How does MPEP 2144.07 apply to the combination of elements in an invention?
How does MPEP 2144.07 apply to the combination of elements in an invention? MPEP 2144.07 also addresses the combination of elements in an invention. The section states: “Reading a list and selecting a known compound to meet known requirements is no more ingenious than selecting the last piece to put in the last opening in…
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Yes, a combination of well-understood, routine, conventional elements can potentially be patent eligible. The MPEP 2106.05(d) states: “Even if one or more additional elements are well-understood, routine, conventional activity when considered individually, the combination of additional elements may amount to an inventive concept.” This principle is supported by case law. For example, in BASCOM Global…
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