Just spitballing an idea. Will probably catch flak for it but curious to hear what people might think.
If a company decides to offshore the manufacturing of a product that is protected by a US patent, should that patent be rescinded if that company then imports the same product back into the US? I guess same can be applied for other countries with patenting systems.
There's probably a lot I'm not taking into consideration or am aware about. Don't forget, it's just an idea.
So if a company decides to offshore, I figure this idea would allow other domestic manufacturers the ability to make the same product (maybe even better or cheaper) or force the other business to stay Stateside.
I'm sure there are people here that might be relying on patents and have their operations overseas but what's stopping that foreign company from rebranding and selling the product for their or other markets around the world (pretty sure it already happens)?
If a company decides to offshore the manufacturing of a product that is protected by a US patent, should that patent be rescinded if that company then imports the same product back into the US? I guess same can be applied for other countries with patenting systems.
There's probably a lot I'm not taking into consideration or am aware about. Don't forget, it's just an idea.
So if a company decides to offshore, I figure this idea would allow other domestic manufacturers the ability to make the same product (maybe even better or cheaper) or force the other business to stay Stateside.
I'm sure there are people here that might be relying on patents and have their operations overseas but what's stopping that foreign company from rebranding and selling the product for their or other markets around the world (pretty sure it already happens)?