With more and more enterprises entering foreign markets, the
risk that their products infringe upon already registered patents
will also increase. In order to better prevent and control related
infringement risks, it has become increasingly important for these
enterprises to conduct FTO analysis.
I、What is FTO?
FTO stands for Freedom to Operate, which means free
implementation. The term "FTO" first appeared in western
markets, referring to the free implementation of the technology of
the implementer without infringing others' patent rights.
Simply put, an FTO analysis is carried out to determine if a
product or process will infringe the claims of issued or pending
patent applications.
