{"id":2609,"date":"2017-01-22T15:51:49","date_gmt":"2017-01-22T14:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trademark-benelux.nl\/uk\/?post_type=avada_faq&p=2609"},"modified":"2017-01-22T15:51:49","modified_gmt":"2017-01-22T14:51:49","slug":"can-i-only-protect-my-invention-or-also-the-idea-underlying-it","status":"publish","type":"avada_faq","link":"https:\/\/trademark-benelux.nl\/uk\/faq-items\/can-i-only-protect-my-invention-or-also-the-idea-underlying-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I only protect my invention, or also the idea underlying it?"},"content":{"rendered":"
An idea or concept virtually always precedes the actual development of a product or service. A product or service may be protected by copyright or by the exclusive right to a trademark or patent, for example. It is therefore important for the inventor to register the concept as early as in the idea stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
An idea or concept virtually always precedes the actual development of a product or service. A product or service may be protected by copyright or by the exclusive right to a trademark or patent, for example. It is therefore important for the inventor to register the concept as early as in the idea stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"faq_category":[],"yoast_head":"\n