In response to recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions addressing utility patent subject matter eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office issued new guidance and training materials for patent examiners tasked with determining eligibility of machine, composition, manufacture and process claims "involving laws of nature, natural phenomena, and natural products." The USPTO published the guidance memorandum and training slides, requesting public comment and suggestions for future examiner training.
The USPTO explained that the new guidance ...
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