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From: Champ on 2 Jan 2010 13:04 I've had an idea that I think is worth something. The only people who could implement this idea are a small number of multinational corporations, so I think the only way I could get some money for the idea would be to sell it to one of them. Does anyone know how I might go about protecting the idea, while I try and flog it? I assume that a patent is the proper way to do it, but I don't know how involved it is to get one - has anyone got any experience of filing a patent? I've heard of other ways of protection intellectual property - you write it down and post it to yourself (registered delivery). Does this actually work, or is it an urban myth? Thanks in advance -- Champ We declare that the splendor of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk
From: Cane on 2 Jan 2010 13:14 On 2 Jan, 18:04, Champ <n...(a)champ.org.uk> wrote: > I've had an idea that I think is worth something. The only people who > could implement this idea are a small number of multinational > corporations, so I think the only way I could get some money for the > idea would be to sell it to one of them. > > Does anyone know how I might go about protecting the idea, while I try > and flog it? I assume that a patent is the proper way to do it, but I > don't know how involved it is to get one - has anyone got any > experience of filing a patent? > > I've heard of other ways of protection intellectual property - you > write it down and post it to yourself (registered delivery). Does > this actually work, or is it an urban myth? > > Thanks in advance A patent can cost a lot of money. If I were you I'd speak to these people first: http://acid.eu.com/
From: Adrian on 2 Jan 2010 13:21 Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > I've heard of other ways of protection intellectual property - you write > it down and post it to yourself (registered delivery). Does this > actually work, or is it an urban myth? It'll prove that the idea is "yours" and dates from <whenever> - but it won't say any more than that. It won't protect the idea itself, merely the detailed implementation of it, under copyright. The big problem with copyright, trademarking, patents etc is not so much getting it, but enforcing it. You want to try to sue a multinational corporation? Feel free. I bet their legal budget's bigger than yours...
From: Champ on 2 Jan 2010 13:28 On 2 Jan 2010 18:21:43 GMT, Adrian <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote: >Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were >saying: > >> I've heard of other ways of protection intellectual property - you write >> it down and post it to yourself (registered delivery). Does this >> actually work, or is it an urban myth? > >It'll prove that the idea is "yours" and dates from <whenever> - but it >won't say any more than that. It won't protect the idea itself, merely >the detailed implementation of it, under copyright. Well, the idea really is just an idea. Implementation would probably be specific to the implementors. >The big problem with copyright, trademarking, patents etc is not so much >getting it, but enforcing it. Sure. >You want to try to sue a multinational corporation? Feel free. I bet >their legal budget's bigger than yours... I guess this would only come to an issue if they behaved 'dishonorably' - if they listened to my idea, said "no thanks", and then went and did it anyway. And, as you say, I might find it hard to deal with that. -- Champ We declare that the splendor of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk
From: Adrian on 2 Jan 2010 13:31
Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>You want to try to sue a multinational corporation? Feel free. I bet >>their legal budget's bigger than yours... > I guess this would only come to an issue if they behaved 'dishonorably' Mmmm. What's the chances, eh? > - if they listened to my idea, said "no thanks", and then went and did > it anyway. And, as you say, I might find it hard to deal with that. They've got three possible responses. 1. Decide your idea is a pile of shite, and they don't want to know. 2. Decide your idea is a go-er and... a. pay you so much you can retire in splendour. b. tell you it's a pile of shite, then do it anyway. Clearly, only one of those is good for you. So what do _you_ think the chances of 2a actually happening are? Yeh, me neither. |