If anyone here ever foolishly thinks they should get a patent: http://www.tinaja.com/patnt01.asp
> > >My understanding is that it's all this, plus you have to apply for >the patent separately in all the major countries you think might >want to take your idea, not forgetting that some countries don't >agree with the patent laws anyway - and you have to pay to maintain >them on a yearly basis... $$$ > >So, if you figure that you might just want to protect your main >market, say the USA, and you only take out a patent there, you will >have to be prepared to defend the patent should products from other >countries that use your idea be sold into there - with lawyers == >$$$. And that's giving up on everywhere outside the US, which might >end up being a major market... > >Karl > >--- In <mailto:macsb%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected], David >Reaves <rrsou...@...> wrote: >> >> Benjamin is right: it's a LOT of money. >> Keep in mind that if you have a idea/product that you DO intend to >> patent, if you release an unpatented product to the public or simply >> publicize the idea you GIVE UP any rights to patent it in the future. >> >> IOW, the decision whether to patent or not must be made BEFORE the >> idea becomes public. Once you have applied, you have a bit more >> protection; once the patent is granted you have the most protection. >> For what that's worth. >> >> This (along with, among a multitude of other things, a clarification >> of the meaning of 'trademark', 'copyright' and 'patent') is all made >> very clear on the US Patent Office website: >> >><http://www.uspto.gov/patents/basics.jsp>http://www.uspto.gov/patents/basics.jsp >> >> Kind Regards, >> David Reaves >> >> >> On Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:18 am ((PST)) "Benjamin Ragheb" wrote: >> > >> > On Jan 25, 2010, at 12:28 AM, anderson oliveira wrote: >> > >> >> My question is. Can you patent software ideas? What is the safe way >> >> to do this? Trademark? Copyright? >> > >> > First: I Am Not A Lawyer. >> > >> > Yes, you can patent a software idea, but it is expensive. You will >> > need to hire a lawyer to prepare and file all the paperwork. It's >> > not worth the money/time if you are indie. >> -- --- Chris Smolinski Black Cat Systems http://www.blackcatsystems.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
