Diamond v. Diehr (901422128)
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Reading Notes
- Diehr filed a patent for a process for molding uncured rubber into cured products
- Constantly measured the temperature inside the press and fed it into a mathematical equation which opened the press at the tirght time
- Patent examiner rejected it as it was non-statutory matter under 35 USC 101
Novelty
- Section 101 issues patents to
[w]hoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof ....