Ideas can not be patented (inventions can, and that is different); nor can they be copyright. In fact ideas alone have little commercial value. ...

Patents do not protect products, they protect inventions. And often a patent will cover an invention that improves on "embodiments" in prior...

Whether or not its a registered trademark (it's too short to be copyright) what you propose is almost certainly (99 to 1 odds) a violation of the...

How can do i attain 'non disclosure agreement' with companies?

I am going to disagree in part with my learned colleagues and their answers. As for large companies, they are correct. Large companies have their...

An idea as such for a business cannot be protected by copyright, trademark or probably by patent. (Some methods of doing business can be patented,...

Q: Can I create an Engr'g 'Study Guide' to supplement an existing copyrighted book?

Leaving aside the question of whether your book would sell, so long as you do not quote from the existing book, or quote only a tiny portion, there...

Copyright Infringement

It depends in part on what the contract between you and publisher says. It probably licensed the copyright to them, killing any infringement claim....

Since 1976 (when the Copyright Act was most recently subject to a rewrite) it is not necessary to give a notice at all. Any text or art put on...

Do I register my copyright in my name or my corporation's name?

The cleanest answer is that you as an individual are the author, and you may want to assign (transfer) your rights to the corp. If you do not then...

What is the best way to sell to huge companies?

Ray Kroc did not simply get an idea. He got an idea and then busted his rear end making it work. Same for Bill Gates and his 2 buddies. And Jobs...

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