Maybe you just stumbled over it, or maybe you spent your life trying to come up with it – either way, if you have a great idea you need to decide if it is something that should – or can – be patented. As inventors like Miles Arnone ma know, a patent is the only way that you can protect your right to develop your great idea for the market and prevent someone else with more resources from stealing it out from under your nose. Here are some things that you should know about patents. What is a patent and…