Timeline for How to protect an app whose functionality is not novel, but the GUI is
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| Dec 19, 2016 at 12:42 | comment | added | Eric S | As far as I can tell, with a registered copyright you can sue an infringement for both actual and punitive damages. | |
| Dec 18, 2016 at 21:53 | comment | added | Eric S | Yes, but I think you can also register a copyright and gain some additional benefits. | |
| Dec 18, 2016 at 21:10 | comment | added | user18033 | Isn't copyright kinda intrinsic and applies immediatly on everything eligible for copyright? So opposed to a patent and a registered copyright you don't have to do anything? | |
| Dec 18, 2016 at 20:49 | comment | added | DukeZhou | Copyright is the quickest method to gain some protection. (It is immediately actionable, as opposed to a "patent pending".) It is also the least expensive method by far. The downside is copyright isn't intended to cover functions or processes, so the protection afforded will likely be only partial. | |
| Dec 17, 2016 at 22:23 | history | answered | Eric S | CC BY-SA 3.0 |