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自由运作意见

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在进入新技术领域之前了解自身定位

"自由运作"（FTO）意见涉及识别和分析可能使企业承担专利侵权责任的他人已授权的专利及公开的专利申请。企业在开发和/或推出新产品及技术之前，将新产品及技术商业化之前或收购新公司之前先进行FTO分析，可以降低未来的诉讼风险，避免产生不必要的费用。在美国，被指控的专利侵权人可能会因故意侵权而承担最高为三倍损害赔偿金估值的加重赔偿责任。因此，在决定进入某个市场前积极主动地做FTO分析是明智的。

在做FTO分析项目时，飞翰会与企业的内部法律顾问及技术团队密切协作。我们会组一个由既懂技术、又有相关经验的律师组成的团队。虽然每个项目涉及的技术和有争议的专利不尽相同，但凭借在FTO项目上的深厚功底和丰富经验，我们可以向客户提供有深度的分析结果并同时很好的控制费用。

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经验

Advised a multinational tobacco company on the validity of patents related to next generation vaping products, and freedom to operate issues.

We represented a major travel-related company in securing worldwide patent protection on a diverse portfolio of software and business-method–related inventions. We advised and defended the client on various allegations of patent infringement and third-party claims for indemnification against infringement allegations. We also assisted in establishing company patent and other IP policies, conducting due diligence and patent clearance investigations, and managing the entire IP portfolio.

A European company asked us to conduct intellectual property (IP) due diligence on a technology it was looking to acquire. The renewable energy focused on the production of photovoltaic cells. In less than one month, we coordinated prior art searches in Europe and the U.S., evaluated the search results containing over 500 U.S. and European patents, provided our opinion on freedom to operate with the target technology, and set up a system to monitor European and U.S. patents that may be granted in the future.