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If you think about it we all have different prices on tint installations in our area. So if you break it down selling tint kits for double or even the rolls should not be a problem. Its just like tinting a car for $200 bucks and the roll cost $100. You stillo have a lot left over. As for the reboxing and calling it something else and claiming it as your product is copyright infringement if you ask me.

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If you think about it we all have different prices on tint installations in our area. So if you break it down selling tint kits for double or even the rolls should not be a problem. Its just like tinting a car for $200 bucks and the roll cost $100. You stillo have a lot left over. As for the reboxing and calling it something else and claiming it as your product is copyright infringement if you ask me.

It has nothing to do with copyright infringement.

Could be covered under certain patent laws. This will probably fall under your dealer/consumer agreement with the original company and/or labeling laws in your state or country. Rebranding or reboxing happens with thousands of products everyday.

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If you think about it we all have different prices on tint installations in our area. So if you break it down selling tint kits for double or even the rolls should not be a problem. Its just like tinting a car for $200 bucks and the roll cost $100. You stillo have a lot left over. As for the reboxing and calling it something else and claiming it as your product is copyright infringement if you ask me.

It has nothing to do with copyright infringement.

Could be covered under certain patent laws. This will probably fall under your dealer/consumer agreement with the original company and/or labeling laws in your state or country. Rebranding or reboxing happens with thousands of products everyday.

It pretty much means the same thing. Let me google that for you.

patent (11px-Loudspeaker.svg.png/ˈpætənt/ or /ˈpeɪtənt/) is a form of intellectual property. It consists of a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention.

Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time. Generally, it is "the right to copy", but also gives the copyright holder the right to be credited for the work, to determine who may adapt the work to other forms, who may perform the work, who may financially benefit from it, and other related rights. It is an intellectual property form (like the patent, the trademark, and the trade secret) applicable to any expressible form of an idea or information that is substantive and discrete.

Copyright infringement is the unauthorized use of works under copyright, infringing the copyright holder's "exclusive rights", such as the right to reproduce or perform the copyrighted work, spread the information contained within copyrighted works, or to make derivative works. It often refers to copying "intellectual property" without written permission from the copyright holder, which is typically a publisher or other business representing or assigned by the work's creator.

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Altough it's not nice to rebox something, at the end of the day everyone will shut up, and SunTek will close its eyes. Reboxed SunTek means sold SunTek aswell, so it is no difference for them.

I agree that it shouldn't be happening, but without it, even we would loose customers or it would make our business harder.

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Thank you 808 for showing what you and I have shared are two totally different protections.

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Sorry I was not trying to be abrasive with this comment or earlier statement. I just see this come up all day long in my main business in the sign & logo design industry. To clarify I usually direct my clients to the USPTO.gov site for confirmation.

http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/basics/trade_defin.jsp

Trademark, copyright or patent?

What is a trademark or service mark?

  • A trademark is a word, phrase, symbol or design, or a combination of words, phrases, symbols or designs, that identifies and distinguishes the source of the goods of one party from those of others.
  • A service mark is the same as a trademark, except that it identifies and distinguishes the source of a service rather than a product. Throughout this booklet, the terms "trademark" and "mark" refer to both trademarks and service marks.

Do Trademarks, Copyrights and Patents protect the same things?

No. Trademarks, copyrights and patents all differ. A copyright protects an original artistic or literary work; a patent protects an invention. For copyright information, go to http://www.copyright.gov . For patent information, go to http://www.uspto.gov/main/patents.htm

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Thank you 808 for showing what you and I have shared are two totally different protections.

Edit:

Sorry I was not trying to be abrasive with this comment or earlier statement. I just see this come up all day long in my main business in the sign & logo design industry. To clarify I usually direct my clients to the USPTO.gov site for confirmation.

http://www.uspto.gov...trade_defin.jsp

Trademark, copyright or patent?

What is a trademark or service mark?

  • A trademark is a word, phrase, symbol or design, or a combination of words, phrases, symbols or designs, that identifies and distinguishes the source of the goods of one party from those of others.
  • A service mark is the same as a trademark, except that it identifies and distinguishes the source of a service rather than a product. Throughout this booklet, the terms "trademark" and "mark" refer to both trademarks and service marks.

Do Trademarks, Copyrights and Patents protect the same things?

No. Trademarks, copyrights and patents all differ. A copyright protects an original artistic or literary work; a patent protects an invention. For copyright information, go to http://www.copyright.gov . For patent information, go to http://www.uspto.gov/main/patents.htm

Yeah no worries I wasnt taking it like that. You are correct thanks for the clarification. Patent is the word I should of used instead of copyright. I just got :owned

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Someone in my town is selling kits and full rolls for double the price and not mentioning the name of the film. I know its suntek. does suntek allow this?

They probably do, or don't care, as they will sell film to your neighbor. Also, if they are selling as DYI, I wouldn't be concerned either. You are selling a service, and not a name brand.

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