(11) Where any party who has given notice of opposition or of appeal, does not reside or carry on business, and does not possess property, in Mauritius, the Tribunal may require him to give security for costs of the proceedings before it relating to the opposition or appeal, and in default of such security being given, may treat the opposition or appeal as abandoned. PART III – PATENTS 11. Definitions (1) For the purposes of this part"patent" means the title granted to protect an invention; "invention" means an idea of an inventor which provides the solution to a specific problem in the field of technology. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), an invention may be, or may relate to a product or a process. (3) The following, even if they are inventions within the meaning of subsection (1), shall be excluded from patent protection (a) discoveries, scientific theories and mathematical methods; (b) schemes, rules or methods for doing business, performing purely mental acts or playing games; (4) 12. (c) methods for treatment of the human or animal body by surgery or therapy, as (d) well as diagnostic methods practised on the human or animal body; plants; (e) animals; (f) essentially biological processes for the production of plants and animals; (g) plant varieties; and (h) literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works or any other aesthetic creation whatsoever. Notwithstanding subsection (3), any product used in any of the methods referred to in subsection (3)(c), shall not be excluded from protection. Patentable inventions (1) An invention shall be patentable under this Act where it(i) is new; (ii) involves an inventive step; (iii) is capable of industrial application. (2) An invention is new where it is not anticipated by prior art. (3) For the purposes of subsection (2), prior art shall consist of anything disclosed to the public, anywhere in the world, by publication in tangible form or by oral disclosure, by use or in any other way, prior to the filing or, where applicable, the priority date, of the application claiming the invention. (4) For the purposes of subsection (3), disclosure to the public of the invention shall not be taken into consideration where (a) it occurred within 12 months preceding the filing date or, where applicable, the priority date of the application; and