Patent, types of patent and generate patent ideas
A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for detailed public disclosure of an invention. An invention is a solution to a specific technological problem and is a product or a process.
Innovation was defined as a complex series of activities beginning when the original idea is conceived (conception), proceeding through a succession of interwoven steps of research, development, engineering design, market analysis, management decision making, and so on, and ending when an industrially successful product (which may be a thing, a technique, or a process) is accepted in the marketplace.
Parts of patent :
- a title;
- a cross-reference to other related patent applications which have already been filed;
- a section describing the background and general technical area of the invention, which will sometimes include reasons why prior inventions are lacking;
- a summary of the invention;
- a description of the contents in any drawings;
- a detailed description of the invention;
- a series of examples used to illustrate how the invention is made, used, or is different from the prior art;
- a listing of desired claims; and,
- an abstract describing the invention in a general way so that the invention can be easily searched.
Types of patent :
- Utility Patents
- Utility Model Patents
- Design Patents
- Plant Patents
Following are some of the ways to think to generate patent ideas:
- Have deep knowledge on the domain and have diverse knowledge.
- Combine two ideas into one or make the existing one better.
- Perform prior search whether same exists or some one have patented.
- Document all the research and work which you have done to keep track in future.
