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What's better than a Non-Disclosure Form? Is there something legally stronger that's also practical or easy to set up?
I have a cool, useful, practical and clever idea for a design for a leading businessman (no names) but want to ask him if he'd like to legitimately buy it from me - but - I cannot afford to tell him in a message/email/letter for fear of him just stealing it and finding many ways not to pay me for it.
Is us both mutually signing a non-disclosure form going to keep my idea safe from him using/taking the idea or is there something much stronger, legally speaking?
I need him to be legally duty bound NOT to legally worm his way to stealing my idea I have for him, but I do want him to buy it from me if he likes it. Any concise advice welcome, thank you.
I'm in the UK but he has offices world-wide, so who's laws are the most relevant? Thanks.
Is there something legally stronger than a non-disclosure form at all? If so, how do I get one and how do I get it to him to sign it?
Lastly, I have NO capital, no way to GET capital and absolutely no way to pay for any patents etc. I simply want to impress him enough so he pays me fair n square and takes it legally so I am not out of pocket at all; I'm fairly confident he'd stand to make a lot of money from it as its currently not in his design repertoire.
Please get in touch if you can solidly advise, thanks!
2 Answers
- MorningfoxLv 71 year ago
An NDA can have any language you both agree on. There isn't any one "form". But I can tell from the way you word your question that you're going to get cheated. It takes a lawyer to write a good NDA, and you don't seem to be able to afford a good lawyer. Maybe (but I doubt it) just maybe, you could find an experienced negotiater who knows the technical area of your invention, and how to sell it.
Problem is that 19 out of 20 people with a "great idea" don't realize that the company they're trying to sell to, has already thought of the same idea, years ago.
- Anonymous1 year ago
A non-disclosure agreement isn't what you need. Intellectual property patent. That way no one can use it without your written permission.