[Jewelry making - Article 01203] - [Orchid] Copyright my line?

[S . C . Versillee]

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Hello all,


    Could anyone share any personal insight or experiences to answer my
    questions? 

    I have designed a line of jewelry that I would like to duplicate and
    market to teens and young adults. I think the mode of sale that I
    will use to distribute this line of jewelry and the concept behind
    the line itself is pretty unique, so before I employ a company to
    cast them for me, I was wondering what steps I should take to
    protect my work? Should I copyright the whole line (10 pieces all
    together)? Should I request that the casting company sign a
    non-disclosure contract of some sort? As to the mode of sale, should
    I seek a patent? I've seen other website which have done this. With
    out going into great detail I basically allow people to make some
    personal choices and in a sense "design" their piece before they
    place the order online. I know once I put my website up that the
    idea I have will have a good chance of being ripped off so I want to
    protect it for as long as I can if possible. 

    Just some background information about what started me thinking
    about this...On another jewelery making forum someone was explaining
    how they had employed a casting company (in China) to create limited
    editions from a pendant they designed. They later found out the
    company was offering their design as a stock pendant that anyone
    could purchase directly from the company. Despite all efforts they
    were not able to stop the company from continuing to reproduce their
    work.

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