getting the distributors from the competition?

We originally thought to become the distributors of our innovative product in the US and gradually expand overseas. Now we are thinking on focusing in getting distributors around the world, including for the US, instead of focusing in the US only. We know that our product is going to be copied as soon as it is released so we were thinking on a global launch.
The question is: We have one main competitor, Is it ok to go after his distributors in different countries? In one hand they already...

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from getting the distributors from the competition?