Re: Legal first steps to protect ourselves

Subject: Re: Re: Legal first steps to protect ourselves

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: : Dear Sir, : : My husband and I are in the planning stages of : : building a board game(s) aimed at the primary : : educational audience (grades 1-6). We need some : : information to protect ourselves. The plan is to : : get the proper legal protections in place : : (i.e. trademarks, patents, copywrights) so when we : : develop and preview our game, we are protected. This : : idea can be expanded upon for areas of education, and : : we believe with the proper protections in place for : : the original game, follow-up games can be developed : : safely without much fear of plagarism without means : : of reprisal. : : Are we correct? : Dear Carra, : It looks as if you have a heads up way of doing what you want to do in the right way. : Copyright, trademark and even patents may interwork, if properly used and understood to acheive your goals. : E arly L egal A vise I s N ot E xpensive. The earlier the better, the more likely you are to save time, money and worry. : M. Arthur Auslander : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com : ELAINE's Workshop (sm) : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive : : : : What are the first steps we should take? : : : : How developed and able to display does our game : : need to be to get started developing our legal game : : plan? : : Thank you for any help you can give us in this forum. : : Carra

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