Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2025

Hozzl · 2025-05-22T13:12:33Z

Explore the details of Senate Bill 1546 Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2025 currently in Congress. Get insights into its purpose, current status, sponsors, and potential impact on Commerce. Stay informed on legislative developments.

5/22/2025, 1:12 PM

Summary of Bill S 1546

The bill titled "A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to address matters relating to patent subject matter eligibility, and for other purposes" was introduced in the 119th Congress on May 1, 2025. It aims to make amendments to title 35 of the United States Code specifically regarding patent subject matter eligibility, with additional purposes outlined in the bill text. For further details and specifics of the proposed changes, the official PDF version of the bill is available for reference.

Congressional Summary of S 1546

Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2025

This bill amends the law relating to patent subject matter eligibility to establish that only specified subject matter (e.g., a natural process wholly independent of human activity) is ineligible for patenting. (Currently, subject matter eligibility is determined by examining whether the claimed invention is directed to certain ineligible categories, and if so, whether there is an inventive concept. Subject matter eligibility is one of several requirements that an invention must satisfy in order to receive patent protection.)

Under this bill, an invention shall be considered to involve patent-ineligible subject matter only if it falls within specified categories, such as (1) a mathematical formula that is not part of a useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition; (2) a mental process that is performed solely in the human mind; or (3) an unmodified human gene as the gene exists in the human body.

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Current Status of Bill S 1546

Bill S 1546 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since May 1, 2025. Bill S 1546 was introduced during Congress 119 and was introduced to the Senate on May 1, 2025. Bill S 1546's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. as of May 1, 2025