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Hi everyone.  I am familiar with the patenting process; I have a patent pending right now.  But I recently came up with an idea for an online business.  How does one protect a new concept for online business?  

You don`t. You just get it to market first. And then you continue to do it better than anyone else can.

if truly new and useful, file the patent application.

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James Lindon, Ph.D. Patent Attorney
Lindon & Lindon, LLC
Cleveland, Ohio
Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Pharmacy Law, Litigation
[this is not legal advice - provided for discussion only]
Intellectual Property for the Individual and Small Business: Identify, Protect, Enforce, Defend.
"Fools rush in where angels fear to tread."
http://www.LindonLaw.com

Thanks guys.  Just curious, how do you patent a service?  Maybe you could give me some examples of online services that are patented.

see Method of providing online incentives 7,228,287 at http://www.uspto.gov/patft/index.html

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James Lindon, Ph.D. Patent Attorney
Lindon & Lindon, LLC
Cleveland, Ohio
Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Pharmacy Law, Litigation
[this is not legal advice - provided for discussion only]
Intellectual Property for the Individual and Small Business: Identify, Protect, Enforce, Defend.
"Fools rush in where angels fear to tread."
http://www.LindonLaw.com

Thank you!