Q: Hi I want to sell a product in the USA, that is like patent "8757418 Self-anchoring low-profile" What should I do?
I checked the registered patent (US8757418B2) and find out the product I am going to sell online is a different design and different geometry but it has the same Self-anchoring system.
Could you let me know how to make sure everything will be ok to sell that product in the USA?
Thanks
A: The required maintenance fees for this patent seem to have been timely paid to date, so it seems that the patent is active. The independent claims, however, are quite detailed (and potentially narrow). Your first step should be to sit down with a patent attorney and have them go over the independent claims of the patent to see if your device has every element recited in the claims or any potential equivalents thereof. It may be that you device is significantly different from that recited in the independent claims and, therefore, would not infringe the patent.
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