United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2014_register executive 2014-04-17 article Notices D09002ee1c7fa2eb7 D09002ee1c7fa2f50 United States Department of Commerce originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Patent and Trademark Office originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is hosting a forum to receive public feedback from organizations and individuals on its guidance memorandum titled, "Guidance For Determining Subject Matter Eligibility of Claims Reciting or Involving Laws of Nature, Natural Phenomena, and Natural Products (Laws of Nature/Natural Products Guidance)," issued on March 4, 2014 and available at www.uspto.gov/patents/announce/myriad-mayo.jsp. The Laws of Nature/Natural Products Guidance implemented a new procedure to address changes in the law relating to subject matter eligibility under 35 U.S.C. 101 in view of recent Supreme Court precedent. The forum will be open for any member of the public to participate. The forum will provide an opportunity for participants to present their interpretation of the impact of Supreme Court precedent on the complex legal and technical issues involved in subject matter eligibility analyses during patent examination. Participants who believe that the Supreme Court decisions could be implemented in an alternative manner from the approach taken in the Laws of Nature/Natural Products Guidance should use the forum to present their alternative approach and the legal rationale for the alternative. The forum also can be used by participants to suggest additional examples for use by the Office to create a more complete picture of the impact of Supreme Court precedent on subject matter eligibility. 79 FR 21736 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-04-17/2014-08759 2014-08759 fr17ap14-50 3510-16-P Docket No. PTO-P-2014-0024 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-04-17/2014-08759 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-04-17/html/2014-08759.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-04-17/pdf/2014-08759.pdf 3 p. 21736 21738 79 FR 21736 Notice of Forum on the Guidance For Determining Subject Matter Eligibility of Claims Reciting or Involving Laws of Nature, Natural Phenomena, and Natural Products; Federal Register Vol. 79, Issue NOTICE 2014-08759 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office Docket No. PTO-P-2014-0024 3510-16-P 2014-08759 Notice of public meeting.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is hosting a forum to receive public feedback from organizations and individuals on its guidance memorandum titled, "Guidance For Determining Subject Matter Eligibility of Claims Reciting or Involving Laws of Nature, Natural Phenomena, and Natural Products (Laws of Nature/Natural Products Guidance)," issued on March 4, 2014 and available at www.uspto.gov/patents/announce/myriad-mayo.jsp. The Laws of Nature/Natural Products Guidance implemented a new procedure to address changes in the law relating to subject matter eligibility under 35 U.S.C. 101 in view of recent Supreme Court precedent. The forum will be open for any member of the public to participate. The forum will provide an opportunity for participants to present their interpretation of the impact of Supreme Court precedent on the complex legal and technical issues involved in subject matter eligibility analyses during patent examination. Participants who believe that the Supreme Court decisions could be implemented in an alternative manner from the approach taken in the Laws of Nature/Natural Products Guidance should use the forum to present their alternative approach and the legal rationale for the alternative. The forum also can be used by participants to suggest additional examples for use by the Office to create a more complete picture of the impact of Supreme Court precedent on subject matter eligibility.

Event: The forum will be held on May 9, 2014, beginning at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), and ending at 4:00 p.m. EDT. Requests for additional information regarding the forum should be directed to Raul Tamayo, Senior Legal Advisor, Office of Patent Legal Administration, by telephone at 571- 272-7728, or by email to raul.tamayo@uspto.gov. Meetings: Guidance for Determining Subject Matter Eligibility of Claims Reciting or Involving Laws of Nature, Natural Phenomena, and Natural Products , myriad-mayo_2014@uspto.gov raul.tamayo@uspto.gov http://www.uspto.gov/patents/announce/myriad-mayo.jsp www.uspto.gov/patents/announce/myriad-mayo.jsp Vol. 79, no. 74 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2014-04-17 continuing daily deposited born digital 274 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-04-17 P0b002ee188377280 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr17ap14 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-04-17 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-04-17/pdf/FR-2014-04-17.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-04-17/xml/FR-2014-04-17.xml fdlp 21581 21843 DGPO 2014-04-17 2024-06-02 FR-2014-04-17 machine generated eng FR FR-2014-04-17 79 74