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Can I patent the use of a material (cotton) to replace fiberglass in boat building?
I have a new process for boat building (using any materiaI) that I know I can patent, but can I specifically claim the use of cotton fabric to exclude others from using it to build boats with any method thay want to use?
Basically, can I patent the use of a specific material in building a product?
Yes – as long as you meet the requirements for patentability:
1. New
2. Useful
3. Non-obvious
4. Patnetable subject matter
as well as any statutory bars – like the ‘on sale’ bar
The only problems you may have are NEW and NON-OBVIOUS – do a literature search, and search patents on USPTO.GOV to see if someone came up with your idea already.
GOOD LUCK!
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October 30th, 2009 at 10:36 am
Yes – as long as you meet the requirements for patentability:
1. New
2. Useful
3. Non-obvious
4. Patnetable subject matter
as well as any statutory bars – like the ‘on sale’ bar
The only problems you may have are NEW and NON-OBVIOUS – do a literature search, and search patents on USPTO.GOV to see if someone came up with your idea already.
GOOD LUCK!
References :
USPTO.GOV