Freedom To Operate (FTO)

Client wants to commercialize a product or process without infringing on the intellectual property owned by others to minimize future infringement risk.
Process Flow
Understanding of the invention disclosure provided by the client
Identifying key features of the invention
Conducting Keyword, Class (IPC, US, ECLA), Assignee, Inventor and Citation based search
Filtering potential infringing patents/patent applications
Mapping identified key features on the latest claims of the relevant patents/patent applications
Vadroits Value Adds:
  • Mapping of key features on the product of the identified assignees of infringing patents
  • Providing latest claims of the relevant patent/patent applications based on file wrapper analysis
  • Ranking the relevant patents/patent applications based on PRM (patent ranking model) model to measure the extent of infringement.
  • Providing legal status history and litigation analysis of all the relevant patents/patent applications.
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