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Freedom to operate search

Freedom to operate search prior launching of the product

Brief Overview
Freedom-to-operate", abbreviated "FTO", is usually used Steps followed
to mean determining whether a particular action, such as
testing or commercialising a product, can be done •Documents recieved from the client
•Review of documents and background search on Internet/Non-patent literature
without infringing valid intellectual property rights of 1 libraries and patent database

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others. A freedom to operate search involves searching

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•Collection of keywords and search query building
the claims language of third-party in-force patents to •Collection of the documents from the search query and taxonomy formation
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determine if the claims of the any prior art read on

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aspects of the technology that is to enter the •Sample analysis on the taxonomy
•Client review and feedback on the taxonomy and search query
marketplace. Freedom to Operate research is typically 3

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conducted as a due diligence effort to prevent potential •Finalizing search query and taxonomy

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infringement. 4 •Starting analysis

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•Finishing analysis
Benefits you would derive 5 •Marking relevant patent documents

o Product launch by identifying infringing patent and

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•Structuring report
potential losses which may happen 6 • High/Medium/Low ranked patent marked

o Claims modification according to prior arts found


o Saving billions of dollars which can lose in potential

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•Creative graphs/charts/tables preparation
•Final delivery of the report
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Methodology for Search/Analysis e


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Searching prior art from around the world using reliable
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paid patent databases and other databases of client
interest. Analysis is based on the claims of the application Reporting and results will be given on Microsoft excel as
well as on our interactive platform where clients can
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patent and technology/claimed aspects of the invention.


Taxonomy is prepared based on claims of the application review the results in an easy to digest format. Client can
patent and then search is carried out to find out relevant also look or sort patents/documents according to the
patent documents. relevancy obtained by us. Client can filter out best
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patents/documents required by him by a single click.


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Delivery format
All results will be stored on password protected
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encrypted content management system, however it is


possible to deliver report is other formats according to
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client requirements.
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About us:
Hadron is a global intellectual property and technology research services company based in India with people from IITs,
IIMs and IISc. We provide services in the form of patent landscape report, patent portfolio management, patent
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licensing support, patent searches and market research. Our clients consists of fortune 50 and fortune 500 companies.
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We at Hadron combine science with technology to make lives a little easier. Our analysis techniques and visualization
tools helps CEOs, patent attorneys, R&D department, IP department to make effective business decisions and plan the
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future. We focus on a niche set of service offerings and have proven experience in working with counsel in technology
and related fields.
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www.hadronanalytics.com Email: info@hadronanalytics.com

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