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A Freedom to Operate search (analysis) also known as a clearance search is used to determine whether an invention or procedure used by a client infringes on any claim of an active patent. The goal of the search is to find relevant patents that have not yet expired. The goal of an FTO search and analysis is to assess the likelihood of patent infringement associated with a specific invention.
Wissen Research team benefits the client in a thorough exploration of the claims in a utility patent that enable the client to acknowledge certain critical characteristic that must be avoided in the product. This empowers the client to design around the patent by modifying future versions of the product.
The idea of (freedom to operate)FTO search is to offer the client a list of patents upon which their product or technology could be infringing.