DIY Patent question

[Csae]

You guys ever did something custom DIY style, that you wanted to patent?

I build a studio type frame, sort of like an infinity wall, and i've been getting some feedback that i should patent the design or something but i have no idea as to the steps for such a thing.

The trick is, it can hold multiple paper rolls, stretched muslims, and is a 6 piece assembly type, so you could choose to use any combo of the pieces for the purpose.

I haven't seen anything ressembling it so far.

Anyone with some experience on the topic ?

[Rhys]

Just file copyright first - if you can in Canada. Then apply for the patent at the patent office.

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The last time I've heard of a patent being made by someone (an organic chemistry professor who was a colleague of my professor), it cost him something like $20,000 Cdn twelve years ago.

[David Metsky]

Copyright applies to all original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works.
So I don't think this is of much use for a technical design. You get copyright protection as soon as you write something down, but it offers you no protection for the ideas contained in that document.

Here's the Getting Started (http://www.cipo.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/h_wr00001.html) link from the Canadian Intellectual Property Office.