I have an internet website. It is a great idea along the lines of a 99cent store. But technology not retail. Anyways i have not put it live because I am afraid someone will steal my idea and do it bigger and better. How do I obtain a patent? Am I patenting the name/or idea. Also what is the cost associated with this. Finally do I incorporate the business now or can I do it after the patent if the business does indeed take off?

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There is nothing you can do to avoid being copied, you just have to offer the best service, the best products etc.

Once you register a domain name, no-one else can have that domain name. So you do not have to copyright it. As long as you continue to renew your domain name registration, it's solely yours

They then disalllow any other persons registering that same name. And this became a legal issue with <sex.com> which was (ultimately) adjuticated in favor of the one who first had the site name.