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Protecting Your Ideas
Copyright is an exclusive right that protects the creators of original works of authorship such as literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works. Copyrighted material is denoted by the symbol ©.
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Type of Protection
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What It Covers
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Time Required
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Cost
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Copyright
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Works of original authorship | About 2 weeks | About $30 |
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Trademark
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Logos, names, phrases | 6 – 12 months | $900 - $1,500 |
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Design patent
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Look of an original product | Up to 2 years | $5,000 - $20,000 |
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Utility patent
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How an original product works | 2 – 5 years | $5,000 - $20,000 |
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Business method patent
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A business process | 2 – 5 years | $5,000 - $20,000 |
Source: “How to Knock Out Knock Offs,” Business Week, March 14, 2005.
November 12th, 2009 - 20:38
Very interesting thing to know, Its definitely worth sharing with others.
November 12th, 2009 - 22:31
Interesting, unfortunately, around here, some people don’t respect the copyrights at all…Is there a place where we can get our ideas authenticated as copyrights to us?!
November 13th, 2009 - 19:12
@Fatma: Am not sure, I did a lot of research before on this topic but most results about how to protect your idea's when you are living in the State. Maybe AbuGhali knows something I don't know about the situation here
November 15th, 2009 - 16:47
I will submit a new post very soon on how to create copyrights for your digital art work, I hope it will be helpful.
November 17th, 2009 - 14:40
Thats nice….
But if you can “AbuGhali”, mention the steps about how-to do this (copyright, trademark.. etc) here in Kuwait. And where to go.
November 19th, 2009 - 19:17
You may consult Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP) as they provide a range of IP services, here you can find the location of their local office External Link