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Funding for Online Gaming/Poker innovation? Where do i go?
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25-04-2009 3:32pm#1
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KashMachine wrote: »Hi ppl,
I have an innovative idea for a online gaming/poker related product. Is there anyone here who could give me some advice on the best place to go with the idea in terms of getting it developed or more importantly at first getting the idea protected?
Any advice is greatly appreciated,
tnx
KM
In terms of getting it developed - you might start with applying to your local County Enterprise Board or Enterprise Ireland for a feasibility grant to develop it (choice depends on possible size of business, export potential, number of potential employees etc...) - the feasibility grant would let you do a bit of work on developing the product, seeing if there were a market for it etc....
The good news on that front is that A) there is a lot of interest within State grant giving bodies in funding/supporting certain types of technology related bodies,, the whole 'knowledge economy thing' ; and
Ireland is now officially interested in backing gaming type companies (new one announced for Cork lately etc etc).
To get it protected - thats a much more complex area, and consequently a bit on the expensive side - you will need a very detailed spec in order to file for a patent, you'll have to decide in how many countries you wish to file for a patent etc... Best bet here (possibly, imo), is to include the costs of getting a full patent/copyright protection in your applications for funding (assuming you'll go partly the State or venture captial route) and deal with it that way.
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thnks Lplate,
that something i'm actually doing as of the other day and the initial response from the Enterprise Board was that they 'thought i had alot going for me' with this application and idea.....again let's see.
just as an aside.....how can i find out if the idea i have is not already being developed? i cant find it on any patent search but then again that doen't mean it's not being done or something like it already??In terms of getting it developed - you might start with applying to your local County Enterprise Board or Enterprise Ireland for a feasibility grant to develop it (choice depends on possible size of business, export potential, number of potential employees etc...) - the feasibility grant would let you do a bit of work on developing the product, seeing if there were a market for it etc....
The good news on that front is that A) there is a lot of interest within State grant giving bodies in funding/supporting certain types of technology related bodies,, the whole 'knowledge economy thing' ; and Ireland is now officially interested in backing gaming type companies (new one announced for Cork lately etc etc).
To get it protected - thats a much more complex area, and consequently a bit on the expensive side - you will need a very detailed spec in order to file for a patent, you'll have to decide in how many countries you wish to file for a patent etc... Best bet here (possibly, imo), is to include the costs of getting a full patent/copyright protection in your applications for funding (assuming you'll go partly the State or venture captial route) and deal with it that way.
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