Another 19th Century painter who anticipated abstract art was James Abbott McNeill Whistler. He based his compositions on ideas of visual harmony as well as the relationship between art and music.

Under 35 U.S.C. § 101, abstract ideas are not eligible for patent protection. 3 Ineligible abstract ideas have included claims directed to mathematical equations, certain business methods ...

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