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How to secure your intellectual property
Post yourself proof to further protect your ideas
To provide further proof of the date of origination, write your idea down,
including supporting drawings and specic details, add the copyright
symbol, date and sign the page. Seal this in an envelope. Address it to
yourself and sign across the envelope seal. Send it by registered or recorded
delivery and, when you get it back, without opening the envelope, write
a note on it to remind yourself of the idea that it contains. Store this
envelope securely and never open it. Presenting this sealed envelope
to any