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35 U.S.C. 101 — Inventions patentable

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35 U.S.C. · MPEP Appendix L (Revision 01.2024)

35 U.S.C. 101 — Inventions patentable.

Whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, may obtain a patent therefor, subject to the conditions and requirements of this title.

(Public Law 112-29, sec. 33, 125 Stat. 284 (Sept. 16, 2011) provided a limitation on the issuance of patents (see AIA § 33 ).)

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