That chatter bait patent aint expiring

[@digitallureworks7297]

You’ve covered a lot of aspects of small lure business. One of my first products is a super tough musky lure that will have good demand in Canada. Have you investigated the process/costs selling small orders to individual customers in Canada?

[@WMBayouLures]

I have sold to canada, its not much different, if you use a decent online store. I use shopify but I am sure all the big players will handle the currency conversion and shipping rates just fine.

[@SolvingTechLLC]

is the patreon still available? wanting to start down this rabbit hole

[@WMBayouLures]

I closed it down at the beginning of the year, I was not able to keep up with the constant new uploads. Still trying to figure out a decent way to provide help/models to people that doesn't overtake my life 😆

[@SolvingTechLLC]

@@WMBayouLures Thanks for the reply! Any chance you would make the old content available for purchase?

[@WMBayouLures]

@@SolvingTechLLC yep working on it!

[@frankhunt5018]

Patent protection is granted for a limited period, generally 20 years from the filing date of the application; so its 20 years not 25. I haven't read the patents yet, but I believe what you are trying to describe is a CIP (continuation in part). A CIP application allows the client to keep the original design features in the patent application which allows the client to seek patent protection on the original design features at a later date. Finally, if the design was already out in the fishing community, then the patent shouldn't have been granted. Do you have evidence that similar lures existed before the chatterbait was patented?

[@WMBayouLures]

Thanks for clearing up those specifics! I will go find the video that mentioned the earlier bladed jigs. I don't know the specifics but this gentleman had a few samples of what he claimed where bladed jigs released before the Chatterbait was patented. In my limited experience with the patent office, specifically in the tech/software space, it is almost impossible for them to track down prior art in these small niche areas.

[@GMarshfishing]

I’m almost certain that the continuation didn’t extend the life of the patent

[@rockymountboy]

bladed jig?

[@WMBayouLures]

Thats what everyone else has to call their chatterbait knockoff due to the trademark Z-Man has on the term Chatterbait...

[@rockymountboy]

@@WMBayouLures Just like it's facial tissue not Kleenex, and medicated adhesive strips, not Band-Aids, right? But like many of these households names, they are so good and so entrenched, if you don't use the TMed name, most won't know what you are referring to. Try to tell someone you rented a Dumpster without using that TMed name.