Can the idea be patented?

you should search for a patent first (China National Intellectual Property Administration's patent search website: /sipo/zljs/default.htm). You can learn how to use it slowly by clicking the "Instructions for Use" below. If you don't find the same patent after searching, you can apply! But you should first make sure that someone is willing to spend money to buy your invention (few people are willing to spend money to buy an idea now, unless your patent is monopolistic), because it takes money to apply for a patent (asking a patent firm to represent invention patents is about 3, yuan each, and utility model patents are about 1 yuan each). Now there are many applications for patents, but only a few can be sold.

If you are a person with outstanding personal ability, you can apply for a patent by yourself (see China National Intellectual Property Administration website: /sipo/default.htm for relevant content), which will save a lot of money (for example, it will cost 6 yuan to apply for an invention patent by yourself, but it will cost 3, yuan if you invite a patent office to act as an agent), but only if you can thoroughly understand the patent law and the detailed rules for the implementation of the patent law and learn from others. If you are not sure about yourself, I suggest you ask a patent office to apply for it!

China National Intellectual Property Administration Tel: 1 6283879, 1 6283966, 1 6283457.

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. So I can't say clear here. I suggest you go to China National Intellectual Property Administration website and study it carefully, because the explanations of patent-related matters here are the most authoritative. If you don't understand, you can consult China National Intellectual Property Administration more, so whether you ask a patent firm to apply for a patent or apply for a patent yourself is good.

= = = = = = = = = = = = = Say something else; From what you said, I feel that your invention should belong to a "utility model" patent (you can consult China National Intellectual Property Administration to see what kind of your invention belongs to). If it is a "utility model" patent and you apply for it yourself, the total cost will not exceed that of 2 yuan (referring to applying by mail). It will take six months to one year from application to approval, and you can sell your patent after approval! Besides, don't think how great your invention is! You should know that a good invention idea only accounts for 15% of the success (referring to the ability to sell), while writing the application documents (the most important thing is the instructions and claims) accounts for 4%, and finding a buyer accounts for 45% (the above percentage is roughly divided according to my own experience for reference only)!