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Legal Research Home > US Lawyer > Patents > Patents - 35 USC Section 101
01/19/04
Sec. 101. Inventions patentable
Whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, may obtain a patent therefor, subject to the conditions and requirements of this title.
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