Legal Question in Intellectual Property in Maryland

Hi,

To your first question, you need to include such protective provision in the service agreement you enter into with this manufactuer.

Regards to the product itself, there could be several concerns. Is it protected by a utility patent in the market area you will be selling, like the US? This protects how it operates. Is it protected by a design patent? This will protect some ornamental features that are non-functional, like say the tip of a sparkplug colored purple that does nothing but help the market recognize that it came from you. Is there creative expression involved that could be protected under copyright? This could be things like designs. Then there is the branding like the product trademark or a tagline, for example. It could also be things like trade dress that could be product packaging.

How you protect your product frankly depends.

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