Freedom to operate search is a tailored service offered by patent experts to let individuals and businesses know that it is safe to produce a product or use a technology without infringing any third party intellectual property rights. The expert does the analysis of the principles, conducts the search and collects all accessible information available on hand and the IP rights which are in force. Then, the expert makes a technical comparison investigation and finds out whether the product or the technology violates any third party IP or not. After completing the freedom to operate search completely, the expert recommends how to proceed further.
Experts who help businesses with patent filing in India can be hired for FTO search too. After an FTO analysis, the expert will provide recommendations with some risk assessment. Some recommendations may include aspects such as considering buying a license or buying a patent, changing the product or the technology in such a way that it does not violate the IP rights of the third party.
A freedom to operate search helps in understanding the competition in any given industry. It can also give you an idea of the new products that will be launched by other companies in the market. Businesses and market experts use this analysis very often to see which companies are active in any certain field.
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