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IANAL, but you should contact one. That's the simple answer. The problem with asking this question here is two-fold. First, you are potentially admitting that
by jeffmould 10y ago
IANAL, but you should contact one. That's the simple answer.
The problem with asking this question here is two-fold. First, you are potentially admitting that you think you may be violating that patent. Just because a site is not working, does not mean they are not a patent troll.
More importantly, you will get a mix of answers, if any. Patent law is complicated and, in most cases, not a simple yes you are violating or no you are not violating answer. The responses you get by asking that question in a public forum will fall along that line. Some people may think you are and others will not. In the end, you still don't have the answer to your question and are most likely more confused than when you started :)
Finally, just looking at your site, not sure if you are aware but I know of several patents that are being utilized for similar technology. Check out a site: http://zugara.com/virtual-dressing-room-technology http://zugara.com/virtual-dressing-room-technology and on their site they list the patents they are using.
- mandeepj 10y agoThanks for your detailed response. Appreciate it. I visited at least 10 online try room sites before starting work on my site. None of them were using the techniques that we have implemented. We wanted to address their shortcomings. Lot of my friends told me recently to get my idea patented and I started exploring any similar patents. This is how I came across above patent.
- lancewiggs 10y agoTalk to a patent attorney or patent strategist and ask about "freedom top operate" (FTO). Talk to a parent strategist for guidance on the best path forward. Talk to a patent attorney if you want to spend lots of money on patents (that's what they do) Talk to your lawyer only to get referrals to people who know this space. Meanwhile make sure everything you do/have done is well documented. (I'm a director of Everedgeip, but not an advisor)
- mandeepj 10y agoThanks for your response. Yes, we have design docs, code repositories and lot of other docs.
- jacques_chester 10y ago> That's the simple answer. It's the only answer. Every other answer is risky for both the person asking and the person answering.