Hello I happen to have some really revolutionary ideas Whats the process to protect them and register them as international patents? thanks
Do you have an invention or only a nifty idea? Mere ideas are not patentable. You need to actually figure out some embodiment(s) of your idea. Read this for some background: http://www.ipwatchdog.com/inventing/patent-ideas/ Assuming you've gone beyond the "idea" state to the "invention" stage, the first thing I'd do is hire a patent agent or patent attorney - preferably who specializes in the field your invention is in. They can evaluate your invention and do a search of the prior art to first determine if your idea is even patentable. You can search the world patent database yourself here: http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/ (focus on searching the description field first). However, patents are written in such a way that it can be difficult for someone not experienced with reading patents to find the information they are looking for. Once you've determined your idea is patentable, a patent can be written up. Again, it makes sense to hire a knowledgeable patent agent or patent attorney, because a poorly written patent is pretty much worthless. Again, if you want to try file a world patent application yourself, you can start by reading the information here: http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/ [International] http://www.uspto.gov/patents/index.jsp [United States only]
As Nonny has already mentioned, you should first check for the prior art relevant to your concept. The search would help you to evaluate the patentability. Once the concept qualify the patentability criteria, you may proceed to apply for patent at your national patent office. A good patent draft is prepared after that and is filed with the patent office. Generally a provisional application is filed which is followed by a non-provisional within 12 months from the date of filing of the provisional. For the international patents, there are two route to go, first is Paris convention in which you have to apply to each countries of your interest with the 12 months, second is PCT convention in which you get 30 month to apply to different countries.