By Manveen Singh, Published on 01/01/20
By Kimberly Dempsey Booher and Martin B. Robins, Published on 01/01/20
Recently, Congress has considered legislation to amend § 101, a section of the Patent Act that the Supreme Court has held to prohibit patenting of laws of nature, natural phenomena, and abstract ideas. This draft legislation would expand the realm of patent-eligible subject matter, overturning the Court’s precedents along the way. The draft legislation, and movement to change...