> but don’t have the capital to manufacture it myself You're looking at 10k to file it, and then all it gives you is the ability to sue. If [insert company] vi

> but don’t have the capital to manufacture it myself You're looking at 10k to file it, and then all it gives you is the ability to sue. If [insert company] violates it, you could easily be looking at 100k+ for litigation that you may or may not win. > So if I invent something My problem is you don't need to "invent" anything. You just need to be the first to file the paperwork (and have the cash to do so). "[sensor] on [smartwatch, glasses, goggles, belts, chairs, whatever]" and now nobody else can do it for 20 years. Even if it's blatantly obvious that an chair can sense if you're sitting in it to turn on the tv automatically.