The most valuable information resource in our time is an idea. Great discoveries, technological breakthroughs, and innovations originate from it. An idea, or a dream, drives both lyricists and physicists. There is a long and thorny path from the idea to its implementation, but the result of the efforts, or the final product, must be protected from possible risks. That's what a patent is for.
As a rule, it is not enough to find a good idea and implement it. It is necessary to obtain a certificate of state registration for the result of your efforts. This will help protect your company from selling illegal fakes, which means it will save your income. Also, a patent is needed in order to prevent claims from competing companies that register a similar product.
An invention is considered to be all novelties and technological discoveries, it has no analogues, is applicable in industry and maintains the level of ingenuity, that is, innovation. Russia provides legal state protection against encroachment and counterfeiting to such products and technologies.
However, not all discoveries can be patented. This is written in Art. 1350 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation. For example, it is not possible to patent a new plant variety, hybrid fruit, animal breed, or methods of crossing or breeding them. A patent will be denied if:
discoveries in any field;
theories from any field of knowledge that require proof;
methods of mathematical calculations;
studying programs;
methods, techniques from marketing or social areas;
innovations that do not affect technical and technological processes;
computer programs.
A patent can be issued not only for an invention, but also for its appearance. For example, if you figured out how to improve its visual qualities. This is called a patent for an industrial design, or for a design: it does not affect the purpose of the product in any way, but changes its image.
It is important to remember that the patent protects not only the device, but also the technology of its production, its functionality (action), method of operation and method of application.