United States subject matter eligibilitylaws of nature

Mayo Collaborative Services v Prometheus Laboratories Inc

566 U.S. 66 (2012)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

Year2012

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Claims directed to laws of nature, natural phenomena, or abstract ideas are not patentable under 35 U.S.C. § 101 unless they contain an inventive concept beyond the natural law itself.

Area of Law

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