INFRINGEMENT SEARCH

INFRINGEMENT SEARCH infringement search. Patents. A patent search aimed at discovering whether a product or method infringes any in-force patent. ? An infringement search is usu. limited to the political territory where the patent is to be relied on. ¡ª Also termed clear-to-use search; freedom-to-operate search; FTO search. Cf. PATENTABILITY SEARCH; VALIDITY SEARCH. How do […]