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Hi,

I could use some help with a concept I`m about to put together. I have an idea for a board game (not technically a game).

Well, without going into the details, I`ll use something from another industry. Say you wanted to create a "Goals Board". Some type of board you hang on your wall and you chart your goals and the steps required to achieve each goal.

Each time you achieve a goal, you reward yourself with whatever and you document that reward on the board. Each time you fail to do something you outlined you`d do, you`d lose some points.

Now that you have a general idea, is this something that can be patented? Or would this fall under trademarks.

I`m looking at developing a system for families that uses a board to chart certain things. The board will have different areas for each person involved where you can visibly see the progress of the individual. It`s more of a "rewards type system" but it`s on a board.

I`m having a design drafted and I`m testing the model with my family over the next 60 days to get the kinks all worked out. I believe their is a huge market for this product but don`t know the process to take to protect my idea.

Any advice is appreciated.

Cartess


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I`d bet there is a big market for that, I would get one if it is customizable enough...

Hi Elid,

The odd thing about this entire scenario was that I was trying to create a fictional story using an entirely different product so no one would know what I was trying to create.

But the more I wrote, the more I realized what I was writing could become a product too

Cartess


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