New Website Offers Assistance and Information
to Artists, Inventors and Entrepreneurs
(PRWEB) July 13, 2005 -- Many creative people have conceived
ideas for various products such as books, crafts, artistic
works, music not to mention countless inventions for goods
and services. Although the creative juices are flowing,
most of these ideas never become products.
| The new website provides information
about the processes for developing and commercializing
ideas. The information includes clear explanations
for using patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade
secrets to protect ideas. The purpose of the site
is to help individuals and small businesses understand
the processes and costs associated with developing
and protecting ideas. |
Darcell Walker, a patent and trademark attorney, says
that there are two main reasons people do not pursue their
ideas. One reason is a lack of familiarity with the product
development process in general and the processes for protecting
ideas in particular. The processes for protecting ideas
using patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets
are foreign to most people. People are also very fearful
about the possibility of losing their idea if they make
mistakes in this process.
This fear causes people to do nothing with their ideas.
Another reason people do not pursue ideas is not knowing
who to trust to assist them. With horror stories of people
who lost ideas or lost thousands of dollars to entities
making claims to assist them, people just sit on their
ideas. Some time later they see their original idea on
the store shelves under someone else’s name.
The amount of information concerning the development of
ideas is enormous and somewhat complex. There are many
publications on this topic, but few provide straightforward
information and explanations concerning: the steps involved
in the various processes, what occurs in each step and
the time and costs associated with each step of a process.
Attorney, Darcell Walker has spent more that 16 years
practicing in the field of Intellectual Property Law (patents,
copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets). He also conducts
seminars and workshops on this topic and addresses many
common questions from individuals. As a result, he understands
the type of information individuals and businesses want
to know about developing and protecting ideas.
Walker says, “People want to gain a general understanding
of the various steps necessary to protect their ideas
and the costs associated with each step. From my experience,
people are not interested in a do-it-yourself approach,
but they do want to have an understanding of the steps
that occur during a process, when each step will occur
and all costs associated with the process.”
To address this matter, Attorney Walker has created a
website that provides basic information that people need
to know to assist them in the product development process.
This information covers topics related to patents, copyrights,
trademarks and trade secrets. The unique website also
has information that covers many questions people have
about protecting and developing ideas.
Furthermore, the website provides a chat room that will
allow interaction between artists and inventors. In addition
to this website, Walker has produced an idea protection
guide with information to assist the creative individuals
with their ideas. The guide cuts through the complicated
information on this topic and provides understandable
explanations about the various steps in the idea protection
processes and the tools needed for each step.
The guide helps people understand which form of protection
best suits their idea and describes initial things one
can do to protect their ideas before they pursue any form
of formal idea protection. This guide also provides an
overview of the steps in the product development process.
The guide explains the costs involved and gives tips for
ways to reduce costs. The companion supplement includes
practical information about the various idea protection
tools (patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets).
This information includes discussions of the different
types of agreements used at the different stages of product
development process. Also included are explanations of
the various forms and applications used in the patent,
trademark and copyright processes. The supplement provides
strategic information for publishing artistic materials
such as books, manuals and other creative works, for developing
and protecting designs and logos for products and for
protecting and commercializing inventions.
Walker says, “By providing a basic knowledge of the
processes involved in developing and protecting ideas,
people will now have a resource that will help them create
an initial line of protection and will enable the individual
to make informed decisions related to protecting their
ideas or inventions.”
To learn more, please visit dwalkerlaw.com
or contact Attorney Darcell Walker by telephone at 832.200.0530
or 713.722.1255; by telephone.
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| Documenting the activities about
an idea helps you to think through the idea. Further,
documenting the activities can establish the conception
date of the idea and can demonstrate due diligence
in developing the idea. This information can be important
especially in patent matters. At various times, you
can have your completed documents notarized. |
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