Do I need to patent my product?

liloo

We have a product that is huge in another country, but non existant in US. We have modified it to work better for americans.
We changed the shape and size.
Is a change like this patentable?

patentandtrademark

maybe - depends on the change

patentandtrademark

If the product "already exists," it will not be patented.  The legal issue is how significant the changes are to produce the new product and whether that "new product" already exists.  Be careful with legal advice from bitter people who do not know the law.

nevadascul

Hi Liloo
Submit your product to the patent office and let them decide.  You can get a patent on a modification to an existing product design if there is a significant difference between the existing and new design.  I came across this bit of information doing research for an article.