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[taryn31]

So say a person has a great idea (lets take that beer hat for an example, with the beer holders and the straw going into the mouth) Say the person plans out their idea thoroughly and makes a physical model of their invention and then wants to show other businesses this so that those businesses can decide on whether or not they wish to manufacture and/or market this idea for the person.

HOW can you stop the businesses etc.. from taking the ideas of what they have seen and simply going off and recreating it in someway and making money from it, therefore cutting out the first person.

I know patenting would have something to do with it all however what other ways could there be?

[jerrick]

Mail the idea to yourself & don't open the envelope