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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. MOD PARENT TROLL by Lehk228 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    link within linked artical is the goatse guy

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