Originality Step 4: Originality

Patents aren't granted for just any invention. It needs to be something original, one of a kind, never before seen- you get the idea. And patents are certainly not granted for something already patented!

Please visit the InventNow.org Invention Gallery and make sure someone didn't beat you to your own idea! Then, think about your invention and check all the boxes below that you can answer YES to.

Is your invention:

A new idea?
Useful?
Better than something that already exists?

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To get an InventNow Patent, you just need to make sure no inventor at this site has patented your idea. In the real world, which is obviously much bigger, it is much harder. To get an idea what we mean, check out the Patent Search (link to that section) in the Resource section. Patent Search