The first step in protecting your idea is to identify what type of intellectual property you are trying to protect. The list below is a summary that will help you choose what protection you need. For a full definition of patents, trademarks, copyrights, etc. please refer to FAQs 6,7,8,9 or individual sections.

What do you want to protect?

• An idea for an invention, new technology, new machine?
• A board game or game of skill?
• A work of art, literary work, musical piece?
• Name or logo of a product, service?
• The design or shape of a new product?

For each section concerning Intellectual Property (patents, copyright, trademark, etc.), Inventarium has established steps to enable you to spend the least amount possible while testing your product. Protecting your product is the first step once you have done your own research to find out if a similar product or idea has already existed.