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S 1546119th CongressIn Committee
Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2025
Introduced: May 1, 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-North Carolina)
Standard Summary
Comprehensive overview in 1-2 paragraphs
The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2025 amends patent law to eliminate judicial exceptions to patent eligibility while maintaining specific exclusions for abstract ideas and natural phenomena.
Key Points
- 1Eliminates judicial exceptions to patent eligibility under 35 U.S.C. §101
- 2Defines specific exclusions: mathematical formulas, mental processes, unmodified genes and natural materials, and purely economic/business processes
- 3Requires consideration of claimed invention as a whole without discounting elements
- 4Maintains requirements of sections 102, 103, and 112 for patentability
- 5Allows machine-dependent processes to be patent eligible even if business-related
- 6Provides for patent eligibility determinations in infringement actions
Impact Areas
Patent applicants and ownersTechnology and biotechnology industriesFederal patent systemInnovation and R&D sectorsPatent litigation and enforcement
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