it must satisfy standard requirements as to unity, newness, and industrial application of invention. An invention also must involve an inventive step.