Stirling
Hot Rolled
- Joined
- Dec 11, 2013
- Location
- Alberta canada
So ive receved a call today from a competitor stating ill get getting a call from the lawyers for infringing on a patent pending product of theirs, apperently I have made an absolute copy of his product in his words...
they are similar and ultimatly preform th same function, but there are many fish in the sea producing vartiations of the same type of product.
Firstly i will say that my product was designed wholy by myself without riping anyone off, to get that out of the way.
Regardless, have any of you found yourself in this position and what advice do you have?
I have yet to receive anything from a lawyer yet, he just called to give me a "heads up" and generally be rude.
firstly, I see no notes of his patent pending anywhere on the limited literature I can find on the product via the web site they have.
Second, Patent Pending? does that not mean its not patented therefor offering very limited protection? I belive they have been producting this product for around 10 years now from what i can see. i have been producing mine for 3 years. is there a time limit on "pending"
i dunno, any words from the wize are appriciated here, im a one man band and have little reasources at this time. i know none of it will be regarded as legal advice.
honesty i really disslike poelpe hat like to try and bully people around. seems like a simple bully phone call to me with no backing, defimation of charicter to my customers as well.. but a few conversations an mend any wounds there should hat be as far as it goes.
thanks in advance.
they are similar and ultimatly preform th same function, but there are many fish in the sea producing vartiations of the same type of product.
Firstly i will say that my product was designed wholy by myself without riping anyone off, to get that out of the way.
Regardless, have any of you found yourself in this position and what advice do you have?
I have yet to receive anything from a lawyer yet, he just called to give me a "heads up" and generally be rude.
firstly, I see no notes of his patent pending anywhere on the limited literature I can find on the product via the web site they have.
Second, Patent Pending? does that not mean its not patented therefor offering very limited protection? I belive they have been producting this product for around 10 years now from what i can see. i have been producing mine for 3 years. is there a time limit on "pending"
i dunno, any words from the wize are appriciated here, im a one man band and have little reasources at this time. i know none of it will be regarded as legal advice.
honesty i really disslike poelpe hat like to try and bully people around. seems like a simple bully phone call to me with no backing, defimation of charicter to my customers as well.. but a few conversations an mend any wounds there should hat be as far as it goes.
thanks in advance.