{"id":5084,"date":"2016-04-04T10:47:54","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T15:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/smallbusiness\/intellectual-property\/what-is-patentable.html"},"modified":"2024-05-22T21:59:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T02:59:49","slug":"what-is-patentable","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/smallbusiness\/intellectual-property\/what-is-patentable.html","title":{"rendered":"What Is Patentable?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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What Is Patentable?<\/h1>\n
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A range of innovations, from widgets and electronic devices to manufacturing processes and plants, may be patentable if they meet the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office criteria. If you have an original innovation, the next step is determining whether it’s patentable under U.S.\u00a0intellectual property (IP) laws<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n

There are four main types of intellectual property. The type of intellectual property protection depends on the invention, idea, or brand. The different types of IP protection are:<\/p>\r\n