another's patent pending idea similar to mine
I came across a website that sells a product similar to something that I was going to attempt to patent. their site says that their machine is ''patent pending''. I cannot view their their patent due to it not being published. I feel that I can not pay a patent attorney to compose a counter patent , with my inventions particulars, due to the fact that we do not know what their invention/ pending patent specifics are. 1) is there a way around this? what is the next step? 2) If I DO NOT choose to follow through with my patent and I proceed with the invention / idea, and I get financiers, production, and I market and sell the machine successfully, what legal pitfalls do I open myself up to? is it ever heard of that the other party, the one with the patent pending, catches wind of my success and instead of a lawsuit would rather have a percentage of the sales?
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Re: another's patent pending idea similar to mine
Patents do not grant the right to stop others from using your invention but merely grants the right to fair compensation for use of their patent.
Re: another's patent pending idea similar to mine
Patents do not grant the right to stop others from using your invention but merely grants the right to fair compensation for use of their patent.
