Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc.
566 U.S. 66 · U.S. Supreme Court
Holding and boundaries
Invalidated patent claims that effectively claimed natural laws with only conventional steps.
Scope and limitations: Patent eligibility is distinct from clinical validity, data rights, research funding and access.
2 issue placements
Biomedical Research, Rare Disease & Therapeutic Access
Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. rejects, narrows, limits, or supplies adverse authority relevant to Biomedical Research, Rare Disease & Therapeutic Access. Fit tier: Strong analogue. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.
Scope and limitations: Patent eligibility is distinct from clinical validity, data rights, research funding and access.
Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required
Biotechnology, Genetic Data & Bioethics
Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. rejects, narrows, limits, or supplies adverse authority relevant to Biotechnology, Genetic Data & Bioethics. Fit tier: Direct. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.
Scope and limitations: Patent eligibility is distinct from clinical validity, data rights, research funding and access.
Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required
Publication and provenance
The authority is published once; issue-specific orientation and fit remain separate placements. Analogue, contextual, and historical-adverse fits are not represented as controlling.
Published under research-publication-clearance-2026-07-21. deterministic validation and objective verification are not claimed.