Patents, Copyrights, and the European Union?
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The EU nations are subscribers to the World Intellectual Property Organization, and thus the Madrid Protocols. Check out the WIPO website for specifics on the protections granted, and their differences with the U.S.
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You need to buy a patent. A copyright would only be available (and would be automatic and free) if your invention had artistic qualities.
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The US Copyright Office.
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Do not listen to those other people in what they responded. They have no clue. First of all, if it is a product (not like music etc..) you may want to seek PATENT protection, not copyright protection. Go get a couple hundred bucks and go speak to a PATENT ATTORNEY. You are going to have to pay for a professional opinion, one way or another.
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To many things to mention.  the world is constantly advancing in little ways, and occasionly in a great big step.  Heres a web site that tracks new patents, (processes or devices that were not known or have been rediscovered according to others).  Pick somethng to check into and you might find what your looking for.
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http://members.aol.com/rtmadaan1/public_html/patents.html\n\nhttp://members.aol.com/rtmadaan1/
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Yes, I think so.  Whenever a new technology makes new circumstances to litigate, we will need new lawyers willing to specialize in that field.  In patent and copyright, for example, because the Internet has opened that area to a great deal of new conflict and potential conflict.  Certainly in constitutional law, for issues of free speech.  There are important considerations for criminal law, too.  A lawyer who specializes in computer law, or cyber law, as you put it, is a valuable asset to the Silicon Valley legal community.  In fact, there are quite a few.
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go to http://www.uspto.gov\n\nThey have guides on how to do a patent, the forms needed, the costs, etc.  However, their best recommendation is to use a lawyer
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Step one would be to come up with an original idea.\n\nAfter that, it just takes money and a lot of paper work to get the patent.\nhttp://www.uspto.gov/ebc/index.html
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Online security and copyright infringement
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Without knowing further details, it's hard to say what's the right path for you. Here's some info on intellectual property in general:\n\nCopyrights can be obtained for things of an artistic nature. This includes, of course, poetry, films, sculptures, music, fiction, etc. But can also include things that may not necessarily seem "artistic" in the general sense of the word. Copyrights can also be obtained for advertising copy, games, software programs and blueprints, to name just a few. \n\nTrademarks can be names of products or services, logos, slogans, packaging and even sounds and smells. In essence, a trademark can be almost anything that is used to identify a particular product or service. Registering a trademark grants the owner exclusive rights to the mark within the specified industry. \n\nTo protect an original invention OR a significant improvement to an existing product, a patent would be filed. Here's the USPTO's definition: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/doc/general/index.html#patent \n\nSee the source box for some handy links. Hope that helps!
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Basically the Copyright laws in most countries are similar\n\nwhat is different is the interpretation of them\n\nthe standard of originialty in America is different from the stand in England\n\nLike wise the Copyright terms (Period which copyright still is still active) are different in a lot of Countries- \n\nBasically in answer to your question- If material in Europe is out fo copyright, then you can use it - but check carefully to ensure its out of copyright
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Sorry, I don't understand what you're asking for, please add some information to clarify.\n\n\nOk, how about the topic of " The Dominance of Japanese Management in the World in the 80's and it's Decline" or "The possible effects of a South American Trade Organization on NAFTA and the EU"\nor "EU trade restrictions on US agriculture"  or "The effects of OPEC on US production/trade/economy"  or "Ramifications of China's lack of enforcement of Copyright laws on US producers" or "US investment potential in Vietnam since Normalization in Relations"\n\nas to sites....search using google, dogpile, answers.com, yahoo, msn, Jeeves....all have different priorities of which documents will come up first....takes research, any way you cut it.
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You can patent the idea alone; they don't make you prove that it works.  Patents exist for devices that are physically impossible, such as perpetual motion machines.
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The other poster was right about some things but misspoke about others. This is best answered by the USPTO themselves:\n\nWhat Is a Patent?\n\nA patent for an invention is the grant of a property right to the inventor, issued by the Patent and Trademark Office. The term of a new patent is 20 years from the date on which the application for the patent was filed in the United States or, in special cases, from the date an earlier related application was filed, subject to the payment of maintenance fees. US patent grants are effective only within the US, US territories, and US possessions.\n\nThe right conferred by the patent grant is, in the language of the statute and of the grant itself, “the right to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, or selling” the invention in the United States or “importing” the invention into the United States. What is granted is not the right to make, use, offer for sale, sell or import, but the right to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, selling or importing the invention.\n\nWhat Is a Trademark or Servicemark?\n\nA trademark is a word, name, symbol or device which is used in trade with goods to indicate the source of the goods and to distinguish them from the goods of others. A servicemark is the same as a trademark except that it identifies and distinguishes the source of a service rather than a product. The terms "trademark" and "mark" are commonly used to refer to both trademarks and servicemarks.\n\nTrademark rights may be used to prevent others from using a confusingly similar mark, but not to prevent others from making the same goods or from selling the same goods or services under a clearly different mark. Trademarks which are used in interstate or foreign commerce may be registered with the Patent and Trademark Office. The registration procedure for trademarks and general information concerning trademarks is described in a separate pamphlet entitled "Basic Facts about Trademarks".\n\nWhat Is a Copyright?\n\nCopyright is a form of protection provided to the authors of “original works of authorship” including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works, both published and unpublished. The 1976 Copyright Act generally gives the owner of copyright the exclusive right to reproduce the copyrighted work, to prepare derivative works, to distribute copies or phonorecords of the copyrighted work, to perform the copyrighted work publicly, or to display the copyrighted work publicly.\n\nThe copyright protects the form of expression rather than the subject matter of the writing. For example, a description of a machine could be copyrighted, but this would only prevent others from copying the description; it would not prevent others from writing a description of their own or from making and using the machine. Copyrights are registered by the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress.\n*********************************************************\nRE: Trademarks -- Their use is not indefinite as long as you continue to use the mark. There are deadlines to pay attention to -- between the 5th & 6th year of registration as well as at the 10 yr, 20 yr, 30 yr etc \n\nRE: Copyrights -- Yes, a copyright comes into existence once something is in a "fixed, tangible form," however, registering your copyright provides you with many rights that should be considered.\n\nHope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!
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I suggest you consult a patent lawyer as software patents are increasingly complex.\n\nHere are some articles to help you learn more of the challenges you may face:\n\nhttp://www.iplawusa.com/news/default.asp?ID=34\nhttp://www.spectrum.ieee.org/careers/careerstemplate.jsp?ArticleId=i080205
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There has been some serious debate over exactly what you are referencing here. As far as I know, search engines are not required to do this as of yet. \n\nMy links below refer to Google's official information regarding copyrighting and some other interesting topics on search engines and copyrighting.