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		<title>I have an idea.. Do I need a patent?</title>
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				<title><![CDATA[First of all, I`m sorry to say t]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[First of all, I`m sorry to say this, but ideas are a dime a dozen.&#160; A successful business is built on a business plan where you prove to yourself that you have a product with a viable market that is large enough for you to make a profit, that you can [...]]]></description>
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creative expressions are dealt]]></title>
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creative expressions are dealt with via copyright law.&nbsp; i suggest you speak with your attorney before disclosing the idea.Operative word being the *expression* of the idea]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[
  creative expressions are dea]]></title>
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  creative expressions are dealt with via copyright law.&#160; i suggest you speak with your attorney before disclosing the idea.
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				<title><![CDATA[I believe we`ve had this discuss]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I believe we`ve had this discussion before, a few times. If I remember right, some parts of a Web site can be copyrighted. Some of the programming techniques might be patented. The idea itself is nothing at all. It`s the implementation of the idea, and the[...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[
  let me be a little more spec]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[
  let me be a little more specific with a question that I need&#160; answered,,, instead of
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      I`m wondering if I need to get a patent for my idea/webs]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Thank you, really!
I`ll be sure]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Thank you, really!
I`ll be sure to post more as this develops!]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Without knowing your idea, it`s ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Without knowing your idea, it`s hard to say. Judging from what we`ve
seen on the forums, the likelihood is that you probably don`t need to
start with a patent. But I`m not at all an attorney, and have no clue
what the idea may be. 

On the oth]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Sorry for the noob-ness, but I h]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Sorry for the noob-ness, but I have an idea for a website but I have no idea where to go next! I`ve been on this site for awhile and it`s all just so overwhelming!
I`m wondering if I need to get a patent for my idea/website, or if I ]]></description>
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