Walmart is selling knockoffs of my inventions (AND using my photos)
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What invention do you want to see me build next?!
Anything but it should be unnecessary.
A chair with a timer and alarm
Splash protector for when you’re on the shitter
a shutdown protector coz my mom keeps shutting my laptop down when im using it lol
Copyright logo design
The only way around someone stealing your designs is to get even MORE unnecessary!
yo
Or if you do Police type ideas these criminals wont steal them / only help catch themselves lol
How about someone stealing a text 911 / ping send location app ????
Shut up crazy steve
@@JusAce_ 🗿
@Karl with a K uh wut? this is perhaps the stupidest comment ive ever read. congrats, youre a winner! guess you take your own advice.
@@JusAce_ did*
Factories in China monitor Kickstarter, Shark Tank, your channel - anywhere new ideas pop up. They then pump out cheap knockoffs and dump them on Aliexpress where vendors buy them in bulk and list them on Amazon, Walmart, etc. I've talked to so many inventors over the years who have dealt with this and it's hard to put the genie back in the bottle once it's out.
They monitor his channel? 🤣
@@J.C... "anywhere new ideas pop up" would mean this guy's channel.
@@CrackaSource At least you understand.
@@J.C... How else would they have found this?
Just ban online shopping and international shopping
You could claim copyright on your own image (as the photographer), throw out a cease and desist letter (or issue a DMCA electronically) at them asking them to remove (the image).
They may "accidently" just take the whole product page down rather than deal with figuring out which image is DMCA and which is not :P
Even with them removing the photo at the very least. Walmart has profited from your photo and has unwittingly, maybe, gained from the photo theft. Ignorance is not a defence. Would be super easy to prove and get a pretty penny. News/photo journalists sell their photos to companies who will sue anyone and everyone reusing the photo
I would be talking to a lawyer for sure.
he can also patent them.
@@jomarcentermjm he said in the video it would cost around 25,000$
@@thegaminguy2892 patent cost is pretty broad. If he plans to sell it, it would be worth while. He can file a provisional patent which can grant you 1 year of protection while you prepare the final non provisonal patent (aka the real utility patent). I believe with the uspto the fees are less than 10k to file. Attorney fees a
When writing is where it gets costly. But a well writtenpatent could provide a lot of protection to variants. The other thing he could easily file a design patent which cost considerably less (for him would be $190) and offer protection on the look of the product but with some products thats all you need. He could file it asap and really take them to court. And win. Unless they beat him to filing. In US it is first to file. Not first to invent.
I've had a few of my designs show up on Aliexpress. One was even while the Kickstarter was still running! That was scary.
Also, the current patent system is archaic and terrible. Its broken.
Yeah I've heard stories of factories cranking out knockoffs of ongoing kickstarters and beating them to market. The most prominent of which was the Fidget Cube, where by the time it actually started shipping, anyone who wanted one already had it from etsy/marketplace/etc,
It's not archaic. Marketplaces are a modern capitalist solution. Companies get to make a 30% profit off of knockoff products which are a HUGE volume of sales with zero accountability or responsibility.
@Karl with a K You say that because you don't have the capability to invent anything.
@Karl with a K It's really not. Yes, business, logistics and shipping are very important but the invention part is the difference between quality and quantity (as long as a fully working prototype is made). I could list millions of examples but Bunch O Balloons is my favourite - extremely simple but a unique, extremely well-thought-through invention. Walmart and one of their suppliers also lost a lawsuit to the tune of $160 million against the IP owners. IP is one of the most valuable things in the world and one of the ways IP is created is invention
@Karl with a K Thanks but in my opinion (derived from owning and running many successful IP driven businesses for many years), without the IP, you won't stand out against the competition or have a protectable advantage. I agree there are many ideas out there and to be successful you need the good ideas as well as the execution - but you need both. To disregard innovation is a huge mistake (in my experience)
3:02 It's astounding how similar the USB cover patent and your cover are. It makes sense, when designing a cover for the same ubiquitous cube, the cover is going to look the same but it still feels wild.
Back when I used to run a web and app development business, one of my best clients was a couple whose 11 year old daughter had invented a pretty neat sleeping bag / backpack combo thinggie for sleepovers. It was such a good idea that they actually developed a product, went to the whole legal process of registering the trademark, copyrighting, and production. They hired me to develop their online shopping site. (This was back in 2006, Amazon wasn't that huge just yet) . Everything was going really well for about 2 years and then right after the 2008 financial crisis they discovered some goddamn Chinese company have ripped off their design, their idea, their photos, and had a distribution deal with Kmart, where they eventually found it. Eventually these clients had to take down their site because the lack of sales and the last thing I know is that they were involved in a major lawsuit against Kmart over the whole situation.
They lost a business, I lost the business, and some f****** douchebag in China made a bunch of money.
I hope they got a buttload of money from KMart over it! 😢
Charlie wong
wanna do student film project in back of your cinema
it's not illegal
it's student project
phone jacker ( season 1)
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Some days I wish some great tragedy would strike China.
@@phantomaviator1318 like 9/11 was to america?
@@dnro Ehhhh........ More like what losing WW2 did to Japan.
Dude I can’t believe that people are doing this stuff. You don’t deserve this at all. I hope that they get what they deserve. And also I would love to see a series of this stuff!
I agree
@Facts By Wolf lmao true 😂😂😂
@Facts By Wolf bro how do I have all the likes?
@Facts By Wolf More like, welcome to earth, where no one prosecutes the crimes of China because they give us cheap products with slave labor.
But think about it, it is a honor because your product is so good, their is knock offs.
I actually find it adorable when inventors actually talk with each other on stuff like this.
Not gonna lie, your charger cover looks way better
I was gonna say... that cover looked like shit, even the website
Totally agree. More appealing by far
For me it looks more simpler.
@@Notmam69 bruh go back to school
@@woodie8012 when people are chillin in the comments then you get these fuckers
As an IP lawyer myself: you are focussing entirely on patents - which makes sense considering your channel title - but you are overseeing the other potential IP rights. Just like Crocs never addressed you based on their patent, they levered their other IP right: trademarks. Similarly, you also have a copyright (yes you do, it's automatic and free) to some aspects of your designs (provided they are not purely technical in nature, which is indeed a difficult assessment) but also most notably to your pictures. Therefore, anyone who blatantly copies your original photos of the product is infringing upon your copyright.
Not exactly as satisfying, but still a way to address this behavior.
I've had friends deal with art theft the same exact way! If you can prove that it's losing you money, I wouldn't be wrong that you can get extra right?
I'm genuinely curious
yeah but it's china so you can't do anything.
Please tell; how would one go about claiming this blatant copyright infringement, technically and step by step?
@@alienangel777 actually I'd be interested too, maybe a simplified version
@@alienangel777 Copyright infringement is simply handled by DMCA. The DMCA is a legal takedown request by the copyright holder ( if you make something you automatically hold the copyrights over your creation ).
This takedown request is that under penalty of perjury you believe that what you are requesting be taken down is your copyright.
The website you are requesting take down your copyright is protected by safe harbor laws ( They must not have posted it themselves ie user/third party created, they comply with takedown notices ) Thus they will follow legal protocol and take down your content on receiving the DMCA request.
If either the safe harbor, or the user/third party wishes to dispute the DMCA request, that dispute is handled with you in court.
The process is also listed in www.dmca.com/FAQ/What-is-a-DMCA-Takedown
You should create an annual “Unnecessary Invention Convention” to bring together all sorts of makers and people interested in trying out the crazy things you all design. It would be a blast!
Yes would be awesome to see a video of strangers rating your inventions on the unnecessary scale
They already have that it's called "as seen on tv".
pretty sure thats just maker fair.
OMG!!! I LOVE THIS!!!
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I'd pay good money for these, please let's do it!!!!
Perfect idea dude
Walmart is basically Amazon these days with 3rd party sellers doing sketchy and illegal crap, the big difference is you can return your crap directly to Walmart instead of shipping it back to crappy amazon
Amazon is way better in terms of returning and customer service. It's Walmart that's crappy. Walmart has always been cheap and crappy.
@@Ellie_2007 that’s not been my experience, Amazon has sent me used garbage that was supposed to be new many times, I’m fed up with it
@@chincemagnet you prob bought it from a shitty seller
@@diamondroyal538 almost all of it is handled by Amazon, the biggest problem is people steal stuff out of returned items and Amazon sells that as new/unopened and the next buyer gets something missing or broken. It’s happened to me at least a dozen times
@@chincemagnetthey're shady hiding It, but you can see if it's sent by Amazon warehouse...and their a-z policy IS unmatched, not trying to Fanboy around, just stating facts, that i ALWAYS etiher get my money back or get a resend from the seller if it's an original store...
Back in the early 1900's (can't remember the exact date), a child at the age of 12, whose father was a chemist, discovered how to make synthetic emeralds. His emeralds not only are the best still know to date, but are still not patent. He didn't want to have to give the recipe up so he never did. His son took up the business and still makes the emeralds today. No one has replicated as good of a synthetic emerald, still. Amazing
SMART FATHER!!! protect your secrets!!
Probably because he never posted a video on how he did it so china could copy
@@fatguyonalittlebike3336 ohhh I'd say a slur if I wouldn't get shadowbanned for it
Name?
Source?
I would LOVE to see a series of you buying similar and/or knockoffs of your inventions
Yesssss
yep
Never seen this channel. I clicked on the thumbnail expecting someone crying with a sob story about big corp scumbag and a cancer story.
I was delighted to find out you’re a pretty cool dude with a fun and interesting channel. I subscribed immediately 😊
this is the same reason I don't post my "Best(according to me lol) product designs" online . I've documented them, maybe in future can work on those.
its the way he makes money on youtube tho...
@@aduck7910 Absolutely.. and some invention might be other way round.. he copied from others maybe with a twist.
i thinlk the biggst reason he doesnt see it as sellable products, its unneccessary invention and people seeling it wont be his frist thought, so he gives the design onlin not expecting anyone to copy it
It's frustrating that even just manufacturing things at scale is a risk. It's especially prevalent overseas but can even happen in the US... after getting your designs some manufacturers will make extras to sell themselves or resell the designs to another company somewhere.
@@QualityDoggo absolutely
I just appreciate him putting the similar products he reviewed today in the description. And when he said the other person's brick vacuum took 3 years it's not an exaggeration as it takes time to create , make , test and sell.
thats actually an impressive turn around from prototype development to final market ready product.
Heard about a new web search engine years back ( it only lasted a few months ). Checked it out and found they were using images from my web site and then linking said images to my competitors web sites. . Sent them a letter saying that if they wanted to use my images them they had to pay me or I would take them to court. They deleted my images from their search engine.
Reminds me of a "graphic designer" many years ago that used my photo on his website with just a couple of sparkles added.
The sad part was that he was selling his services and the image of mine was a photo shop tutorial I made and he could of recreated in a minute but he chose to copy n paste. Emailed him, got some nasty reply, emailed his Web host who obviously subsequently suspended his account and he was emailing back apologising.
The fact that it costs $25 grand for an inventor to protect their investment from some asshat that wants to swoop in and steal the credit for someone else's innovation and hard work shows just how fucked this place really is.
Yeah 25 grand is way too much, obviously there is a reason to restrict it as to prevent someone doing it unnecessarily and abusing it but there has to be a better way making it stupid expensive
It's actually like $300 for a Patent Application fee. That's what the government charges. $25k is for a Lawyer to do prior research, write the patent, send in the application and deal with the Patent clerks if they have questions or amendments that need to be made.
@@Chris-rg6nm so 25,300. Great, even worse.
You can't stop people in China from stealing your product
Plus all that money only for a useless patent that can be easily navigated around
I am gonna say walmart website acts as a marketplace where people can sell their own stuff befkre watching the video, but I imagine that would clear it up. If you complain to walmart about it they should be able to help you.
I think walmart cant help him because he has no patent about it. yeah and this is the polemic
@@Riomsdd He should still have copyright over the photos. So even if he can’t block the products being made, he can stop them using his photos
Walmart won't do anything
@@J.C... correct, they are run by China
He can easily make a DMCA claim to Walmart and get it taken down lickety split
The sad reality of it is that the factories in china producing these things don't care about patent laws or intellectual property. They believe that business is about who can work harder, and do it faster and cheaper. You sign a contract with them where they promise not to manufacture or sell the product themselves. Since there's a contract, they stick to it. But then, whoever makes the molds and tools up the factory will share that equipment with a different factory. Now you've got an unrelated company that isn't bound by contract who can make them. If its popular you'll even get multiple companies doing it, all competing with cheaper and cheaper materials and quality control standards.
Charlie wong
wanna film student project
in back of you cinema
then copy film on DVD ( da dooov) and then sell DVD on street for £5
it's not illegal
it's student project
🤣🤣🤣
phonejacker
Yeah and if you copy some chinese patent they'll definitely kill you with bat soup😂
They can copy it all they want of your patent doesn't cover the mentioned territories.
Yeah it's legal for them to copy it. China doesn't have copyright and trademarks laws the same way we do
I wish the chinese would somehow make dirt cheap GPUs Lol
Sure they may not work reliability but itnmight force nividea and others not to over price their shit.
To be able to use your platform to highlight these products seems like a win either way; people out of curiosity want to see other takes on your inventions so you'll get the views and ad revenue, and viewers can also buy what they've always been begging for in the comments of every invention video. And if it helps highlight some small businesses as opposed to the dropship mass produced knock-off type products then that's always a good thing too.
Upon seeing how slowly that Lego vacuum worked, despite decent suction, my first thought was of course why would I ever use that vacuum when it’s way faster to just pick it up. I mean, the sorting one makes things a little different but still, I could just pick it up for free. That said, I then thought of how often I would just leave my legos sitting out when I used to play as a kid, and honestly if I had a device like that as a kid, you’d beat believe I would throw my legos on the ground purely to vacuum them up afterwards
i think improving the suction would make it a decent hit lol
I thought the same. But my kid will not pick up their Legos and they're a serial dump the whole box kind of lego builder. But then I remembered we have we perfectly fine shop vac with a filer. I do like that it's kid friendly but I don't need another tool when we have a alternatives.
I mean, his channel IS called Unecessary Inventions for a reason.
You could also use some rubber bands with a sock on a normal vacuum and suck the legos up
People are lazy and it shows
The fact that your taking this in stride and making a comedic bit out of an otherwise pretty sucky situation is really admirable.
Oh man, imagine spending three years developing a product and getting it ready for launch, only to see an extremely similar idea pop up on a channel called "unnecessary inventions"
Ouch.
that would probably be a big deal if it was something you thought people actually needed. but something tells me the vaccume designer knows its basically a toy.
That guy spent 3 years developing something that was basically a bagless vacuum cleaner. It didn't even sort the bricks, so it was actually inferior to the one on this channel.
@@MyRegardsToTheDodo why would you want the bricks sorted by size in the dirst place?
@@averagejoe9040 I guess you've never searched for that one missing piece you needed to complete something and simply couldn't find it?
This was a great video! Not just the subject matter - but also the way you helped out other inventors by showcasing their products - excellent.
I like that LOKT didn't do anything legal and just went like hey we exist, here's our product. Yes do the series!
2.7 million subscribers, 3.5 million views. That's why they reached out.
@@mog_3825 exactly, free advertising and I’m sure there was more to it that kept him clean from them.
LMAO the Lokt charger bending with the screw in the centre. UI's one looked far better lmao
It definitely looked like the Lokt one was inferior quality plastic. :D But the cable hooks on top and bottom are a great idea though.
@@ArniVidar yep, just a simple redesign and off to the printer. I could do it and even have a product a few hours later. 3d printing is amazing for these purposes.
I was wondering if it was meant to go over the existing cover and you'd thread the screw both through the Lokt AND the usual outlet cover. It doesn't seem like it was meant to be so close to the wall, hence the bending.
@@ArniVidar òòò
The reason for bending was caused for by over tightening of the screw head.
Your version of the charger protector looked 100% better and was more flush with the wall when installed.
your power brick looks nicer IMO. It doesnt stick out as much like theirs.
Yeah I thought the same thing. Looked like his sat more flush
yeah the only problem is box sizes
It was actually over tightened it creating it to bend out pressing against the cube, LOKT also sits flush. LOKT fits multiple cords such android, apple, micro usb, three corded, and fast charging cube
His was tested in his own house
Lokt had 2 tabs top and bottom where you could wind the cable around it when not in use
You should definitely make a series out of this! It’s really entertaining watching you see them!
This same thing happened to a guy I know of on Facebook. He invented a skid plate that fits on the underside of various Aventon electric bike models to protect the wiring that are located under the pedal crank. After his product being such a success, someone in China comes along and duplicates his product. The Chinese knockoff is currently being sold on eBay. It’s such a rotten thing to do, but what legal recourse does a small time manufacturer have against someone in China that’s outside our legal jurisdiction? It’s just morally wrong to steal someone’s idea and market it as your own to begin with, but some people just don’t care.
I used to work in a small injection moulding shop. One of the things we used to make was a sink unblocker by using compression. While out at a Boot sale one day, I saw a blue one. Exactly the same as the one we made. I spoke to the boss who designed the device. Told him I had seen it, and he said yes, it's a Chinese knockoff. How did I know? We only made them in red or yellow. Happens with everything.
8:45 I am an engineer, and to be honest reverse engineering something simple like a blow up toy from just a video or a few photos is surprisingly simple. Most of the time in engineering is doing the designing to make it functional and visually pleasing, and if someone already made those choices, then its pretty easy for someone to copy it ever with just a few photos XD
This is the first time I stumbled on your channel, but loving the quality of this content! Subscribed. 👍
Yes make a series reviewing knock-offs of your inventions I would love to see that and I want to see what to but
Yes please!!
Yes I agree
I wrote my law school Capstone paper on drop-shipping, it will be published very soon. The conclusion of the paper was that IP law offers very few avenues for inventors to protect their IP from dropshippers. (Though technically your issue here is a counterfeit, and not just drop shipping). I am really interested in what inventors are doing to try and protect themselves and this video is a totally new approach I haven’t seen yet! Love what you are doing.
5:00 genius cover the holes so you can't use the controller... lol
Imagine dedicating three years to your life to make a product and you see it on unnecessary inventions.
one thing to note is that walmart doesn’t manage the online items usually, there’s so many fake controllers and clothes and other items that will say “sold and shipped by” and if it doesn’t say walmart then they usually can’t help
Its cool that people that sent you contact were chill with you instead of straight up throwing a summons to you.
So many of your inventions are very sellable, and not at all unnecessary, which i love
Also joerg sprave has said the same thing about patents, that's why he puts out his videos with his ideas so nobody can patent them
This was honestly a very entertaining and fun video to watch! Great work, keep it up.
You can patent specific features. That's extremely common.
You don't have to pay lawyers to submit patents. You can submit them yourself.
Really appreciate your videos like this where you explain the logistics around invention.
So they aren’t that uneccassery if people sell them!
Plenty of things that are unnecessary are sold movies, videogames, toys etc.
Brilliant-ish idea for the controller bubble. Not sure how comfortable it would be. The suggestion I always give is keep a stuffed animal or old already broken controller next to you. Throw those around. I live 45 minutes from the nearest store that has controllers.
Lego vac is useless. You could literally take a broom and sweep them in a box turned on it’s side without using a dustpan.
In case of the croc and cable thingy I think the tag of "unnecessary invention" hits the company more deeply than the infringement
Croc's ego probably isn't hurt by this guy putting their logo on a completely different product but the cable guys took a hit straight to the heart there
This is where if he had any kind of agreement with them as he mentioned, He would need it in written form. HE then legally could have gone back against the "cease and desist" order and had it reversed very quickly.
A paper trail is as important as a digital trail.
The patent thing is very scary 😔.
I have 2 inventions that I believe are really good.
The thing is... I'm scared to actually release them 😔.
I kinda struggle with money, if any big company would copy my design, my project will most probably fail and I will be unable to even make a patent. Which means, I would not be able to use these inventions to be financially stable. Sad
Same... my invention 'the cock sock' is a trillion dollar idea
You will never stop people making copy's from China
@@oblivininja1796 *INVEST*
Take risks
Go to Shark 🦈 thank in your country
I had a very good idea. I made a rough prototype and showed a few friends and neighbors who agreed that my invention made a common task easier. I did my research on how to get a patent and found out it would take 4 years and $20k. In that time I would be ripped off and hardly able to make a profit.
So in my opinion, it just wasn't worth it to me!
Ya know, every time I'm gaming for hours on end I'm always thinking " how can I make my hands sweatyrrr???" Thank you for your contribution to society, looks like I gotta buy one
Now he just needs to make use with a fan in it to keep your hands cool too
You should build an invention that takes in a scrambled rubix cube and dispenses a solved one so you don’t have to peel the stickers off. It doesn’t have to solve it, it can just store the scrambled one into a compartment on the side for someone else to try and solve.💡💡💡
Already made but very hard and needs like sensors and Color detectors and atuff
you can find them at museums
that’s what i did
I thought there are already a product for that...
I work for a company that manufactures drain valves, we do a lot of injection molding. We've had some of our molds manufactured by a machine shop in China, not long after we launched the product, exact knock offs started coming out of China. We send them the specs to build a mold for us, and they clearly made a mold for themselves as well.
I can understand why you haven't bothered with selling products, it's a pain. Plus there's all the upfront cost before you can even begin to make money back, and the issue of where to store everything. But if you Did do it, I'd say go with 3D print on demand, include a selfie postcard, and sign it over Zoom. You have become the "product" in demand 😆
im a 3d artist thats just getting into the flow of trying to sell my designs and characters, and i am horribly afraid of having someone steal my product and easily redistribute the files around the internet essentially making my hard months of work for nothing. I really wish there were better ways to help prevent pirating or stealing peoples hard work and designs without having to bend over backwards to stop as little as one person, when there could be so many distributing it at once... Maybe theres nothing I can do, and i should just live with the premises that im never going to be able to prevent someone from stealing my stuff, and that I should keep making things for me, at least then when or if I sell them, by the end of the day i'd still get use out of what I put effort into...
if you are super scared of having people steal your stuff. Your best bet is to mint them into NFTs, I may get in shit for giving you this advice. There are a lot of things that go into creating NFTs, but they are hard to pirate your actual work.
@@MrOdaroda Well I mean what happens when the person buys it from them?
@@michaelepica3564 well nothing actually. Because they have the rights to it, but you the person who creates the NFT and mints it is the actual owner, since you have the original art. However, if you mint it if any replications make it onto the internet, there well a ledger that backs up the authenticity of the work. However, that only works on the surface level of things, if someone really wanted to rip off your art, they can. Just change a bit of it. and paste it online for everyone to use. That's intellectual theft, however, online its hard to combat that.
@@MrOdaroda *sigh* I've got a solution. 🔫we kill.
You're a real one for advertising your Lego vacuum "competitor" 😂
I’d love to see you test knockoffs and coincidental products!
@6:47 I wish I could find the words to express how incredible of a person you are to help these small inventors get their product out there.
The only way to keep your inventions safe from being copied is to not tell anyone about it
Awesome video, about the knock-off serie. Yes! Defintly would watch it, it sounds quite interesting to see what other people made that looks quite the same of what you made
I'd like to start a petition with likes and replies showing just how many of us within the community agree that Matty should sue.
Like, reply, comment, share or whatever to show that you support this petition to convince Matty to sue. I want to see a court case and see Walmart lose. There's no way you would lose it.
Sorry someone stole your design man, but the clear plastic on both sides is definitely something I think you should adopt. It makes it so that the top side can be the bottom and the bottom side can be the top because now it no longer matters what hand goes in what hole. Hopefully that makes sense..
Okay I'm going to go binge watch your videos now lol (new viewer to the channel)
In all seriousness, I am sorry this happened. Plagiarism is not a victimless crime and I believe that you deserve better than to have a company steal your creativity and hard work. Stay awesome, I hope everything goes well. ⭐️
It's crazy how China doesn't have laws against this kind of this stuff because isn't this a new design? Like in America you can't recreate something unless it's a few decades old/out of patent and you give the design a makeover. I'm all for competition with companies but this is bordering intellectual property theft.
@@TheNightshadePrinceit's a cultural thing, it is normal in China to copy and lie. Also China protects its companies, even if they are in the wrong, hence western companies don't even try to fight them legally
5:16 Can of worms. You're welcome.
I think the remote control thing is perfect because I have four kids and they love video games 😅
You should sue them
Nah
Just put a disclaimer on yours that says something to the effect of "This is a novelty product and not guaranteed to protect your game controller from damage during an actual rage quit. If you actually do damage your controller while gaming go outside and touch grass."
You are such an amazing stand up guy. Bravo for how you handle literally everything.
You need invent a miniature Walmart, so Walmart can make that and the cycle will be complete.
Walmart has nothing to do with copying this guys ip.. it's a marketplace,, the thiefs are 3rd party sellers...
I would definitely watch a series of knockoff inventions.
Also if you're doing a collaboration with Crocs and they do not get back to you it's probably best to try and call them or email them and keep emailing them until they actually answer since no wide and well-known company should really ignore customers
The rage cube is a brilliant product, if I was in the market for one I'd definitely buy your's over there's, don't like buying cheaply made knock offs that don't last.
Shout out to you for sharing other designers trying to make a living
The part about keyboards not being patented because they would have to disclose the technology and it would become public knowledge is exactly the reason that Coca-Cola has never patented the recipe for Coke. They want to keep the exact recipe secret so much they haven't filed a patent which would force them to publicly disclose the recipe.
Little did man's know he handin out million dollar ideas for the free
For the PS5 controller I feel like this won't work. Any sort of force on that fragile controller can easily break it. Even simply setting it down on a hard surface can knock the mechanisms about and make it useless
One word: LAWSUIT.
Three words... Big ass LAWSUIT
You might not be able to sue on the grounds of them stealing your idea, but you can defiantly sue for them using your pictures. Copyright is automatic. And winning that suit means you get punitive damages. Depending on where you sue that could be in the area of $400k. Which is why Walmart will probably settle out of court for a pretty penny. This is payday for you and whatever lawyer you hire.
I say, call Leonard French.
I can't imagine anyone ever buying this , it'll be a Xmas novelty and never get used again
I quite like your attitude to creation and design.
Imagine some company sees that their product is labeled as “useless” by him. I wonder how they feel 😂
I fabricate things for cars using metal and my own tools. I use to go to NOPI shows and SEMA and show them off. Then I started getting people telling me I copied their design. Things that I had no idea would become very popular and I didn't think of getting patents or anything because it was just stuff I was throwing together. No way for me to prove I'm the original designer. An attorney told me the cost of fighting it was more then the cost of a patent. To this day, I still don't patent things. I just make things till someone tells me I'm duplicating their stuff. Then I tell them to look at my other UA-cam channels that was posted yrs ago and then tell me who came up with it.
One good example is a supercharger adapter I made to install a supercharger on top of a non supercharged factory engine. Yrs after I posted a video, a guy contacted me and told me I stole his design. I said nope, I'm sure you seen it at the show and decided to make it yourself after you found out it wasn't patented. It was almost a perfect copy of mine. I found out his whole business was built on making the adapter and people flocked to him as if he came up with it. People steal ideas all the time. And it sucks that other people get rich off designs they didn't come up with.
3:45 are we not going to address the cheap plastic that bend when installed that look like dodo, if i where to buy this product i couldn't care less about the brick i want the retaining plate to look good.. the brick feels like a way to sell a 20 cent product for 15$+
Thanks for the comment,
We use the exact same plastic as all outlet covers, its made in the USA so its actually not the cheap to make for us. You can certainly over tighten the cover. Its very durable
Oof that’s tough my g Also guys I don’t think you realize how hard it is to sue, much less a HUGE company
Patents don't cost 25 k.. it is like $1100 ish for a large company, half of that for a small company and half of that for an individual. Then you pay issue fees which again are at most $740. It only gets pricey if you file it incorrectly and get repeated actions from examiners that have to be addressed.
I think he should sell more of his stuff
0:05 not *at* Walmart, *on* Walmart
The website is essentially Amazon now
Cup-o-worms..... Those lawyers over at the Cup-o-noodles ears just perked up....
If it's on walmart's platform, it's likely on Amazon and ebay and AliExpress as well.
25000 for patent.. utter bs
3:35 wait? Don’t I just need a screwdriver?….. Then the powerbrick and cable are mine 👍
7:34 yes,yes you should
Well you can technically SUE wallmark, for using your pics without consent
Walmart doesn't sell everything on their site he just explained it some Chinese people doing it and they have really weird laws about copyright and they get away with everything over there
The upside down outlets are crazy 😂😂
Honestly? I would just ding them for using your photo because you automatically have copyright on that. It won't stop them from doing it, but at least they would have to have their own pictures.
Patent or not, Walmart is still using YOUR photo. That is Copyright as long as you own the original and can provide EXIF Data. Go after Walmart for Copyright Infringement!
Walmart sucks!!! They literally let someone log in my account and order stuff to another state and all my private info like my name last name card info and my address. As usual they did nothing but cancel my account cause I asked to.
Patents are directly a way for others to profit from your inventions!
Sue them