Hey guys.
Long story short,
I have a product ready to manufacture. I was advised to contact a few suppliers and share separate components of my product with each of them. This way no one will have a full product, and the design can't be stolen.
I am in contact with 3 suppliers, and just now realizing how much headache it is going be. What will happen is that they will all ship me the components, and I will have to hand-assemble them myself here (this is for the sample). It's OK, but what do I do when it is the batch of 100-300 products coming?
NDA's don't work in China, anything can be stolen with small tweaks, and provisional patent (for the design) takes a long time. It does make sense to get it when the sales are consistent, though.
Can I deal with just 1 factory, let them do a full assembly and ship me the complete product? The company I am working with is a well-established manufacturer. They are in business of manufacturing, and not selling products.
I have very limited experience in sourcing products from China.
Hoping to get an answer from experts.
@Walter Hay
@AgainstAllOdds
Edit: the design is not finalized, as I don't have a sample on my hands yet to confirm everything.
Long story short,
I have a product ready to manufacture. I was advised to contact a few suppliers and share separate components of my product with each of them. This way no one will have a full product, and the design can't be stolen.
I am in contact with 3 suppliers, and just now realizing how much headache it is going be. What will happen is that they will all ship me the components, and I will have to hand-assemble them myself here (this is for the sample). It's OK, but what do I do when it is the batch of 100-300 products coming?
NDA's don't work in China, anything can be stolen with small tweaks, and provisional patent (for the design) takes a long time. It does make sense to get it when the sales are consistent, though.
Can I deal with just 1 factory, let them do a full assembly and ship me the complete product? The company I am working with is a well-established manufacturer. They are in business of manufacturing, and not selling products.
I have very limited experience in sourcing products from China.
Hoping to get an answer from experts.
@Walter Hay
@AgainstAllOdds
Edit: the design is not finalized, as I don't have a sample on my hands yet to confirm everything.
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