Freedom to Operate – Logical and Legal

Understanding Freedom to Operate (FTO)

Even at an early stage of planning and developing a technology or invention, a company’s main objective is to patent the technology and commercialize it to make profit. Seldom do inventors or entrepreneurs pay attention whether the recently developed technology is likely to infringe any existing enforceable patent. Technology domain wherein exclusive patenting is the norm one has to really … Read More

WHAT IS PRIOR ART SEARCH OR PATENT SEARCH?

Patent search or Prior art search

Prior art search is an essential step to ensure that an invention is new and has not been reported or known to the public in any form. An inventor may wish to perform a thorough prior art search before or during the development of his/her idea. A thorough prior art search ensures that amount of time and money being invested in development of the idea … Read More

WHAT IS PRIOR ART?

Prior art is any evidence that an invention is already known. Prior Art includes any public document, for example published patents, technical publications such as journal articles, conference papers, newspaper articles, websites, available products, marketing information, traditional knowledge (oral or written) and the like. Any evidence that the invention in some format has been described or made something that contains a use of technology that … Read More