Patentability Versus Freedom-To-Operate
By EsqSocial Corporation 11/05/21
If you do not know the difference between patentability and freedom-to-operate (FTO), you are not alone. Most often people mistakenly believe that a patent gives them the right to make, use, and sell an invention. Not so. A patent does not confer the right to do anything but sue others for patent infringement. This is perhaps the single most misunderstood feature of patents, and at the same time one of the most expensive mistakes an innovator can make. Fortunately, it is also avoidable......
By: Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC