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I'd say go ahead and proceed with your idea (of course, I'm not a lawyer). People with patents, don't care about you until you have money (confirmed this with

I'd say go ahead and proceed with your idea (of course, I'm not a lawyer). People with patents, don't care about you until you have money (confirmed this with a patent troll I met recently at a convention). At that point you can either work around the patent or negotiate a license agreement. Also (and this is mentioned everywhere in these circles), what you actually launch with may be entirely different than your idea right now anyway. Don't worry about problems you don't have yet. Good to know about the up coming problems, but focus on making progress, otherwise it's just mental entertainment.

amjith 18y ago
Should I wait to contact the patent holder until I am successful or just contact him now and ask him if we can make a deal?
- timr 18y ago
  That's a bit like going up to a police officer and asking him for advice on the best way to rob someone without getting caught. Remember: if a patent holder can show that you've knowingly infringed on a patent, it's much worse than the alternative. Keep your mouth shut until you're absolutely positive that you've got a problem. How do you know? You talk to an attorney.
- bluelu 18y ago
  As far as I know, you don't have to pay anything to a patentholder as long as he doesn't contact you! Until then you are free to use as many patents as you like. But you better ask your lawyer on this topic.