Applying for a patent can be detailed and complex, but we're here to walk you through it. If you're looking for a patent attorney in Seattle, WA, contact TBillick Law PLLC at 206-494-0020 or complete our online contact form to send us a message.Claims directed to a newly discovered, wildtype strain of a virus are not patentable in the U.S. This is because a product of nature, i.e. Patents grant exclusive rights to creators of intellectual property, such as inventions, for a limited time. The first is whether it is possible to obtain a patent on an invention that involves a combination of known, "off-the-shelf" parts. Description of the invention in a patent application or a patent. Disclosure is often used interchangeably with Specification in referring to a patent or patent. Pharmaceutical compounds often receive utility patents. In the 2020 calendar year 9,112 granted patents originated from Washington. An Open Door to Patentable Subject Matter.