transformation test
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 409 U.S. 63 - Gottschalk v. Benson · 1972Most cited · 842 citing opinions
Transformation and reduction of an article 'to a different state or thing' is the clue to the patentability of a process claim that does not include particular machines.
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