infringement search

infringement search. Patents. A patent search aimed at discovering whether a product or method infringes any in-force patent. • An infringement search is usu. limited to the political territory where the patent is to be relied on. — Also termed clear-to-use search; freedom-to-operate search; FTO search. Cf. PATENTABILITY SEARCH; VALIDITY SEARCH.

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词条贡献者

法律翻译郭敏，毕业于欧洲顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译涉及互动娱乐领域的法律文件。