On Fri, 28 Apr 2000, Nelson E. Timken <netimken[_at_]erols.com> wrote:
>
> I have a question regarding distinguishing an idea for copyright
> purposes from a service mark. I have read the definitions on the
> respective web sites for both offices.
>
> If someone comes up with a term to describe a process, is that
> a service mark that is patentable or a concept that is subject
> to copyright?
Unfortunately, it's neither. A process can't be the subject of a trademark, and copyright does not protect ideas. (You can try to keep people such as prospective partners or investors from disclosing or using the idea by means of a confidentiality agreement, but what is being protected there is the promise to keep it confidential, not the idea per se.)
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