[Woodcarver] Question re Original Design

[rckymtnbev03 at aol.com]

I think this is one of the rare instances when it pays to contact an attorney.? There are so many loopholes in patenting and copyrighting.? My son works for a furniture design firm in New York - they've had a lot of headaches with this area because one little change in the design and it's not YOUR design anymore, unless you are legally covered with an iron-clad contract.



If you took these designs from somewhere else and incorporated them into your design, they can say that it was not your original design anyway . . . it's all very complicated.



You might be able to find a contract to purchase online and put in your specifics - but if it means that much to you, you may want to go ahead and bight the bullet and contact an attorney.



Bev Holloway


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In a message dated 7/13/2007 1:49:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time, pyroannex3 at yahoo.com writes:

The person requesting to use it wants to have one or
two stained glass works made--one for a gift and
another to keep.

Is there some protocol for selling a design for a
single (or double) use without losing control of the
design?? How would one charge for such a thing?

Any ideas welcome.

Thanks!



being you are one of the biggies in pyro, I would be asking a decent price if I were you.? You can grant a limited license for a price you agree on, allowing a maximum X amount of copies while still retaining the rights to the original pattern.? Basically they will simply pay to use it and you will not lose control of the rights to the design.?? You will have to word the agreement carefully.


Joe dillett is the one to ask about this as he seems very knowledgeable on the subject.


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