In 2022, prospects brightened for clarification of patent eligibility "in a case involving noisy driveshafts," because "[t]he US [[Solicitor General]] recommended [on May 24] that the justices step in to clarify how to determine whether or not an invention qualifies as one worthy of patent protection."<ref>https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/patent-eligibility-case-is-teed-up-for-next-supreme-court-term</ref> But the Supreme Court denied [[cert]] in this case. | In 2022, prospects brightened for clarification of patent eligibility "in a case involving noisy driveshafts," because "[t]he US [[Solicitor General]] recommended [on May 24] that the justices step in to clarify how to determine whether or not an invention qualifies as one worthy of patent protection."<ref>https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/patent-eligibility-case-is-teed-up-for-next-supreme-court-term</ref> But the Supreme Court denied [[cert]] in this case. |