S 2140 United States Senate · 118th Congress

Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023

This bill clarifies patent eligibility by removing judicial exceptions that previously blocked many inventions from patent protection. It states that any useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter (or improvement) is eligible for a patent, except for unmodified human genes, natural materials, mathematical formulas used alone, mental processes, or business methods not requiring a machine. Patent applicants will no longer face uncertainty about whether their invention qualifies under patent law's eligibility rules. The law aims to provide clear, consistent standards for determining patent eligibility across all courts.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Jun 2023
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Introduced Jun 22, 2023 Last action Jan 23, 2024
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Jan 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-460.
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Jun 22, 2023
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Jun 22, 2023
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