Reminds me of the old "Poor Man's Patent": Write your idea, invention, etc. on a piece of paper, and mail it to yourself in a sealed (possibly certified) letter as proof of date of invention.
Unfortunately that, and likely this, will provide little legal protection:
Bragging rights, however, are now yours for posterity, which might have its own value to many - just don't think this will help you out in court, particularly without third-party auditing (not that that would help much, either).
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Reminds me of the old "Poor Man's Patent": Write your idea, invention, etc. on a piece of paper, and mail it to yourself in a sealed (possibly certified) letter as proof of date of invention.
Unfortunately that, and likely this, will provide little legal protection:
http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/innovation/the-poor-mans-pa...
Bragging rights, however, are now yours for posterity, which might have its own value to many - just don't think this will help you out in court, particularly without third-party auditing (not that that would help much, either).
True!
This actually is the poor entrepreneur's experimental patent.
We should settle this case outsite the courtroom ;)