Selling other company's components

[corn-on-the-rob]

The copyright thread reminded me of a question I've been meaning to find an answer to.

Say I make a jig using components that I did not make, what must I do to to sell my own creation using their stuff.

For example let's say I make a jig using gamakatsu hooks and boss skirts, can I sell it as is as my own? Must I mention their use in the listing and on the packaging? 

[cadman]

As far as I know when it comes to making your own jigs, I believe that there is no concern for this. Eagle Claw, Mustad, Owner, Gamakatsu all make hooks for the biggest seller of lead molds and that is Do-It. Do-It as well talks to these companies to make sure that the hooks they specify for their molds will fit the molds. So there is no issue there. You are not buying Gamakatsu hook and re- packaging them and selling them as corn-on-the rob hooks. No-one would buy your repackaged hook, because there is no credible name behind it and it doesn't make sense to repackage a name brand hook. The same thing goes for skirts and so on. People that sell all these components know that it is going in to someones jig and being resold. Now what works in your favor is to state that you are using Gami's or Owners, because some guys will only buy jigs with those hooks. I state all kind of options in my catalog with different price points. The same goes true for fishing skirts.com. I list all the stock skirts I carry, along with a link to fishingskirts.com website. This way guys can go to their website and see the way the skirts look. Let's face it fishingskirts.com has the biggest selection in skirts, and there is no way that I could show a picture of every jig that can be made with every skirt color. So from my standpoint there is nothing to worry about.

[corn-on-the-rob]

Thanks for the reply. I figured as such, just wanted a firm answer. I was more concerned about the skirts mainly because of the name of the colors, it almost feels like stealing if I offer a skirt color called"Carolina craw" or "perfection craw" that the supplier made and named.

[cadman]

Up to this day, I have not had any problems so far. I make a jig head called Missouri craw. This head matches fishingskirts.com Missouri craw skirt. So If I get called on the name, I am sure that fishingskirts.com will get called as well. Also who is to say that your Missouri craw is the same as my Missori craw. To me it's just a generic term. If you put on your website Cadman's Missouri craw, I wouldn't call you on Missouri craw even though both are identical. I would call you out at using my name. I wouldn't sweat the small stuff.

[Megastink]

Restaurants buy name-brand food products, cook it, and sell it as their own. Fear not.

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

Definitely get permission before advertising any component makers name or logo. Other than that you should be good. Legal advice is like insurance, seems like a waste of money until you find yourself in a situation. If you're serious get professional advice. 

[Deleted account]

I wouldn't go to a legal forum to get fishing advise, so..... Just saying...

[Evan K]

47 minutes ago, reason said:

I wouldn't go to a legal forum to get fishing advise, so..... Just saying...

Lol. The voice of reason.

[corn-on-the-rob]

15 hours ago, reason said:

I wouldn't go to a legal forum to get fishing advise, so..... Just saying...

There are multiple people that are active on these forums that have both the legal experience through their own endeavor AND in the field of interest, I got my answer just fine.