Hello, I too have an idea I would like to patent and wondering where to start, thanks ahead

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Originally Posted by jon123

hello, I too have an idea I would like to patent and wondering where to start, thanks ahead

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Hello jon:

You can't patent an idea. You can only patent a device. So, your first step is to build it.

excon

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Originally Posted by excon

Hello jon:

You can't patent an idea. You can only patent a device. So, your first step is to build it.

excon

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I understand thanks!

First its not a good idea to piggyback your question on someone else's. This can lead to confusion. You should start a new thread. So I've moved your question to its own thread.

Actually you can patent an idea in the form of a process. For example Amazon patented their "one-click" checkout process.

But you certainly need to be able to show the process or device works before obtaining a patent.