
Consider a Spherical Patent: IP and Patenting in Technology Business
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eclaims for the improvement method, however, may require limitations that
speak to the “new and improved” aspect of the invention—namely, the increase
in the production capacity over the prior-art method—to distinguish it from the
original (i.e., prior-art) method.
So in case you missed it, here is a key point about when an invention is ready for
patenting:
An invention can be ready for patenting even if it works terribly
according to existing or anticipated commercial standards.
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Remember, the rst version of anything tends not to work very well. If you wait
for your inven ...