Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2025

The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2025 would change how the U.S. determines whether an invention can receive a patent. Currently, the patent system uses a broad test that examines whether an invention falls into certain ineligible categories and whether it contains an inventive concept. This bill would replace that approach with a more specific list of what cannot be patented: mathematical formulas that are not part of a useful process or product, mental processes performed solely in the human mind, and unmodified human genes as they exist naturally in the body.

If enacted, this bill could make it easier for inventors to patent certain types of innovations, particularly in software, artificial intelligence, and biotechnology, by narrowing the categories of inventions that are automatically considered ineligible. This could potentially increase patent protections for companies and inventors in these fields, though it might also affect how courts review patent disputes. The bill is currently in committee and has not yet been voted on by the full House.