If I sign an agreement with Rockler to develop and manufacture my idea, can it still be stolen by some other woodworking company?
Unfortunately, there are companies in the woodworking market that thrive on stealing ideas and products from others. Rockler has designed and developed many products that have been copied in the woodworking marketplace by less honorable companies. Patenting products, when it makes sense, is one of the few ways we have to protect products from being stolen. Unfortunately, companies that are willing to steal ideas and product designs are also very good at working around patents. A very common misnomer is that patenting your product will prevent it from being copied. It’s simply not that simple. Patents are very specific, and as such, can often be avoided by a good patent attorney and industrial designer. But they do give some level of protection, and to be honest, there really isn’t anything else you can do to protect your idea or product – except to work with businesses like Rockler that do not knock off other companies products. • Isn’t competition for your product by others a good thi
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