can you use nda agreement to protect an "idea", a "concept" ?

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One use of NDA agreements is the

protection of

“Intellectual Property”.

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The law has long recognized the

notion that ideas are “property”

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IP Law makes it very clear, however,

that an idea is only subject to legal

protection if it’s been published in

tangible form.

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So, if you’ve got a product idea in your head.

The law doesn’t really care.

Now, put a rough sketch of that idea down on

paper, and then we’re talking.

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NDA agreements can be successful in protecting

valuable information and legally protected intellec-

tual property.

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But the law only protects ideas that have been

expressed in some tangible form.

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Will an NDA really protect

your “concept“, your “idea” ?

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No

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Your idea is just an idea.

No matter how good your NDA agreement is,

your idea is afforded no protection under the

law until you have established or conveyed the

idea in tangible form.

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- WeWork

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Your options

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Apply for a patent, trademark or copyright.

Patent law, for example, doesn’t even require that a prototype

be built in order for a patent to be approved.

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Put your idea into an identifiable format

Get it into a physical format so that the law will recognize

that your idea is no longer a mere idea, but an actual

piece of “intellectual property” that’s afforded protection

under the law.

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Use NDA to protect ideas?

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