basic question about trademark law

hi all,
i am new here. i have started a small product development & manufacture
company and i have an important IP question.
my main product line features horticultural goods for sale to home
gardeners. two of the items that i wish to sell are substrates used for
rooting plants. both are existing trademarked products with somewhat
different original intended applications: one is used as a soil amendment
on athletic fields. i had planned to repackage them in smaller bags, then
rebrand as my product line. the other company`s brand won`t appear
anywhere on the packaging and i will not be altering the materials in any other way.
does this sound OK? do I need any kind of licensing agreement with the
other company`s? i already asked my attorney, who was of the opinion that this is legal. what do you think?
thanks,
-puchisapo
puchsiapo1/10/2009 2:55 PM
i am new here. i have started a small product development & manufacture
company and i have an important IP question.
my main product line features horticultural goods for sale to home
gardeners. two of the items that i wish to sell are substrates used for
rooting plants. both are existing trademarked products with somewhat
different original intended applications: one is used as a soil amendment
on athletic fields. i had planned to repackage them in smaller bags, then
rebrand as my product line. the other company`s brand won`t appear
anywhere on the packaging and i will not be altering the materials in any other way.
does this sound OK? do I need any kind of licensing agreement with the
other company`s? i already asked my attorney, who was of the opinion that this is legal. what do you think?
thanks,
-puchisapo
puchsiapo1/10/2009 2:55 PM
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that is a pretty cool product. i have done several conversions of lawn into vegetable and flower gardens and it can really be a lot of work to undo a tough sod. plus, i`m no fan of lawns, especially big, expansive lawns, so i think anything that can turn a lawn into something else is a good idea.thanks again Eric. i would like to hear any other suggestions that anybody else might have. are there any lawyers out there?-Devin
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