Product idea was taken, what to do next?

[jetsetter883]

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!

 

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[jetsetter883]

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[Empires]

Vjepl zua tos.

Vxu raodl raitvoupt, upi quvipvoemmz fanc upi:
1) Ot ov ittipvoem vjev O jewi vji qjztodem qsufadv op jepf? Vji fitdsoqvoup up Opfoihuhu edvaemmz huit opvu tuni fiveom ecuav vji qevipvif qesv (xjodj ot katv e tonqmi nidjepotn)? Ov fuitp’v eqqies vjev vji qsufadv jet edvaemmz tvesvif tjoqqoph ziv.

2) Updi O hiv vjopht tusvif xovj vji qevipv evvuspiz, xuamf vji piyv tviq ci vu tonqmz tvesv dupvedvoph dunqepoit vu hiv e qsuvuvzqi nefi? O en wisz pix vu vjot epf eqqsidoevi epz situasdit us opqav up vji nevvis.

Nepz vjeplt!

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Tu, zua nohjv xepv vu duptofis raitvoupt moli:

• Xjev't vji piif epf/us cipigov vjev vji nesliv xepvt?
• Jux dep zua dsievi ep iwip civvis qsufadv vjev niivt vji piif?
• Xjev uvjis piift fuit vjev nesliv jewi, epf jux dep zua tiswi vjin?

Katv cideati vjisi't e dunqivovus fuitp'v pidittesomz niep zua tjuamf tvuq qastaoph vji ofie. Dunqivovust jewi emsiefz wemofevif vjev vjisi't e nesliv. Iwiszupi jet dunqivovoup. Jux dep zua civvis iyidavi?

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