H.R. 3152 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on the Judiciary, May 1, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryChanges which inventions can be patented
Right now, the law says certain things can't be patented unless they have an inventive concept added to them. This bill would narrow that rule. It says inventions can only be blocked from patenting if they fall into a few specific categories, like a bare math formula with no practical use, a process that only happens in your head, or a human gene exactly as it appears in nature without any human modification. Basically, it would make it easier for more types of inventions to qualify for patents.
How it affects you
This change would affect inventors and companies developing new technologies, particularly those working in biotechnology, software, and other fields where the eligibility rules have been restrictive. If you're an inventor or run a tech business, it could be easier to get your innovation patented. For the general public, the effects depend on how this shifts which inventions get protected and developed, but that's not spelled out clearly in the official summary.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, May 1, 2025)
Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2025
This bill amends the law relating to patent subject matter eligibility to establish that only specified subject matter (e.g., a natural process wholly independent of human activity) is ineligible for patenting. (Currently, subject matter eligibility is determined by examining whether the claimed invention is directed to certain ineligible categories, and if so, whether there is an inventive concept. Subject matter eligibility is one of several requirements that an invention must satisfy in order to receive patent protection.)
Under this bill, an invention shall be considered to involve patent-ineligible subject matter only if it falls within specified categories, such as (1) a mathematical formula that is not part of a useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition; (2) a mental process that is performed solely in the human mind; or (3) an unmodified human gene as the gene exists in the human body.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 3152
A BILL
Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA-3) · Introduced May 1, 2025 · Commerce · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action May 1, 2025: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.”