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Key Takeaways A freedom to operate (FTO) search checks whether launching your product could infringe someone else's existing patents. It does not check whether your own idea is patentable; that's a separate patentability search. FTO searches are jurisdiction-specific. Clearing the U.S. says nothing about your risk in the EU or elsewhere. Timing is everything. The right window is once the product has real shape (you know what it does and how it's built) but before major R&D, m