Patents protect new inventions and covers how they work, what they do, what they're made of and how they are made. It gives the owner of the invention the right to take legal action against others making, using and distributing their invention without permission. When suing someone that has obtained the invention illegally the owner has to have expert legal advice because court cases with this kind of thing is really tricky. The patent owner needs to be able to pay for this legal advice themselves, and if they win their court battle, it may already be paid for them.
To get a legal patent the invention needs to be:
- New
- Be surprising. ( not obvious to someone with experience and knowledge in that subject area )
- Has to be capable of being used or made in a type of industry
The invention cannot be:
- A method, theory, scientific or mathematical discovery
- Dramatic, Literary, artistic or musical
- Business, game, mental act
- Presentation or Computer Program
- Method of Medial Treatment or diagnosis
- Against public policy or morality
- Of the animal or plant variety
-Rebecca Hickey
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