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Home / Intellectual Property Utility Patent Search Process My Utility Patent Search Now I have to research the difference between a Design Patent and Copyright, and possibly pursue a Design Patent. Update: The difference between Design Patent and Copyright is that design patents are for 3-dimensional non-functional design elements. Since the design aspects of my game are all 2-dimensional I will not be pursueing a patent further. Copyright: I have filed a copyright for both my board game design and the beta 2.0 rules. Unfortunately my papers are trapped in what is know as the "Anthrax mail group" from last fall, so I don't know when they will become official. Copyright Update: I have just sent in the copyright forms for the Beta 2.1 Dragon Duel deck, which now includes the rules and playing pieces. Trademark: In order to register a federal trademark one must first openly engage in commerce between states. It is possible to register an "intent to use" trademark, but it is of lesser value, and still costs a good deal of money. Although I am unable to produce the game in a quantity sufficient to be considered "openly engaging in commerce" I have been able to start selling Dragon Duel merchandise online through www.cafepress.com/dragonduel |
