How do you use others peoples patents (ex electric motor, or a fan) on your invention to create something new?

by **hardin** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 5:57 am

Do you need to ask permission to incorporate it into your invention? Do you have to pay them for the use of there patent? If it's a part can you just buy it from wherever it's sold and add it to your new product?

by **flannagain** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 5:58 am

If you use items that are patented and on the open market, and combine those items to form a new item, then you cannot patent the new item.

If you build a machine that uses all patented items such as existing motors, pumps, hoses, fittings, steel fabricated members, tires, wheels, etc, etc. then it cannot be patented.

by **bardoul** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 6:10 am

It all depends....... I'm not an expert, but I have some familiarity. If you do anything serious with this, you need a lawyer. Generally, if it's a patented thing and you can't buy it, then you need to contract with the inventors to pay royalties on your use of it in your own work. Again generally, if you can buy it "off the shelf" then those royalties are already paid either by the manufacturer or IN the manufacturing by the inventors. That doesn't mean the the inventors might not want something more if you incorporate it into your own work, which is why you need a lawyer if you distribute your invention. Don't assume, ask. Also, you're not likely to get into much trouble if you invent something and patent it, even with someone else's patented component. It's when you SELL it that you'll get into trouble without taking care of this first. Most patents don't make any money, statistically. Most never sell at all. PS, if it's public domain, then it's yours to use as you see fit, after you buy it. Like an everyday electric motor, not some "special, patented" motor.

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