What kind of inventions can be patented?
To be eligible to receive a patent, an invention must fall into one or more statutory classes that are established by laws that may be collectively termed the ‘Patent Statutes’. The statutory classes are a machine, a process or method, an article of manufacture, a composition of matter, or an improvement thereof. In addition to fitting into one or more of these categories, your invention must have some kind of utility and not be obvious. If your invention meets these criteria, then you have the right to file a patent application and try to secure protection for your invention.
