About the Book

Anyone involved with patent searching and risk management requires the proper tools and methodology to avoid patent infringement. Designed to build the necessary competencies, techniques, and best practices, this guide addresses all relevant topics, from conducting freedom-to-operate (FTO) studies and analyzing the results to developing appropriate risk management strategies. The authors provide valuable details the methodologies and strategies for performing PTO studies and present options for mitigating risks associated with patent infringement. Everyone from in-house and private practice attorneys to businesspeople, non-lawyer patent professionals, engineers, and academics will find utility in this thorough and accessible resource.

Book Synopsis

Anyone involved with patent searching and risk management requires the proper tools and methodology to successfully avoid patent infringement. Patent Freedom to Operate Searches, Opinions, Techniques, and Studies is designed to build the necessary competencies, techniques, and best practices.

Addressing a wide range of topics, this book covers: conducting and organizing freedom-to-operate studies to obtain actionable data; analyzing the results of those searches; developing appropriate risk management strategies; and preserving the information and analysis in order to be fully protected in the future.

Everyone from in-house and private practice attorneys to businesspeople, non-lawyer patent professionals, engineers, and academics will find utility in this thorough and accessible resource.

About the Author

Austen P. Zuege is an officer and attorney with Westman, Champlin & Koehler in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has extensive experience organizing and conducting patent freedom-to-operate studies as well as managing large teams involved with them. The contributing authors have worked with clients in a wide range of technological fields and regularly prosecute patents and engage in freedom-to-operate studies, helping clients to identify, understand, and avoid risks posed by the patents of their competitors.