diff --git a/neetbox/utils/mvc.py b/neetbox/utils/mvc.py
index 6ba81564..ecb7acf8 100644
--- a/neetbox/utils/mvc.py
+++ b/neetbox/utils/mvc.py
@@ -23,23 +23,33 @@ def __call__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
         return cls._instances[cls]
 
 
-def patch(func):
+def patch(func=None, *, name=None, overwrite=True):
     """Patch a function into a class type
 
     Args:
         func (Function): A function that takes at least one argument with a specific class type 'self:YourClass'
+        name (str, optional): The name to assign to the method in the class. Defaults to the function's name.
+        overwrite (bool, optional): Whether to overwrite an existing method in the class. Defaults to True.
 
     Returns:
-        function: patched function
+        function: The patched function
     """
+    if func is None:
+        return lambda f: patch(f, name=name, overwrite=overwrite)
+
+    # Extract the class from the first parameter's type annotation
     cls = next(iter(func.__annotations__.values()))
-    defaults = func.__defaults__ or ()
-    name = defaults[0] if defaults else None
-    func.__qualname__ = f"{cls.__name__}.{func.__name__}"
+    method_name = name or func.__name__
+
+    # Check if the method already exists in the class
+    if not overwrite and hasattr(cls, method_name):
+        # Do not overwrite; return the original function unmodified
+        return func
+
+    # Update function metadata
+    func.__qualname__ = f"{cls.__name__}.{method_name}"
     func.__module__ = cls.__module__
-    if name is None:
-        setattr(cls, func.__name__, func)
-    else:
-        func.__qualname__ = f"{cls.__name__}.{name}"
-        setattr(cls, name, func)
+
+    # Patch the function into the class
+    setattr(cls, method_name, func)
     return func