"... you can only patent processes ..." -- This is not true, as far as I know. Patents are about invention / innovation (not necessarily in a process-focused fo

"... you can only patent processes ..." -- This is not true, as far as I know. Patents are about invention / innovation (not necessarily in a process-focused format). For example, see https://www.uspto.gov/patents-getting-started/general-information-concerning-patents#heading-4 https://www.uspto.gov/patents-getting-started/general-inform.... Many, if not the most, patents are essentially about idea or a coherent set of ideas, which sometimes is/are "wrapped" into a process-focused legalese of a varied "thickness".