I created something huge

Reel Deal · #1 03-30-06, 02:04 PM

If he's put it into a computer program he can patent the software... but even then someone could just write a similar program and probably get around the patent.

As an attorney with an I.P. background I'd be interested in hearing how and where you got your patent on this eejit.

eejit101 · #2 03-30-06, 06:28 PM

All will be revealed after my phone conference tomorrow.

Ill keep ya posted.

And i got the idea patented, its a whole new structure e.t.c, i didnt program it, im speaking to a big site who i have dealt with in the past with marketing ideas and so on.

Ill let you know tomorrow night what goes on.

it may all turn out to be shit, but its a damn good system, and if they put it on the site will have people playing it "fo sho"

Aequitas58 · #3 03-30-06, 10:26 PM

If it's patented, why can't you reveal more details?

There are a few very smart people on these boards - and if you get substantive discussion on your idea (for FREE) it might give you more leverage when you talk to the poker site: you could be more informed, you could swing some heavier words, and you might be able to view things from another perspective.

Talking Poker · #4 03-30-06, 10:31 PM

Excellent point.

Reel Deal · #5 03-31-06, 01:11 AM

Very good point... not bad for a rookie lawyer.

Although if he's already had this idea/structure patented he probably has counsel assisting him in the UK (am I close eejit??).

eejit101 · #6 03-31-06, 01:19 AM

Umm, no, and im beginning to think ive done it arse way round.

You can get patentcy stuff ordered online, they send it round to your house, you send it off e.t.c

I dont know if my laws and yours are the same, but ive basically put a little thing on my idea that means noone else can pass it off as theirs, unless they can prove beyond any doubt they had invented it earlier. Which is hard unless you got abraham lincoln to sign something on your work sheet

But yes, i should have got more advice, and yes, i will be asking everyones advice from here.

Aequitas58 · #7 03-31-06, 01:26 AM

Well, you're being very discreet about the details, and that's fine, but if it's as "big" as you suggest, I'm confused why you wouldn't want a rake-type compensation option (if that becomes available to you). The way you're playing this up, it sounds like something that could *possibly* change your life. Don't throw that away for $5,000 or $10,000.

Let us know what happens.

Reel Deal · #8 03-31-06, 01:28 AM

That sounds a lot more like a copyright than a patent... patents, at least here in the U.S. (and I would think in the U.K.), are very expensive and time consuming to obtain. You have to have a patent lawyer (a specialist that must pass the patent bar) file your application with the U.S. Patent Office and then it gets examined and only goes to registration if it's patentable and does not infringe any existing patents. Not something you can do via mail order or on-line (copyright however you can do that, it's a much more simple process).

In any event, I would really suggest that you get them to sign a confidentiality agreement with a non-compete clause because I'm now pretty certain that the intellectual property rights in your idea are not as locked up as you might think.

Aequitas58 · #9 03-31-06, 01:35 AM

Nice post, old school.

Aequitas58 · #10 03-31-06, 01:30 AM

Comments about my superior intellect are always +rep worthy.

NH!

eejit101 · #11 03-31-06, 01:37 AM

4 points

1- thanks to our resident lawyer nd resident asshole for their help, + reps for both when i can +rep you again RD.

2- yes, copywrite is it. Apparently from someone i know here patenting is mroe important, but i dont have the money for it and a copywrite will do te job. I am getting something signed from the site now too, thanx.

3 - I always wanted a rake option if i can, nothing big mind, just small, so i wont ever need to work again

. If i get 1% and they run 100 tables, ill be earning $1,5 million a year. HOLY SHIT, wont happen, but it might

4- why didnt i go to law school?

Aequitas58 · #12 03-31-06, 01:48 AM

It has it's benefits, but it also has it's drawbacks. Consider yourself lucky that you're not paying off student loans in excess of $100,000.

Reel Deal · #13 03-31-06, 01:54 AM

Good, very good.

jaeh00d · #14 03-31-06, 05:53 AM

[quote=eejit101]4 points

3 - I always wanted a rake option if i can, nothing big mind, just small, so i wont ever need to work again

. If i get 1% and they run 100 tables, ill be earning $1,5 million a year. HOLY SHIT, wont happen, but it might

lmao