Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2025
The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2025 clarifies patent eligibility under U.S. law by eliminating judicial exceptions to Section 101 of the Patent Code. It makes most inventions eligible for patents unless they fall into specific excluded categories: mathematical formulas not tied to a practical invention, mental processes, unmodified human genes or natural materials, or purely economic/business processes (unless requiring machine use). This directly affects inventors, patent applicants, and courts by restoring clear eligibility rules after years of judicial confusion. The bill ensures business method patents remain eligible if they require practical machine implementation, while maintaining existing requirements for novelty and non-obviousness under Sections 102, 103, and 112.
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in committee
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May 2025
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Introduced May 1, 2025
Last action May 1, 2025
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May 1, 2025
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
May 1, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
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Thom Tillis
RRepublican
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Christopher A. Coons
DDemocratic
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Marsha Blackburn
RRepublican
Co
Mazie K. Hirono
DDemocratic
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