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- Mar 15, 2012
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Hi all,
I had an idea for a product for some time and recently found someone raising money for it on Indiegogo. In fact they have passed the prototype stage and are close to full scale production.
Now of course it’s my own fault for not jumping on it sooner, but if anything I am now more convinced that the product has a market.
I’m wondering if someone can give me advice on how to go about producing a very similar product without running foul of the law, as the product has a few patents tied to it.
Is it conceivable that I could simply purchase the product and hire a patent attorney to tell me what I can and can’t do? Or are there any companies out there who can take the product and produce a similar version that doesn’t copy anything proprietary?
Quite simply, I’m really bummed out that this product idea has been taken and would like to create my own version in an ethical/legal manner.
I appreciate any thoughts you all may have!
I had an idea for a product for some time and recently found someone raising money for it on Indiegogo. In fact they have passed the prototype stage and are close to full scale production.
Now of course it’s my own fault for not jumping on it sooner, but if anything I am now more convinced that the product has a market.
I’m wondering if someone can give me advice on how to go about producing a very similar product without running foul of the law, as the product has a few patents tied to it.
Is it conceivable that I could simply purchase the product and hire a patent attorney to tell me what I can and can’t do? Or are there any companies out there who can take the product and produce a similar version that doesn’t copy anything proprietary?
Quite simply, I’m really bummed out that this product idea has been taken and would like to create my own version in an ethical/legal manner.
I appreciate any thoughts you all may have!
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