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HR 3152119th CongressIn Committee
Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2025
Introduced: May 1, 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Kiley, Kevin [R-CA-3] (R-California)
Standard Summary
Comprehensive overview in 1-2 paragraphs
The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2025 (House version) 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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