The case law distinguishes between so-called “unpredictable arts” (e.g., the biological, chemical, and pharmaceutical arts) and “predictable arts” (e.g., electrical and mechanical arts) for purposes of Section 112 analysis for the very reason that one is considered “predictable” while the other, “unpredictable.”
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