Anybody here evre copyright or patent an idea? (1 Viewer)

[mark]

whats the first step?

 

[the departed]

come up with an idea worth patenting?
whats the idea? i wont tell anyone..

 

[broken arm]

http://www.patentsoffice.ie/en/homepage.aspx

 

[shower another shower]

whats the first step?

This better not be my turf scented inscence or punk/metal umbrellas idea I told you about last year.

 

[shitepipe]

i came up with an idea for a window frame that unfolds into a balcony. the place where i worked at the time spent about 2 years and 20-30,000 in the copyright process.

if memory serves me right, first of all you get a temporary copyright, then you have to decide which regions you want to copyright it in, and the period of time. very expensive process as copyright lawyers are the most expensive of all lawyers.

having said that, you might be able to do it without the aid of a copyright lawyer. it would probably involve alot of work though, and you would need to be able to describe your idea in very precise language, as that will define exactly what it is that is copyrighted. too vague and its worthless, too precise and it means people can come up with slight variations. also, this wasn't in ireland so the process may be slightly different here.

 

[dudley]

write the idea down and post it to yourself in an register letter. that way if you have a dispute with the patents office or anyone, you at least have concrete proof of when you conceived the idea.

then patents office, possibly via patents solicitor, though avoid any companies that offer to help with the patent process.

 

[old]

I'd also ask Pete, Mark. He's patented tings.

 

[Wilbert]

whats the first step?

Just want to let you know where I am

Ah'm OOT!

 

[pete]

I'd also ask Pete, Mark. He's patented tings.

nah everything i do is open source / gpl / for the good of mankind / worthless

copyrights and a patents are differnt things by the way.

 

[Scientician 0.8]

The various areas of intellectual property are easily confused and confusing.

You can't copyright an idea, it's for original works of art.

If the idea is an invention you may get a patent if there aren't already too similar patents.

If the idea is a snappy phrase or symbol/icon you can pursue a trademarking of it.

This is my basic and potentially wrong understanding of such things.

 

[old]

Erm. Sorry. I meant a different Pete, Pete.

nah everything i do is open source / gpl / for the good of mankind / worthless

copyrights and a patents are differnt things by the way.

 

[classic seanc]

There is only one pete.

 

[Unicron]

Just want to let you know where I am

Ah'm OOT!

I've never seen that fucker invest in anything.

 

[pete]

Erm. Sorry. I meant a different Pete, Pete.

don't be silly

 

[Goodbye]

the sound out of that broken pedal isint that good is it?

 

[Anthony]

I have at least 2 KILLER ideas. Now, how do I turn then in instant cash?