Freedom to O perate S earch in USA and Canada/ Product clearance search in USA and Canada Freedom to Operate (FTO) refers to the ability to commercialize a new product or process without violating the patent rights of others. Penalties, legal action, and royalty payments may result from the commercialization of infringing goods. An FTO search can be conducted at any point during a product life cycle. An FTO search helps companies in saving their time and money by indicating whether a product, process or service will violate any existing patents. It makes sure that your technology is marketable before you waste ti me and money trying to develop it. The FTO/ Product clearance search in USA and Canada helps to explore the commercial opportunities by authenticating the limits of existing patents. The li mits of existing patents are: Patents are given on an inventions/ technologies for 20 years, and after the completion of 20 years inventions are free to use for public. A freedom to operate search will reveal whether a patent has expired so that the techn ology can be used without future infringement cases risks. When maintenance fees are not submitted after the grant of patent, then the patents lapse and are free to use for public. A freedom to operate search will reveal whether a patent has expired so tha t the technology can be used without future infringement cases risks. The protection given by patents is regional. An invention may be protected in one country but not in another. A freedom to operate search will help to identify the regions in which the p roduct can be commercialized. The scope of a Patent is limited; some parts of invention/ technology that are not documented in the claims are not protected. Means some part of the patent can be used risk free because it is out of the scope of the patent. A freedom to operate search help in revealing which part of the patent is not in the scope of the patent. How InventionIP can assist you in conducting Freedom to Operate search/ Product clearance search in USA and Canada We assist inventors and businesses i n various industries in conducting FTO/ Product clearance searches our experience team has complete understanding about USA and Canada guidelines to prepare the all kind of search reports. Our search reports include Relevant Patent List, Additional Patent List, Search Strategy used. Our experienced team is capable of conducting searches in all domain of science. For more information please visit www .inventionIP.com or drop any query at info@inventionip.com