I have a close friend that is a patent and trademark attorney. In fact, I consulted with him extensively when I decided to do the old rcu website that I did.

His basic summary of our discussion was that someone would have easily look at what you've got and say, "wow, that's a xxxx product", when in fact, you were passing it off as your own.


Half the problem with having a patent, is that it really doesn't mean anything unless you have the funding to go out and defend the patent.

If I want to go make sure stops tomorrow and infringe the patent to do so, there is nothing stopping me. The police aren't going to show up at your door. In fact, you can go out and sell what you've made even though you are technically infringing the patent. Unless someone wants to spend the money to go out and stop you, you're likely gonna get away with it.

Sean