Are all synthetic or artificial products automatically patent-eligible?
No, synthetic or artificial products are not automatically patent-eligible. The MPEP Section 2106.04(b) clarifies this point: “Thus, a synthetic, artificial, or non-naturally occurring product such as a cloned organism or a human-made hybrid plant is not automatically eligible because it was created by human ingenuity or intervention.” Key points to understand: The mere fact that…
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