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What's Not Natural Phenomena? Let's Consider A Three-Step Innovative Concept Test For Composition Of Matter Claims, Sydney Hancock
What's Not Natural Phenomena? Let's Consider A Three-Step Innovative Concept Test For Composition Of Matter Claims, Sydney Hancock
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Biotechnology innovation is rapidly growing, especially in the realm of biotech. This growth leads to questions about patent subject matter eligibility of natural phenomena. For example, currently the human genome and microbiome are being extensively studied, bacteriophages are being edited, animals are being cloned, and CRISPR is widespread. Additionally, composition of matter patent claims give the most protection to patent holders. Therefore, knowing when a natural phenomenon veers into human innovation is important for courts, lawyers, and innovators in the era of biotechnology and genetic engineering.
Part I discusses the history of Supreme Court cases on natural phenomena subject matter …