Qualification of a Patent - Automotive

[FreshmanNewbie]

Apologies in advance if this question doesnot fall in this scope of the forum. If not, please guide me on what to do.

So, I have an idea in automotive.

The fundamental principle of the idea is already in the industry now and some automotives do have this within them.

However, I am not changing the principle. I am just proposing the system to change with a different set of ICs/circuits.

Does the above qualify as a patent? Also, I am not totally confident that whether the existing idea already uses what I am going to propose. But nevertheless, just want to give a try to file the patent.

Please let me know whether my changing of the circuit will qualify my idea to be a patent?

 

[kaz1]

The best people to answer you are those Patent experts.
I guess you mean your idea of using a new platform is the new element.
I expect a patent may not work for "what is obvious" or "what is in public domain".

It will cost a lot per country and remember various current systems may not replace all their equipment's just because an idea is better.

 

[KlausST]

Hi,

from my experience .. it seems that different countries have different rules/thresholds. (Which it should not)

I tried to apply for a couple of patents ... and they were refused ... with the reason it is "too low a new invention to be qualified as a patent".

Guess what: A couple of months / years later the same ideas became patented .. in a different country, by big semiconductor manufacturers.

Klaus

 

[FreshmanNewbie]

Hi,

from my experience .. it seems that different countries have different rules/thresholds. (Which it should not)

I tried to apply for a couple of patents ... and they were refused ... with the reason it is "too low a new invention to be qualified as a patent".

Guess what: A couple of months / years later the same ideas became patented .. in a different country, by big semiconductor manufacturers.

Klaus

Thank you for your clarification.

So, a new circuit with different ICs for the same phenomenon, might qualify as a patent in some countries and not in other countries?

 

[KlausST]

Hi,

I did not say this.

For example:
I had a new approch to reduce ripple/noise of SMPS.
I had no information that something like my idea existed in these days. I did patent research ... which showed no similar results.
No ICs existed at this time that did support my approach.

Klaus