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		<title>Protecting my Idea</title>
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				<title><![CDATA[I`d start with
doing a forum se]]></title>
				<link>http://www.startupnation.com/community/orca/topic/Protecting-my-Idea.htm</link>
				<description><![CDATA[I`d start with
doing a forum search, where you put "Trademark" in the query line, then
select by Topic Name. There are some really excellent discussions.

If I understand PatentandTrademark]]></description>
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:17:05 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hello everyone,I have an idea ]]></title>
				<link>http://www.startupnation.com/community/orca/topic/Protecting-my-Idea.htm</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Hello everyone,I have an idea for something that already exists BUT for use in another way. An elementary example. Someone created a ball, first used in, say baseball. But later someone used the same ball concept to build]]></description>
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:17:05 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[I agree with most everything tha]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I agree with most everything that has been posted.&nbsp; Except that provisional patents, if written properly, cost the same as non-provisional patents.&nbsp; Kathy hit the nail on the head about provisional patents.&nbsp; So I do not see that they have]]></description>
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:17:05 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[
  
    It is great that you h]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[
  
    It is great that you have decided to move forward.&#160; 
  
  
  
  
  
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				<pubDate>Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:17:05 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[new business methods can be pate]]></title>
				<link>http://www.startupnation.com/community/orca/topic/Protecting-my-Idea.htm</link>
				<description><![CDATA[new business methods can be patentable subject matter.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:17:05 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Oh yea. And I really wouldn`t be]]></title>
				<link>http://www.startupnation.com/community/orca/topic/Protecting-my-Idea.htm</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Oh yea. And I really wouldn`t be worried about people taking your idea after the site is up and running. If it`s truly your original idea, you`ll be able to present it in the best way possible. And establishing your site as the first site to bring it to th[...]]]></description>
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:17:05 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lol, this post is kinda funny. Y]]></title>
				<link>http://www.startupnation.com/community/orca/topic/Protecting-my-Idea.htm</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Lol, this post is kinda funny. You seem to be having the same EXACT problem I`m having, and I posted a topic pretty much with the same exact questions. You seem to be where I was at a few months ago. I`ve given up on the patents idea, seems like too muc]]></description>
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:17:05 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Thanks for all your input. Right]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Thanks for all your input. Right now I am leaning to just full steam ahead. However, I was curious about provisional patents. They seem to be less intensive. I am curios if any of you have had expereince with provisional patents.Thanks
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				<pubDate>Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:17:05 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[



Also, it looks like copy]]></title>
				<link>http://www.startupnation.com/community/orca/topic/Protecting-my-Idea.htm</link>
				<description><![CDATA[



Also, it looks like copyrights do not protect business
ideas. Is there a way to protect our business idea? Say I was the creator of
MySpace.com. Can that type of business idea be protected? 


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				<pubDate>Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:17:05 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hi there--I`m not an expert on t]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Hi there--I`m not an expert on this (there are other folks on this board&nbsp;who are), but I know there are business method patents which may--or may not be able to protect your idea.The business method patents are under the same scrutiny and, ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:17:05 GMT</pubDate>
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