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Does patent eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101 require 'specificity,' 'unexpected results' and 'unconventionality' in conflict with the Patent Act and this Court's decision in Alice Corp. Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank International, 573 U.S. 208 (2014)?
QUESTION PRESENTED Section 101 of the Patent Act provides that “any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof,” is eligible for a patent. 35 U.S.C. § 101. The question presented is: Does patent eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101 require “specificity,” “unexpected results” and in conflict with the Patent Act and this Court’s decision in Alice Corp. Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank International, 573 U.S. 208 (2014)?