Can I patent an idea for an app?

I have a revolutionary and original idea for a iPhone/ android app. Would I be able to patent it, even though it is not a tangible product?

Yes, you can! You can connect the iPhone/ android app Support.

Yes, but there must be a true invention in there.

If your idea is to have a game with green worms eating yellow space marshmallows, nobody has done that before, but that is not an invention.

If its just a software idea then good luck, there really isn't any way you can patent that. It would probably have to be some interaction with hardware to patent it.

Yes, patents have been issued for novel software solutions. You do have to prove that it actually works. An idea, without functional ability, can't be patented

You can consult with a local patent attorney in more detail. To obtain a patent, you'll need to take your idea closer to practical implementation, and show how it actually works. You can't get a patent for something like "a phone that flies" without showing fairly specifically how you'd do a particular design.

And an app is usually going to be covered by copyright, anyway… Not a patent.

You can, in theory, patent an INVENTION that is 'new and non-obvious' when viewed in light of everything ever previously used in public or disclosed in any publication in any language anywhere in the world, and any non-inventive equivalents, and any obvious combinations or improvements of any of the above. You should generally budget at least $10,000 for your first patent application, which includes filing fees, attorneys' fees and various paralegal and technical search fees…

No, of course not.

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