cotton Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 is it legal to copy lures under patent for personal use if you don't sell them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskat Posted July 27, 2005 Report Share Posted July 27, 2005 This subject has been discussed several times. If you'll do a search on this subject you'll find some loonnnggg threads. According to RockHopper (he's our pantent Guru) it is. I want tell if you don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redg8r Posted July 27, 2005 Report Share Posted July 27, 2005 I think basskat made a typo, he meant to say, according to rockhopper (hes an inventor & our site patent advisor) It is Illegal even for personal use. The chances of Bagley beating down your door to serve papers on your personal stash of baits..... well you get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskat Posted July 27, 2005 Report Share Posted July 27, 2005 Your right Red, I made a typo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cotton Posted July 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2005 after reading some of the posts from the search, I got my answer I guess I need a lawyer to make my own lures !! What a revolting development this is! The whole thing makes my head hurt. Kinda makes you wonder...if a fella catches the world record bass on a copied and patented lure...could the lure maker sue for rights to the record? Think I'll just stick to store boughtn' ones. Way too much confusion. Just curious, are fly patterns patentable I wonder? (that's probably been discussed before too!) Cotton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard Posted July 27, 2005 Report Share Posted July 27, 2005 However if the patent has expired you are feel copy the design, even for resale. If you are uncomfortable with patent law just make copies of older baits, the patent on the early Bagley's has expried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
