MPEP Q&A 169: Non-Limiting Claims Not Directed to Any of the Statutory Categories. - a podcast by Lisa Parmley, USPTO Patent Practitioner #51006

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Question: Provide an example of a non-limiting claim that is not directed to any of the statutory categories. Answer: Examples of a non-limiting claim that is not directed to any of the statutory categories include; Products that do not have a physical or tangible form, such as information (often referred to as “data per se”) or a computer program per se (often referred to as “software per se”) when claimed as a product without any structural recitations; Transitory forms of signal transmission (often referred to as “signals per se”), such as a propagating electrical or electromagnetic signal or carrier wave;…


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