Comparative law notes
"Contrário à moral" is the term used by the Brazilian Intellectual Property Act (Law No. 9,279 of 1996, sec. 18).
contrário à moral
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contrary to morality
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Definitions of contrary to morality
a term used, especially in patent law, to refer to an invention which cannot be patented (=a legal right to make, use or sell an invention for a specified period of time) because it is outside the accepted standards of conduct in society
The exploitation of the invention was deemed to be contrary to morality.