Q: I am looking to start a business using a game that some friends of mine and I came up with.
We want to protect our game and not sure what the process is to patent and bring our new game to market with our new business.
A: Games are typically tough to get a patent on. They are often protected by copyright and trademark. You should seek out an attorney that does all three area of IP law.
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Dear Mrs or Mr,
it depends on type of game you are going to create and make business with. If its board game or PC/console game, different type of strategies of legal protection can be applied. Therefore I would need more details to advice you better and more precisely on this.
I have experience with game industry IP protection so you can contact me anytime and we can discuss the proper and most effective way of protection for your game.
I wish you best of luck with your project.
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