How do you patent an idea?

[reader77]

Just that really. If you've got an idea for a product, what do you do?

[cdtaylornats]

www.gov.uk/guidance/before-you-apply-for-a-patent

You can't really patent an idea

To be granted a patent, your invention must be all of the following:

something that can be made or used
new
inventive - not just a simple modification to something that already exists