"He who marches out of step hears another drum." ~ Ken Kesey
Look into "patent pending".
We created a brand once that we didn't want stolen from and us and our lawyer told us to document our brand then take it to the post office and mail it back to ourselves. When it came back with the postal markings and date, NEVER open it. Wait till you need it in court and let the judge open it. Don't know how well that stands, but it was a lawyers advice.
Quote from: dirkdiggler on October 12, 2014, 09:45:27 AMWe created a brand once that we didn't want stolen from and us and our lawyer told us to document our brand then take it to the post office and mail it back to ourselves. When it came back with the postal markings and date, NEVER open it. Wait till you need it in court and let the judge open it. Don't know how well that stands, but it was a lawyers advice.My understanding is that does not work.
Unfortunately the risk, when exposing an idea to say somebody like Ford or GM, is the confirmation of value of the idea with the corporate statement of ..."Oh, we have been working on that idea for some time now". Translation is..... great idea thanks for the innovation have a nice day! The only recourse is the David vs Goliath battle, and a stacked deck because deep pockets and large legal departments will always win through attrition. They know if an idea had the $$ behind it, it would never show up on their door step with a lets make a deal price tag. Just FYI the idea I am trying to cast a safety net around has absolutely nothing to do with our screen printing industry.mooseman
Quote from: mooseman on October 12, 2014, 11:23:24 AMUnfortunately the risk, when exposing an idea to say somebody like Ford or GM, is the confirmation of value of the idea with the corporate statement of ..."Oh, we have been working on that idea for some time now". Translation is..... great idea thanks for the innovation have a nice day! The only recourse is the David vs Goliath battle, and a stacked deck because deep pockets and large legal departments will always win through attrition. They know if an idea had the $$ behind it, it would never show up on their door step with a lets make a deal price tag. Just FYI the idea I am trying to cast a safety net around has absolutely nothing to do with our screen printing industry.mooseman Thanks 244, Unfortunately (based on legal advice) such a letter just means they'll not disclose or discuss the issue, claiming it as their own because "they were already working on it" is completely unrelated.mooseman request that whoever you want to share the idea with sign a letter of confidentiality. We have a standard one that we use as most people don't know how to write one. Send me a e mail and I will be happy to send you a copy. Second like a marriage make sure who it is in the industry you are dealing with. You may be attached to them for a long time so make sure it's someone you can live with.
Unfortunately the risk, when exposing an idea to say somebody like Ford or GM, is the confirmation of value of the idea with the corporate statement of ..."Oh, we have been working on that idea for some time now". Translation is..... great idea thanks for the innovation have a nice day! The only recourse is the David vs Goliath battle, and a stacked deck because deep pockets and large legal departments will always win through attrition. They know if an idea had the $$ behind it, it would never show up on their door step with a lets make a deal price tag. Just FYI the idea I am trying to cast a safety net around has absolutely nothing to do with our screen printing industry.mooseman Thanks 244, Unfortunately (based on legal advice) such a letter just means they'll not disclose or discuss the issue, claiming it as their own because "they were already working on it" is completely unrelated.mooseman