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Imrproving upon an existing idea
Posted by Anonymous . updated on 2/26/2009
How much of a difference does the new idea have to be from the existing idea to be patentable.
ie: let's say there's a patent on the chair. you decide that you are going to put little indentions in your chair to better ergonomically fit a persons rear end and back. can you patent the idea to put these contours in the chair or the new chair as a whole?
Answers (2)
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Richard...
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Your invention must be novel and non-obvious. There is no particular degree of how much different your invention must be, relative to the prior art, to be patentable. Using your example - chairs with various contours have been around for many years - so at first glance it would appear that your idea is neither novel nor non-obvious. On the other hand, if you have developed a chair with little indentations in (for example) a particular geometry or made of a particular material and you can demonstrate that those indentations confer a particular, unexpected benefit, then perhaps the invention is patentable.
Contact a patent agent or attorney for advise particular to your situation.
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AlphaSt...
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