In reference to the patent: US8602429
Is this patent Valid? There are a lot of manufactures wordwide who sells exact this product. Can someone check for me if there are any issues going on with this pattent?
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This question may have more to do with licensing than patents.– 3dallianceNov 22, 2016 at 21:05
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Although there may be very similar products, the claims are pretty specific so I'm guessing they aren't "exactly" the same.– Eric S ♦Nov 23, 2016 at 15:16
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Well, it has some rejected claims, see: globaldossier.uspto.gov/svc/doccontent/US/87149710.A/…– Mike SpencerNov 23, 2016 at 20:47
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and dispositiont later... globaldossier.uspto.gov/svc/doccontent/US/87149710.A/…– Mike SpencerNov 23, 2016 at 20:51
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It is an issued patent. The fees are up to date. You can check the status yourself on the public PAIR site. If you have evidence that the invention is being practiced in the wild; the cup suspension device may have been licenced, transformed into a company that manufactures the device or simply the patent is being ignored and the owner is not pursuing legal means to protect their patent.
