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PTO Eliminates "Technological Arts" Requirement

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the patent-pending dept.

MdntToker writes to tell us that the Patent Board has issued an opinion which removes the existing procedure of rejecting patents under 35 U.S.C. 101 as outside of the "technological arts". From the article: "Our determination is that there is currently no judicially recognized separate "technological arts" test to determine patent eligible subject matter under 101. We decline to create one. Therefore, it is apparent that the examiner's rejection can not be sustained."

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  1. Geesh by quibbs0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Who's going to jump on the patent that eliminates the process for processing the elimination of patent requirements?

  2. As a kid, I wondered... by Martin+Blank · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...how it was that wrestlers could have "patented moves."

    I guess now they actually can. :\

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