Here's the question our readers ask: Can I use a Non-disclosure Agreement to protect my idea or my concept? Read the related blog article here: https://everynda.com/blog/nda-protect-ideas/

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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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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?
https://everynda.com/blog/use-nda-protect-ideas-will-work/