Providing clear guidance on patent subject matter eligibility

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Providing clear guidance on patent subject matter eligibility

Blog by Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO

In our recent 2022 report to Congress titled “Patent eligible subject matter: Public views on the current jurisprudence in the United States,” I explained that across the spectrum, stakeholders generally agreed that the law on patent eligibility—like other areas of patent law—needs to be clear, predictable, and consistently applied. This clarity and consistency will allow innovators to attract the investment and collaborations that bring more innovation to impact, in turn creating more jobs and solving world problems.

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