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Posted by M Arthur Auslander on November 12, 2002 at 00:49:09:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: how do i copywright or protect an idea posted by Kim on November 11, 2002 at 02:36:03:
: : I am submitting my writing to various magazines How can I protect my property, and use my pen name? Please advise. : Kim : : : I am trying to find out how I can copywright some poems that I have written before they are submitted to a copy for examination. : : Dear Theleta Williams, : : Just registering a copyright is not likely to give you the protection that you need. : : I'm sure your biggest concern in any event is getting your poems published. The is by far the hardest part, with or without a copyright registration. : : Dear , : : The Reality Check® is the way to examine an invention to see what can : : properly done with it. It is easy to get a patent. It is not easy to make : : money, even with a patent. It is easy to spend a lot of money and get a : : patent, only to discover that it is of NO value. : : I am a lawyer, and also specially registered to practice before the Patent : : and Trademark Office. The first thing you do is to keep your invention : : secret. A disclosure to a patent lawyer such as myself is in confidence. : : There is great danger in using or disclosing an invention before the first : : patent application has been filed unless it is in confidence. : : Confidentiality is a study in itself. : : The cost of the Reality Check® is $250. If you send a written disclosure : : of what you have in mind, we can go over it over the phone or in the office : : to get a clearer picture IF there is anything that can be done. Getting a : : patent in itself may be an expensive mistake. : : Send a written description of what you have in mind, with any necessary : : drawings and a $250 retainer. The drawings don't have to be fancy, only : : understandable. We then go over the disclosure on the phone or in the : : office. : : Even if I know that I can get a patent for you I may not even recommend a : : patent search if it looks impossible to realize your needs. I answer all : : questions and don’t mind being challenged. If we do a patent search you get a : : credit for the $250 against the search. : : There is a scam industry that takes in over $100M a year getting inventors : : to file patent applications. Only 1 in 10,000 make more money than they pay. : : Even legitimate Patent Lawyers can say yes to you without lying and get a : : patent for you that is of no value. : : 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(sm) Dear Kim, You can apply for and register unpublished works. The pen name is not a problem. The thought content of a work is not protected only the expression. If your only worry is the pen name then that is no problem as to registration There are other things that can be done. 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® E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive™ Reality Check®
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