S 4734
117th Congress
Senate
Commerce
Intellectual property
Judicial procedure and administration
Judicial review and appeals
Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2022
Introduced: August 2, 2022
Introduced by:
Tillis, Thomas
Republican
· North Carolina
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 2, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Aug 2, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English 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.)
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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