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I hadn't really considered the need to protect any of my intellectual property, I guess I had just never thought about it as being worth protecting. But there are a few aspects of my product that may need protection. The first is of course the logo. If it remained unprotected another app could easily steal it in an attempt to replicate my product. So a trademark would be necessary here. Also, the code for the app itself can be copyrighted preventing it from being stolen. However, code doesn't have to be copied for the idea to be copied. Any decent app developer could mimic another app quite easily. The idea itself is only somewhat unique, and others like it exist to some extent. So I don't know that any aspect of my idea is worthy of a patent. However, my company will be in the business of building all sorts of applications. So it is possible in the future that we create something that is truly new and can be patented.

Dot.com to Dot.bomb is all about the internet bubble created in the 90s through all of the hype of online businesses. So many companies were created with the intention of doing their business online. Some of these big companies were represented by dinosaurs racing, as they were slow and struggled to adapt to changes. We saw an explosion in the value of these companies and the people who started them, but they were all in the bubble. Programmers wanted to be payed huge money due to their demand. People went from millionaires to broke as soon as it burst. Programmers were suddenly not in demand, and had no where to work.

I'm starting a small mobile application development company focused on creating powerful apps for people with particular needs that aren't met by the majority of apps that are out there. I couldn't find what I was looking for, so I'm starting with an app to help myself and others with similar interests. It's a platform for people to build, share, and even sell training programs in a format that is designed for mobile use, since most solutions that exist are things like excel sheets and PDFs. It's a great tool for trainees and coaches. We get our revenue from sales made through the app. The app will be launching late this year.