What are the form paragraphs used for subject matter eligibility rejections?

The key form paragraphs used for subject matter eligibility rejections are:

• 7.04.01 – Statement of Statutory Basis, 35 U.S.C. 101
• 7.05 – Rejection, 35 U.S.C. 101, -Heading Only-
• 7.05.01 – Rejection, 35 U.S.C. 101, Nonstatutory (Not One of the Four Statutory Categories)
• 7.05.016 – Rejection, 35 U.S.C. 101, Nonstatutory (Directed to a Judicial Exception without an Inventive Concept/Significantly More)
• 7.05.017 – Rejection, 35 U.S.C. 101, TC Director Approval for “Tentative Abstract Idea”

MPEP 2106.07(a)(1) states: “Use form paragraphs 7.04.01, 7.05, and 7.05.01 for rejections based on a failure to claim an invention that falls within the statutory categories of invention… Use form paragraphs 7.04.01, 7.05, and 7.05.016 for rejections based on a failure to claim an invention that is directed to patent-eligible subject matter…”

To learn more:

• form paragraphs
• subject matter eligibility
• 101 rejection
• judicial exception