Patent Thinking is a new design methodology that combines
patent design and design thinking. With this new ideas methodology, startups,
academics, and companies can develop new ideas, products, and processes by
prototyping a lean patent application. The method used can be an individual
work or a group activity.
Patent thinking includes principles of technology, product
management, product design, commercial and intellectual property.
Patents are considered one of the most classic and
well-known ways of clearly displaying and protecting an innovative product /
service or invention by a single inventor or group of inventors. Patents have
clear rules and structure. They are of great value because of the great effort,
thought and resources that the inventors put into obtaining approval for their patents.
In addition, they are examined by various professionals, for example: patent
engineers, specialists, patent attorneys and the different patent offices of
the countries where they are based, which is why it is often heard of a company
that buys a patent portfolio for a company. large sum of money.
The general idea of global and local patent systems is to
allow inventors to obtain exclusive rights to their inventions in exchange for
making their knowledge available to the public. After a time in law, knowledge
becomes a public good and can be used by others to build great innovations on
it. A large patent is a patent that a craftsman, that is, an engineer, a
scientist and an artist, can use to build the product.
Years in the industry building products and industry-leading
innovations and ideas made me realize that this classic design and patent
writing structure is not just about protecting your idea or product as people
might think. But it's more about the thought process behind it. The structure,
which includes various sections such as background, detailed description of the
invention, patent figures and legal requirements, guides inventors through an
iterative process to clarify their invention and identify gaps and problems
that they address and innovate to create a Crea a better product. During the
preparation of a patent application, you understand your problem, your goals,
and what you want your final product to look like.
In future posts I will go into the patent thought process, the structure of a patent and how to use this to build more creative ideas, how to prioritize your solutions using the method, and also take a look at leadership. and participate in a workshop on patent thinking.
