Need help: I'm planning to sell computer mouse in USA

Welcome aboard.

I wouldn't want to dampen your spirits, but it's a big challenge for a newbie, try and enter a fiercely competitive market, then sort out a manufacturing deal!

If you have genuinely invented some new functionality for the humble PC mouse which isn't already out there, and you think it will meet a demand, then the first thing to do is try and get some protection on your design.

Then personally, if the idea is that good, approach the market leaders like Dell and see if they are interested in licensing your idea. Means less hassle for you.

The PC bubble has peaked, so your market will actually start to decrease as we all gradually start to move to mobile or tablet/touchscreen devices.

Funny you say that Steve, I was in my local pc world for the first time in ages on Saturday and it was like a ghost town, have not been to one in a year or so and back then I would have to wait 5 or 10 mins for a rep to see me, said to the guy on the till what's the story and he reply "hot weather keeping people away" , I said to him perhaps it's because apple and others are doing away with the need for a personal pc.

And for the record i was only there to see if they had an ipad2.

Made think if I had shares in curries I would offload!

The more you think about it, the humble PC is going to become more of a a basic business machine.

Hardcore gamers are well catered for with things like the xbox, and Sonys offering (though dont connect to the internet lol)

The growing array of tablets, ie Ipads and the like will satisfy most home user needs, and mobile devices for when you are on the move.

So where does this leave a big brand name like PC world? Maybe a rebrand or redesign?

Any one remember Radio Rentals....

Thank you sjr4x4, any opposite view is welcome

I know it is a very hard, but I think I could handle it.
Yes, I know from thoughts to reality is a long journey, but I will take it

The new function itself isn't that original. I don't invent it, or let say when I did the invention, I found out that other already patented it. There are many involved patents. But the point why it hasn't existed on the market yet is the market itself, they don't find demand for it, but I think I could. And my plan is to purchase those patents to get the monopoly.

You are right, people are all about smart devices these day, but the PC/notebook market is still very huge with positive grow every year, even a small part of it is worth the try.

I made several plans, in the best case is as you said, let market leaders license my idea, but in the worst case, I will product and sell it myself

Now, to me the biggest problem is about intellectual property (IP) as I don't know where to get the right to sell the mouse. It has two part:

1 - The patents involve in the new function, I will buy those

2 - The patents involve in the basic mouse, without them, the new function is useless. But those patent are very hard to track because they expand in many fields. So I think I will license this right from someone already sell it. This is meaning of the question in my first post

Did anyone have experience with the industries in similar cases? Is there any thing wrong in my thought?

And any idea or opposite opinion is welcome,

Regards.

The PC hardware market runs on very low profit margins these days - just a couple of percent - and its only likely to work if you have very big volumes and a strong brand.

As others have said I would recommend trying to patent your idea then approach an existing manufactorer to licence it out - you maybe need a prototype to demostrate. Even this I would use an agent for as the big players are tough negoiators.