Legal Question in Technology Law in Texas

protect website platform

I am currently creating a website platform that will allow tranportation companies to communicate online with there customers. I have a fortune 500 company buying the platform but I want to protect the coding and technology. This platform will be resold. Is it possible to patent the site. Do I copyright it? How do I protect the platform so nobody else will try to steal my coding or produce something similar?


Asked on 7/25/07, 4:34 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Johm Smith tom's

Re: protect website platform

Copyright doesn't provide much protection for computer programs. If you don't qualify for a patent, then you will want to license the program; that is the strongest protection you can have because you get to write the contract. Let me know if you want assistance with this. I focus on Internet matters, including IP.

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Answered on 7/25/07, 8:57 pm
Charles Williamson Charles J. Williamson, Attorney At Law

Re: protect website platform

Register for copyright protection. Software is considered writing for copyright law. If your code embodies a unique algorythm, then you might be eligible to have it patented. If not, then copyright is your best bet. You can also use trade secret protection by having anyone to whom you show the program execute a non-disclosure agreement.

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Answered on 7/25/07, 5:10 pm


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