They took my concept, I sent it to them, refined, marketed and sold my conception. Am I entitled to any compensation?
2007-03-23 07:36:25 · 6 answers · asked by madbaldscotsman 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I disagree with the previous poster. Legel precedant is that as long as you can prove that the idea was yours first then you have a case, regardless of copyrights or patents. There have been cases where a drawing on a napkin has held up as sufficient proof of ownership.
2007-03-23 07:45:33 · answer #1 · answered by Ryan G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you register it for trademark?
Do you have documentation from inception of concept all the way through until you sent it to them? That alone will benefit you greatly.
You'd be better served investing a bit in a lawyer who specializes in this field rather than asking non-lawyers here.
2007-03-23 14:45:50 · answer #2 · answered by mrnaturl1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can prove you sent them the idea before they came up woth it you might ba able to get compensation but it would be difficult without the design being copyrighted.
2007-03-23 14:45:43 · answer #3 · answered by supergod33 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you get a patent? You will have to be able to prove that you had the idea first.
2007-03-23 14:44:32 · answer #4 · answered by Wanda 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only if you had a copyright.
2007-03-23 14:43:22 · answer #5 · answered by You Lames! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only if you legally copywrighted it
2007-03-23 14:40:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋