If you are creating an entirely new product, your proposal would be legal. However, if you are copying most or all of an existing system that is protected by a patent and you don't have a license to do so, you would be infringing the patent or patents and would be liable in federal court for any damages caused to the patent holder/holders. If you've been following patent news lately, you'll already know how pricey patent violations can be.
Answered on Apr 04th, 2013 at 8:16 PM