In order to obtain a patent on an idea, that idea must be “useful.” In other words, the idea must have some useful purpose. The “useful” patent requirement is a low standard and typically easy to meet. Typical exceptions to the useful requirement occur in perpetual motion machines, which do not serve a typical “useful” purpose and chemical compounds that have no known use. Useful rejections are rarely encountered when filing a patent application.
Patentability requirements – Useful Requirement
July 23, 2015 by