In her recent article for The Legal Intelligencer, Lathrop GPM Counsel Annemarie Vicere argues that Section 101 and the current legal framework, shaped by court decisions and USPTO interpretations, is misaligned with the intent of patent law and is impeding innovation and investment.
“Since 1952, Congress has modified other patent statutes without modifying the gatekeeper statute, Section 101.” Vicere said. “Rather, the current framework for what constitutes patentable subject matter is defined by a patchwork of federal court cases that, in the guise of interpreting Section 101, greatly modify it.”
Read the full article here: Protecting Future Innovation Using Past Jurisprudence