Step 1: Invent

The first part of the patent process starts with you as the inventor.

First, what is an invention? In the context of patent law, a person is said to “invent” when the person conceives of a new and useful machine, process, or other manufactured product. That’s it.

Now, for an invention to be patentable, US patent laws further require that it be sufficiently new, non-obvious, and significantly more than just a fundamental principle or idea. For example, a piece of software may execute a process that is new for the organization using it, but to be patentable, it needs to also perform a level of functionality that no other existing software on the market has ever achieved. This is the part where you as the inventor need to ask, “how is this better, faster, cheaper, more robust, or highly unconventional” when compared to other ways people in industry have approached the same problem before.

Our consultation with you as an inventor begins with you outlining your thought process, the story behind your invention, and why it may or may not be patentable. Contact us today to get this process started.