There are so many legalities that are "agreed" to on the web, simply by the user clicking the submit button. Is it possible to keep invention ideas online and freely accessable, as long as the user is required to click a submit button, and the legal verbiage states something like, "by clicking the submit button, I am agreeing to a non disclosure agreement...," etc, etc?
Seems like that should work. Any reasons why it wouldn't?
2006-10-23 08:12:38 · 3 answers · asked by ::ponders:: 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Small Business
And I'm not so much worried about them blabbing...I want to make sure certain time frames for filing for a patent are not triggered. Disclosing a patent to the public without a Non Disclosure Agreement starts the clock, and I don't want that to happen.
2006-10-23 08:57:27 · update #1
No. I would recommend that you submit the item to the Patent Office to get a "Patent Pending" designation to protect the idea.
The "subscriber" may not understand what he has "submitted" to. In addition, a minor can't make a contract and that is what a "Non-disclosure Agreement" is.
2006-10-23 10:30:17 · answer #1 · answered by PALADIN 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, if it's included as a PDF attachment. PDF is a very secure format and it is used for all kinds of legal documents these days. It's just as legally binding as snail mail and fax transmission.
2016-05-22 01:47:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
one of the parties does not follow through on their part of the agreement.
2006-10-23 08:14:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋