IP Update

USPTO Issues Interim Examiner Instructions for Patent-Eligible Subject Matter

August 26, 2009

The USPTO has issued these Interim Instructions so its examiners would examine claims for patent-eligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101 in a consistent manner. The Instructions include explanatory flowcharts for examining product claims and method claims.

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