S. 4734 · 117th Congress
Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2022
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Thom Tillis
- Introduced
- 2022-08-02
- Latest action
- 2022-08-02 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2022
This bill amends the law relating to patent subject matter eligibility to establish that only specified subject matter (e.g., a natural process wholly independent of human activity) are ineligible for patenting. (Currently, subject matter eligibility is determined by examining whether the claimed invention is directed to certain ineligible categories, and if so, whether there is an inventive concept.)