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What is the name of your state? New York
Hello- I am a nurse and I am beginning a home business of making "supportive" jewelry. By this I mean, using a pink ribbon (breast cancer awareness) as one of the items on a bracelet fur survivors of cancer...............since this pink ribbon is universally used as the sign for breast cancer awareness do I have to get someone's permission to use it in the creation of my jewelry? What if I buy some charm links that have little pink hearts on them to use as well- are these things somehow protected so that if I use them I can not call the jewelry I created mine? Is there any sort of protection I can get legally to protect my ideas about such "alternative" types of Jewelry? Can anyone suggest where I might learn more about this type of thing- meaning using general ideas (like charms already made with little hearts on them) for a product without doing something that might impinge on copyrights or patents? can I patent or copywrite my idea to create such type of jewelry-I will them mass produce them to sell..........HELP!!!!!!!!!!!any suggestions appreciated.
Hello- I am a nurse and I am beginning a home business of making "supportive" jewelry. By this I mean, using a pink ribbon (breast cancer awareness) as one of the items on a bracelet fur survivors of cancer...............since this pink ribbon is universally used as the sign for breast cancer awareness do I have to get someone's permission to use it in the creation of my jewelry? What if I buy some charm links that have little pink hearts on them to use as well- are these things somehow protected so that if I use them I can not call the jewelry I created mine? Is there any sort of protection I can get legally to protect my ideas about such "alternative" types of Jewelry? Can anyone suggest where I might learn more about this type of thing- meaning using general ideas (like charms already made with little hearts on them) for a product without doing something that might impinge on copyrights or patents? can I patent or copywrite my idea to create such type of jewelry-I will them mass produce them to sell..........HELP!!!!!!!!!!!any suggestions appreciated.