MPEP Q&A 237: What is an example of non-limiting claims not directed to statutory categories? - a podcast by Lisa Parmley, USPTO Patent Practitioner #51006
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Question: Name one example of non-limiting claims not directed to any of the statutory categories. Answer: Non-limiting examples of claims that are 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; and Subject matter that…
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