What is a streamlined eligibility analysis?

A streamlined eligibility analysis is a simplified approach for assessing patent eligibility when a claim’s eligibility is self-evident. According to MPEP 2106.06(a), “A streamlined eligibility analysis can be used for a claim that may or may not recite a judicial exception but, when viewed as a whole, clearly does not seek to tie up any judicial exception such that others cannot practice it.”

This approach allows for faster processing of claims that are clearly eligible without needing to go through the full analysis process.

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• streamlined eligibility analysis
• patent eligibility
• judicial exception