can you patent a service so I got a great idea I got a great question from
great idea I got a great question from
great idea I got a great question from one of my LinkedIn viewers love you guys
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one of my LinkedIn viewers love you guys Rek I hope I pronounced up properly and
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stealing your idea and listen to this
stealing your idea and listen to this carefully and discovered that you were
carefully and discovered that you were
carefully and discovered that you were talking about a product my question is
talking about a product my question is
talking about a product my question is how can I apply the same article to a
how can I apply the same article to a
how can I apply the same article to a service-oriented business my dear
service-oriented business my dear
service-oriented business my dear service-based I really need your help on
service-based I really need your help on
service-based I really need your help on this Cheers
this Cheers
this Cheers so this is a great question and if you
so this is a great question and if you
so this is a great question and if you have a service-based idea then it is
have a service-based idea then it is
have a service-based idea then it is totally patentable let’s talk a little
totally patentable let’s talk a little
totally patentable let’s talk a little bit about patents okay we’re looking
bit about patents okay we’re looking
bit about patents okay we’re looking into technical there are two kinds of
into technical there are two kinds of
into technical there are two kinds of patents the first of the design and
patents the first of the design and
patents the first of the design and design is if you have designed something
design is if you have designed something
design is if you have designed something new you have a new chair you have a new
new you have a new chair you have a new
new you have a new chair you have a new shoe you know Nike puts out a new shoe
shoe you know Nike puts out a new shoe
shoe you know Nike puts out a new shoe they can go get a design patent on that
they can go get a design patent on that
they can go get a design patent on that that lasts for 14 years and you can’t
that lasts for 14 years and you can’t
that lasts for 14 years and you can’t apply that to a service based business
apply that to a service based business
apply that to a service based business ok the second kind of patent is a
ok the second kind of patent is a
ok the second kind of patent is a utility patent and utility patents lasts
utility patent and utility patents lasts
utility patent and utility patents lasts for 20 years and there are two kinds of
for 20 years and there are two kinds of
for 20 years and there are two kinds of utility patents that can apply to a
utility patents that can apply to a
utility patents that can apply to a service based business
service based business
service based business the first is process so a process patent
the first is process so a process patent
the first is process so a process patent explains a certain way of doing
explains a certain way of doing
explains a certain way of doing something so it doesn’t mean you’ve
something so it doesn’t mean you’ve
something so it doesn’t mean you’ve created a product but you have a certain
created a product but you have a certain
created a product but you have a certain process that you follow to achieve a
process that you follow to achieve a
process that you follow to achieve a result and so your service based
result and so your service based
result and so your service based business could follow certain process or
business could follow certain process or
business could follow certain process or maybe you have a specific business plan
maybe you have a specific business plan
maybe you have a specific business plan that’s different that you can follow a
that’s different that you can follow a
that’s different that you can follow a certain process the second kind is an
certain process the second kind is an
certain process the second kind is an improvement so you’re looking at a
improvement so you’re looking at a
improvement so you’re looking at a current business model that exists a
current business model that exists a
current business model that exists a current service that exists and you are
current service that exists and you are
current service that exists and you are providing your idea is an improvement I
providing your idea is an improvement I
providing your idea is an improvement I want to currently exists so you can get
want to currently exists so you can get
want to currently exists so you can get a patent on that as well in order to
a patent on that as well in order to
a patent on that as well in order to qualify for a patent there are four main
qualify for a patent there are four main
qualify for a patent there are four main things that you have to look at four
things that you have to look at four
things that you have to look at four things that they’re gonna look at before
things that they’re gonna look at before
things that they’re gonna look at before they say yes you can get this patented
they say yes you can get this patented
they say yes you can get this patented the first is a patent doesn’t exist
the first is a patent doesn’t exist
the first is a patent doesn’t exist already so somebody has already patented
already so somebody has already patented
already so somebody has already patented your idea then
your idea then
your idea then you can’t patent it right even if it’s
you can’t patent it right even if it’s
you can’t patent it right even if it’s domain patent been patented 20 years ago
domain patent been patented 20 years ago
domain patent been patented 20 years ago and it’s expired you can’t get a new
and it’s expired you can’t get a new
and it’s expired you can’t get a new patent on that okay
patent on that okay
patent on that okay second is it has to be novel there has
second is it has to be novel there has
second is it has to be novel there has to be new it has to be something that’s
to be new it has to be something that’s
to be new it has to be something that’s different that that is novel right
different that that is novel right
different that that is novel right that’s their definition I want to see
that’s their definition I want to see
that’s their definition I want to see something that is novel third is its
something that is novel third is its
something that is novel third is its non-obvious
non-obvious
non-obvious so what they look at is for people in
so what they look at is for people in
so what they look at is for people in your industry are they currently doing
your industry are they currently doing
your industry are they currently doing this or not is it obvious to them or not
this or not is it obvious to them or not
this or not is it obvious to them or not not to the average everyday person but
not to the average everyday person but
not to the average everyday person but to the people in your industry who have
to the people in your industry who have
to the people in your industry who have the same skills as you is this an
the same skills as you is this an
the same skills as you is this an obvious thing to do or not if it’s
obvious thing to do or not if it’s
obvious thing to do or not if it’s obvious and you can’t get it patented
obvious and you can’t get it patented
obvious and you can’t get it patented it was non-obvious than you can and then
it was non-obvious than you can and then
it was non-obvious than you can and then the last thing is is it explainable so
the last thing is is it explainable so
the last thing is is it explainable so can you write down your process in steps
can you write down your process in steps
can you write down your process in steps that then somebody with your skill set
that then somebody with your skill set
that then somebody with your skill set could take and apply it right if you can
could take and apply it right if you can
could take and apply it right if you can explain it in a way in a series of steps
explain it in a way in a series of steps
explain it in a way in a series of steps that then somebody who has your skills
that then somebody who has your skills
that then somebody who has your skills could pick that up and repeat the
could pick that up and repeat the
could pick that up and repeat the process do the same thing in their
process do the same thing in their
process do the same thing in their business then that’s something that is
business then that’s something that is
business then that’s something that is patentable so if you can pass those four
patentable so if you can pass those four
patentable so if you can pass those four stages then yes you can patent your
stages then yes you can patent your
stages then yes you can patent your service-based idea your your next step
service-based idea your your next step
service-based idea your your next step is honestly thinking about those four
is honestly thinking about those four
is honestly thinking about those four things does my idea pass those four
things does my idea pass those four
things does my idea pass those four steps or not and if it does then you’re
steps or not and if it does then you’re
steps or not and if it does then you’re looking at probably talking to a patent
looking at probably talking to a patent
looking at probably talking to a patent lawyer and going for a provisional
lawyer and going for a provisional
lawyer and going for a provisional patent to start and then a full-blown
patent to start and then a full-blown
patent to start and then a full-blown time that’s your best step and I’m
time that’s your best step and I’m
time that’s your best step and I’m excited I don’t know what your idea is
excited I don’t know what your idea is
excited I don’t know what your idea is all about but I’m excited to learn more
all about but I’m excited to learn more
all about but I’m excited to learn more so that’s the step and you can
so that’s the step and you can
so that’s the step and you can definitely get your service idea back to
definitely get your service idea back to
definitely get your service idea back to believe so those are watching like the
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