General Question  pcmonkey's avatar  Can you patent just an
idea?  Asked by pcmonkey (424 points ) October 6th, 2012  I’m 15
and have a great idea for an [very technology advanced]
invention. Because I am only in high school, I don’t have the
correct knowledge or understanding on how to produce this
invention. I heard to get a patent on a product, you must make a
stereotype/model… I don’t know how to make a stereotype/model. I
don’t want to let this idea go to waste. So is it possible to
just get a patent on an idea itself?  Observing members: 0
Composing members: 0  5 Answers  DrBill's avatar  You can get a
patent pending, which is pending a working model. It will
preserve the idea as your own, but I do not know if there is a
time limit or not. It would behoove you to speak to a patent
attorney about it.  flutherother's avatar  You can patent an
idea but your patent would have to describe how you would put
your idea into practise. You don’t need to make a working model
but your patent should describe in deta