Positive outcomes from resolving patent disputes
Discovering that your brand may have infringed on an apparel and soft goods patent can be overwhelming, but there are effective steps you can take to resolve the issue and protect your business. At MGI, we specialize in helping businesses address your apparel and soft good inventory of all sizes affected by patent infringement, ensuring a smooth path to compliance and market readiness.
Our Services
Patent Compliance Alterations
Patent compliance alterations are targeted changes designed to bring each apparel item into line with specific patent laws. This process might involve modifying unique design elements, adjusting patented features, or reconfiguring components to meet exact legal standards.
At MGI, we ensure each item is carefully analyzed and adjusted as needed to avoid legal issues. This service is ideal for brands seeking precise, patent-specific alterations across batches of inventory, ensuring each item is legally compliant and ready for market distribution.
Patent Compliance Adjustments Of All Sizes
For apparel brands managing inventories, MGI offers high to low volume adjustments to bring entire product lines into patent compliance. Our patent adjustment services address non-compliant inventory, ensuring each item is modified uniformly and in a cost-effective, efficient manner.
We work on large-scale compliance projects, where each piece is reviewed and adjusted to avoid infringement risks. Our expertise ensures that your inventory maintains legal standards without disrupting your distribution timelines, protecting both your brand and your bottom line.
Fast, Efficient Patent Compliance Process
At MGI, we understand the urgency involved in resolving patent infringement issues. Our fast, efficient process is designed to help you address compliance challenges without delays, so your products can reach the market quickly and legally.
Our team of experts handles each step—from initial assessment to final adjustments—with precision and speed, ensuring that all necessary modifications are completed seamlessly. Whether it’s a large inventory or a high-stakes deadline, we prioritize efficient, high-quality work that keeps your supply chain moving. With MGI, you can trust that patent compliance won’t hold up your business operations.
The Most Common Causes Of Apparel Patent Violation
Copying Design Elements
Using patented design features like unique stitching patterns, pocket shapes, or distinctive fabric textures without permission.
Infringing on Utility Patents
Utilizing patented functional aspects of garments, like specific types of closures, fasteners, or adjustable components.
Unauthorized Replication of Unique Features
Reproducing patented decorative elements like embroidery designs, appliqués, or specific embellishments.
Mimicking Innovative Construction Techniques
Implementing unique ways of garment construction that have been patented, such as seamless technology or special bonding techniques.
Imitation of Customizable Features
Using patented adjustable or customizable features in apparel designs, such as transformable garments or modular clothing systems.
Success Stories: Resolving Patent Challenges with Expert Solutions
Resolving Patent Infringement for High-Value Inventory
A client faced a cease and desist order for patent infringement on $1.2 million worth of tent inventory. After consulting with their legal team, it was determined that the tents violated an existing patent, making them unsellable in their current state. To avoid a total loss, the client turned to MGI for a solution to modify the tents and resolve the infringement issue.
MGI developed a modification plan that preserved the tents’ original appearance and functionality while ensuring they no longer infringed on the patent. After implementing MGI’s changes, the client’s legal team confirmed that the tents were now patent-compliant. This allowed the client to sell their inventory during the prime season, recovering their investment and generating profit, all through a cost-effective solution provided by MGI.
High-Volume Patent Infringement Resolution for Top Amazon Seller
A top-ranking Amazon seller faced a patent infringement issue with 80,000 units of long sleeve shirts and jackets. To avoid potential losses, they turned to MGI for a cost-effective rework solution. After assessing the situation, MGI developed a strategy that addressed both the logistics and rework costs involved.
MGI successfully modified the entire inventory to eliminate the patent infringement, allowing the client to restore 100% of their products to full market value. This enabled the seller to capitalize on their seasonal sales, maintaining profitability and protecting their position in the marketplace.
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Don’t let patent issues or garment defects hold your business back. Contact us today to discuss how we can support your specific needs. Reach out to learn more about our services and how we can help your brand keep its quality and integrity. We look forward to partnering with you and ensuring your apparel is market-ready
