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97 J. Pat. & Trademark Off. Soc'y 214 (2015)
Alice: Through the Formalist Looking-Glass

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       Alice: Through the Formalist Looking-Glass



                           Lidiya Mishchenko







Contents


I. Scope and Language of §101                                       216

II. Mayo, Alice, and Subsequent Confusion                           217
   A.  The Cases ........   .................................... 217
   B.  Confusion ........   .................................... 221

III.A Policy-Based Approach                                         224
   A.  Feigned Formalism.......................  . . . . . . .. 225
   B.  Unique §101 function.....................  . . . . .   . . ..226
   C.  Suggested Patent Eligibility Analysis.............. . .  . . . ..227

IV. Legislative Action                                              229
   A.  Amending §101.......................           . . . . . . . . .. 229
   B.  Congress as a Catalyst     ............................. 230


V. Conclusion


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