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Graybeard
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WELCOME ABOARD ...
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No Q and A in an introductions thread -- but I'll bend the rules a little here as this is not the common question
Realistically, you need to have a provisional patent application registration Patent pending - Wikipedia $5,000 - $50,000 atty fees, patent search ... yada yada and the money to sue any infringer -- and that is assuming that your idea is unique and somehow patentable in the first place. Patentability - Wikipedia usually not?
What is it? You can copyright code rather cheaply -- but that is meaningless unless you are prepared to take any infringer to court. Then if it is common use GNU, MIT, etc it can get complicated in court ...
A signed NDA Nondisclosure Agreement will be the common answer -- but that is a bluff unless you are willing to spend the money, or are in a position enforce the agreement. Some venture capitalists will not sign any NDA or even look at your idea under those conditions ... They got the money and you don't
Talk to a licensed attorney -- the above is said in conversation and is not legal advice.
I think the most practical way is to summarize your idea with some screenshots and some brief explanation to see if there is some interest or meeting-of-the-minds. Keep the specifics and the processes to yourself until you have a deal you feel secure with.
If you put the keywords of your idea into a search engine and come up with any similar *products* then your idea is nothing new -- so what are you worried about to start with?
If your idea succeeds, and starts gaining traction: many will copy the idea anyway and most likely will have little liability. Example: Uber and Lyft. Wayback: how many copy machine brands competed with the inventor Xerox?
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No Q and A in an introductions thread -- but I'll bend the rules a little here as this is not the common question
Realistically, you need to have a provisional patent application registration Patent pending - Wikipedia $5,000 - $50,000 atty fees, patent search ... yada yada and the money to sue any infringer -- and that is assuming that your idea is unique and somehow patentable in the first place. Patentability - Wikipedia usually not?
What is it? You can copyright code rather cheaply -- but that is meaningless unless you are prepared to take any infringer to court. Then if it is common use GNU, MIT, etc it can get complicated in court ...
A signed NDA Nondisclosure Agreement will be the common answer -- but that is a bluff unless you are willing to spend the money, or are in a position enforce the agreement. Some venture capitalists will not sign any NDA or even look at your idea under those conditions ... They got the money and you don't
Talk to a licensed attorney -- the above is said in conversation and is not legal advice.
I think the most practical way is to summarize your idea with some screenshots and some brief explanation to see if there is some interest or meeting-of-the-minds. Keep the specifics and the processes to yourself until you have a deal you feel secure with.
If you put the keywords of your idea into a search engine and come up with any similar *products* then your idea is nothing new -- so what are you worried about to start with?
If your idea succeeds, and starts gaining traction: many will copy the idea anyway and most likely will have little liability. Example: Uber and Lyft. Wayback: how many copy machine brands competed with the inventor Xerox?
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Questions like yours go here: Business Management
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@fares2019 , welcome to affiliatefix.
internalsoul
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