Patenting is a process of protection innovation which applied to physical products, not ideas, in other words, anything that can be physical and can be processed shall be painted
The thing to understand patent description got certain definitions which need to be used to cover the product in a wider range and simple descriptions may not cover product to its extent.
The patent process takes 12 months time for an application to process followed by 18 months in Que. time at C.A process.
For application it needs drawings, designation, specifications, not engineering precise drawings.
In the 12 months of application time keep data confident to protect your product.
This 12 months waiting period is a great time to refine the product and by taking advice from a patent attorney things can be strategised.
In this application process period company can make and sell product with no objection.
Then in C.A period claims can be defines and officer will do inspection on the application.
Date your document to protect them from infringement.
Now there are few question that arise;
Can existing design in market be painted if no one is patented?
Does existing patent in for category A can be used on another company category B?
Can we patent services?
Can software be patented?
When patent expires in 20 years time can it be re-patented by another company?
What can be patented?
How much it cost to patent product?
Does patent claims fees vary?
Does patent claim works?
Considering there is another option to protect design known as REGISTERED DESIGN
This process is to protect design aesthetically only
The disadvantage of it is that others can copy function easily
To process it attorney only needs shape no engineering drawings
Where patenting process costs around $8000, this design registration process costs only $3000
(Greg Turner, Jan 2021)
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