Congress Takes a Swing at Patentable Subject Matter
June 20, 2019
Patent
There are some great inventions that cannot be protected by patent. Laws of nature, such as electromagnetism , cannot be patented. Abstract ideas, such as mathematical formulae , cannot be patented. Natural phenomena, such as a naturally occurring bacteria, cannot be patented. These judge-made exceptions to ‘patentable subject matter’ do not appear in the statute.* In recent years, the Supreme Court has issued decisions that […]