I'm wondering when you create a new file format, what are the options to protect said format from being used without consent? I don't think you can patent a file format based off what I have read so far. So not sure if anyone has any idea on this.I know this might seem like a weird question given that file formats are used by anyone and everyone. But if I was to create a file format that acted as an application in a sense how would I protect this?
Protecting a new file format?
applications