JolietJames
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Bringing this back.
Has anyone gotten a design patent?
I can't get an appointment locally with an attorney to answer the questions I have.
How did you determine the design needed protection? Did you pay for a search?
I've purchased a utility patent search in the past but not design.
My product is not a functional upgrade but rather an aesthetic one.
I understand I will be copied and I'm not throwing money at the defense unless I opt for insurance -which is a different line of questioning altogether.
Has anyone been copied and then sued by the copier due to not having a patent?
I vaguely remember that happening to a pool cue builder back in the late 90s/early 2000s.
That is my main concern.
Any updates from the OP?
Has anyone gotten a design patent?
I can't get an appointment locally with an attorney to answer the questions I have.
How did you determine the design needed protection? Did you pay for a search?
I've purchased a utility patent search in the past but not design.
My product is not a functional upgrade but rather an aesthetic one.
I understand I will be copied and I'm not throwing money at the defense unless I opt for insurance -which is a different line of questioning altogether.
Has anyone been copied and then sued by the copier due to not having a patent?
I vaguely remember that happening to a pool cue builder back in the late 90s/early 2000s.
That is my main concern.
Any updates from the OP?