Comments on: Sarting a baby skin care line. What legal actions do I need to take? http://babycareguides.com/baby-care/sarting-a-baby-skin-care-line.-what-legal-actions-do-i-need-to-take Taking care of a new baby can be one of life’s most rewarding experiences. It also presents many challenges. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:04:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Mary B http://babycareguides.com/baby-care/sarting-a-baby-skin-care-line.-what-legal-actions-do-i-need-to-take/comment-page-1#comment-77 Mary B Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:24:45 +0000 http://babycareguides.com/law-legal/sarting-a-baby-skin-care-line.-what-legal-actions-do-i-need-to-take#comment-77 You cannot patent a natural substance, or a combination of natural substances...you can only patent the name. That is why recipies, for Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Perfumes, etc..are closely guarded, b/c if they go out, there is nothing that legally stops someone from producing the same thing, they just can't MARKET the product under the same name. You cannot patent a natural substance, or a combination of natural substances…you can only patent the name.

That is why recipies, for Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Perfumes, etc..are closely guarded, b/c if they go out, there is nothing that legally stops someone from producing the same thing, they just can’t MARKET the product under the same name.

]]> By: JP http://babycareguides.com/baby-care/sarting-a-baby-skin-care-line.-what-legal-actions-do-i-need-to-take/comment-page-1#comment-76 JP Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:17:54 +0000 http://babycareguides.com/law-legal/sarting-a-baby-skin-care-line.-what-legal-actions-do-i-need-to-take#comment-76 You probably need $1,000,000 or more of product liability insurance -- esp to sell to any chain stores. I'm guessing this could cost you $1500 a year -- but that is a real guess. And you need to be a business -- a sole prop or a subchapter S corp are your most likely choices -- depends on your finances. Things like soap are really hard to copyright or trademark unless you have something really revolutionary. And you must be ready to spend a LOT to defend these protections -- otherwise you are probably best not bothering. Good luck. You probably need $1,000,000 or more of product liability insurance — esp to sell to any chain stores. I’m guessing this could cost you $1500 a year — but that is a real guess. And you need to be a business — a sole prop or a subchapter S corp are your most likely choices — depends on your finances.

Things like soap are really hard to copyright or trademark unless you have something really revolutionary. And you must be ready to spend a LOT to defend these protections — otherwise you are probably best not bothering. Good luck.

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