Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2025

This proposal, called the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2025, would update U.S. patent law to clarify what kinds of ideas and inventions can receive a patent. It focuses on the basic rule for patent eligibility in Title 35 of the United States Code, aiming to make those standards clearer and more predictable for people who file patents and those who review them.

In everyday terms, it is meant to set clearer lines about what is “in” and what is “out” for patent protection, so inventors and businesses know what to expect when they build new products or services.

Key points

• Who is affected: inventors, startups, research teams, and companies seeking patents; patent examiners and courts that review patents.
• What changes: the rules that decide whether a type of invention is eligible for a patent would be clarified and adjusted to address ongoing confusion about subject matter eligibility.
• When: it would take effect after becoming law; the document does not provide a specific effective date.