Act 3 Industrial Property Act 2014 11. Inventive step. An invention shall be considered as involving an inventive step if, having regard to the prior art relevant to the application claiming the inventions, it would not have been obvious to a person skilled in the art to which the invention relates on the date of the filing of the application or, if priority is claimed on the date validly claimed in respect of the invention. 12. Industrial application. An invention shall be considered industrially applicable if, according to its nature, it can be made or used in any kind of industry, including agriculture, medicine, fishery and other services. 13. Non-patentable inventions. The following are not patentable— (a) plant varieties as provided for in the law providing for the protection of plant varieties; (b) inventions contrary to public order, morality, public health and safety, public policy, principles of humanity and environmental conservation. 14. Information prejudicial to security of Uganda or safety of the public. (1) Where an application for a patent is filed under this Act or under any international convention to which Uganda is a party, and it appears to the registrar that the application contains information of a description notified to the registrar by the concerned Minister as being information the publication of which might be prejudicial to the security of Uganda, the registrar may give directions prohibiting or restricting the publication of that information or its communication to any specified person or persons. 15