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Slava Kryvel2016-09-19 11:16:06
Business Informatics
Slava Kryvel, 2016-09-19 11:16:06

Is it possible to patent a business idea?

Good day.
The question arose, is it possible to patent an idea for a business?
Because this is not material, but rather a service, I didn’t find much information on this ..
Let’s say there are services like hotels.com, booking.com, airbnb.com (this is not advertising, just examples). So. Could the authors of these services get a patent for their idea? well, or is it not a patent, but simply a restriction on the creation of the same service by others?
UPD:
I'll reformulate a bit. Regarding the idea, I understand that it cannot be patented
. Let's say then whether it is possible to patent the "service".
Using the example of airbnb so that no one else can create the same service that provides the same services

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iBird Rose, 2016-09-19
@kryvel

realities of today's life) you are trying to realize your idea - you start a PR campaign - in a week you see a clone of your project with an upgrade and improvements, which is already in the top for all requests and is advertised wherever possible)

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Dmitry, 2016-09-19
@ExileeD

Ideas are not patented.

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Konstantin Nagibovich, 2016-09-19
@nki

Understand, the idea is an empty phrase. They are not patented.

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Alexander Bukhalo, 2016-09-19
@evilsprut

Seriously? A patent for an idea? An idea costs absolutely nothing, every person has a couple of ideas "for a million". Without implementation, an idea is just a thought that does not change anything in the world.

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