Each time a product is designed or updated, the new product may end up infringing some patent(s) at great risk to the product owner. Lucid Patent® makes product Freedom To Operate (FTO) analysis easy and inexpensive. Our team of patent attorneys create custom FTO claim coverage charts for your technology areas. Freedom To Operate (FTO) is achieved by screening patents that could be infringed by your product. Lucid Patent® FTO charts fills the need for quickly screening patents, ensuring that your products are free.
During FTO screening, hundreds or thousands of patents often need to be reviewed. Our charts categorize and index the real claims coverage of large sets of patents in visual chart form. The FTO chart is very similar to a classic claim chart in that it focuses on specific claim elements and limitations. Like the classic claim chart, FTO charts are used for removing from consideration any patent claim where at least one claim element is not found in the product. However, unlike classic claim charts our FTO charts depict hundreds or thousands of claims simultaneously using Lucid Patent® Scope Concepts.