S 1546 United States Senate · 119th Congress

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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