Note that patents are statutorily granted only to new processes, with the term "process" defined as "process, art or method, [including] a new use of a known process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, or material." 35 U.S.C. § 100(b) (1982). | Note that patents are statutorily granted only to new processes, with the term "process" defined as "process, art or method, [including] a new use of a known process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, or material." 35 U.S.C. § 100(b) (1982). |