When implementing the sale of generic products, in order to avoid being sued or reduce legal risks, companies can adopt the following strategies： ### 1. ** Conduct adequate legal due diligence** -**Patent search**: Before imitating a product, conduct a comprehensive patent search to ensure that the product does not infringe existing patent rights. You can check whether the relevant technology has been patented through patent databases (such as the State Intellectual Property Office of China, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, etc.). -**Trademark and copyright inspection**: Ensure that the name, logo, packaging design, etc. of imitation products do not infringe the trademark rights or copyrights of others. ### 2. **Obtain legal authorization** -**Patent license**: If the imitation product involves the patented technology of others, you can try to negotiate with the patentee to obtain a patent license and pay a reasonable license fee. -**Trademark license**: If you use another person's trademark, you need to obtain the authorization of the trademark holder and sign a license agreement. ### 3. **Improvement and innovation** -**Differentiated design**: Improve the imitation product so that it is clearly different from the original product in function, appearance or technology, and avoid direct copying. -**Technological innovation**: Through independent research and development, new technologies or functions are added to reduce the possibility of infringement. ### 4. **Comply with laws and regulations** -**Intellectual property law**: Strictly abide by the intellectual property laws of the country or region where you are located, and avoid infringing on the patent rights, trademark rights, copyrights, etc. of others. -**Anti-Unfair Competition Law**: Avoid unfair competition acts such as false publicity and misleading consumers. ### 5. **Rational use of public domain technology** -**Expired patents**: Use patented technologies that have expired because these technologies have entered the public domain and are no longer protected by law. -**Open source technology**: Use open source technology or public domain design to ensure that it does not infringe the intellectual property rights of others. ### 6. **Review of contract terms** -**Supplier contract**: When signing a contract with a supplier, clarify the intellectual property responsibilities to ensure that the products or technologies provided by the supplier do not infringe the rights of third parties. -**Sales contract**: Add an intellectual property exemption clause to the sales contract to make it clear that the buyer's use of the product does not infringe the rights of third parties. ### 7. **Establish an internal intellectual property management system** -**Training employees**: Regularly conduct intellectual property legal training for employees to improve their legal awareness and risk prevention capabilities. -**Internal review process**: Establish an intellectual property review process in the process of product development, production and sales to ensure that every link meets legal requirements. ### 8. **Purchase intellectual property insurance** -**Tort liability insurance**: Purchase intellectual property tort liability insurance to deal with possible legal actions and compensation risks. ### 9. **Monitor market dynamics** -**Competitor monitoring**: Regularly monitor the intellectual property dynamics of competitors to detect potential infringement risks in a timely manner. -**Early warning of legal proceedings**: Pay attention to legal litigation cases in related fields and learn about the latest legal jurisprudence and trends. ### 10. **Consult professional legal counsel** -**Legal advice**: Before selling imitation products, consult a professional intellectual property lawyer to obtain legal advice to ensure product compliance. ### 11. **Proactive reconciliation** -**Response to allegations of infringement**: If you receive allegations of infringement, actively negotiate with the other party to seek a settlement and avoid entering litigation procedures. By taking the above measures, companies can effectively reduce the legal risks in the sale of generic products, avoid being sued or reduce potential liability for compensation.