Technological invention.
Technological invention. In determining whether a patent is for a technological invention solely for purposes of the Transitional Program for Covered Business Methods (section 42.301(a)), the following will be considered on a case-by-case basis: whether the claimed subject matter as a whole recites a technological feature that is novel and unobvious over the prior art; and solves a technical problem using a technical solution.
Source
37 CFR § 42.301
Scoping language
In addition to the definitions in 42.2, the following definitions apply to proceedings under this subpart D: