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by adebtlawyer 3917 days ago
The key word is 'routine.' Patentable subject matter is supposed to be non-obvious, in other words, innovative.
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monochromatic 3917 days ago
In a post-Alice world, anyway. Pre-Alice, patentable subject matter and nonobviousness were separate requirements.
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adebtlawyer 3916 days ago
I'm not familiar with Alice. As far as I know, you're right, non-obviousness is different than patentable subject matter. Sorry to elide them together like that.

I never claimed to be patent lawyer.

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monochromatic 3916 days ago
Not a problem, you did just as well as the U.S. Supreme Court. (Alice is a mess in my opinion, if you couldn't tell--it mixes two requirements that were supposed to completely separate.)
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