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1. Should you file for a patent for the device you invented?

Absolutely, you should file for a patent for a device I invent. Especially if it is a new and unique device that no one else has. The technology might not be new, for we have cameras, social media uplink and the ability to order food on your phone before you arrive. Mixing all of this together in a single piece of technology might be beneficial for gaining comparative advantage.

1. How does obtaining a patent impact the business?

Obtaining a patent can impact the business by providing exclusive rights for a unique, desirable, and useful technology will be a good marketing ploy, prevents others from copying your method, and those who do want it will have to buy a license from you, increasing revenue. The technology with the restaurant branding will place an idea in their minds that will be helpful for marketing.

1. What is a patent?

A patent is a legal document from the government that allows exclusive rights to use, make, and copy your unique invention before other competition can.

1. What are the advantages of filing a patent?

As stated above, some advantages for filing a patent include a marketing technique for customers heads and gives patent owner an advantage, legal protection to prevent copycats, and additional revenue to allow use for others.

1. What types of patents are available?

Plant, design, and utility are examples of patent types available today.

1. Which category does your invention fall in?

The category the invention falls into is utility, for it involves machines and new useful processes.

1. Who can apply for a patent?

In the United States, anyone who is/are an inventor(s), legal representative(s), augmentee and not an employee of USPTO can apply for a patent.

1. What can and cannot be patented?

As long as the patent is new, useful and not currently available to the public, the invention can be patented. What cannot be patented are the laws of nature like gravity, abstract ideas like an idea, natural living matter, perpetual motion machines, nuclear related inventions, science theories, math theories, methods of diagnosis or treatment, art like paintings, drama like acting, or literature like words. This is because we need to teach each other important things about the world and we humans cannot learn if these lessons are locked... behind... a paywall...

1. How long does patent protection last?

Design patents last about 15 years from the grant date, and utility and plant patents last for 20 years. Copyrights are better, because they last for your entire life, and then an additional 70 years after you die, or longer if you are a big corporation like Disney.

1. How much does it cost to get a patent?

Costs to obtain a patent range variously. They can cost $1,000 and some are up to $30,000. They are fees involve for like filing and attorney. A maintenance fee might be an ongoing expense, but still worth paying in the long run.

1. How does a patent protect intellectual property?

As stated above, a patent is used to give exclusive right to make, use and sell as required and protects from competitors from copying your invention.

1. Is the integration algorithm design that combines HR background searches and personality traits of prospective employees intrusive to the privacy of applicants?

The algorithm design that combines human resources background searches and personality traits for prospective employees is indeed intrusive to privacy. Cannot be that big of a deal, for my data is online and I am daily marketed to my interests. Honestly, I do not know why this outlandish question has to do about patents but I guess each person is, in a way, unique and cannot be copied. In addition, fingerprints and DNA provide a unique ID and knowledge in their heads cannot be exactly duplicated.

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