Freedom to Operate Analysis

Launch products confidently with AI-powered FTO analysis. Identify patent infringement risks, map claim boundaries, and build clearance reports.

ArcPrime Patent Lifecycle — Post-Issuance stage highlighted
Pain

Common Challenges

The most common obstacles IP teams face today.

Product launch risk

Launching a product without thorough FTO analysis exposes your company to costly infringement lawsuits.

Incomplete patent coverage

Manual FTO searches miss relevant patents, especially those using different terminology for the same technology.

Slow clearance process

Traditional FTO opinions take weeks, delaying product timelines and market entry.

Expensive outside counsel

Comprehensive FTO opinions from law firms cost tens of thousands of dollars per product or feature.

Capabilities

Key Features

Core capabilities designed to solve your most critical IP challenges.

AI Patent Clearance

Automatically identify patents that may cover your product features using AI semantic analysis across global patent databases.

Claim Boundary Mapping

AI maps patent claim elements to your product features, highlighting potential overlap and design-around opportunities.

Risk Scoring

Each identified patent receives an infringement risk score based on claim overlap, patent strength, and enforceability factors.

Design-Around Guidance

AI suggests potential design modifications to reduce infringement risk while preserving core product functionality.

Jurisdiction Analysis

Assess FTO across multiple jurisdictions to support global product launches.

Clearance Reports

Generate structured FTO reports suitable for executive review, board presentations, and legal team collaboration.

Process

How It Works

ArcPrime integrates every stage of the IP lifecycle into a powerful, easy-to-use platform for in-house patent teams.

1
Describe Your Product

Upload product specifications, technical descriptions, or feature lists for analysis.

2
AI Identifies Risks

ArcPrime searches global patent databases and maps relevant claims to your product features.

3
Review & Prioritize

Explore risk-scored results, drill into specific claims, and assess infringement likelihood.

4
Clear & Launch

Generate clearance reports, implement design-arounds where needed, and proceed to launch with confidence.

5x

Faster clearance

10M+

Patents screened

150+

Jurisdictions

90%

Cost reduction

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

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Does FTO analysis replace legal counsel?

ArcPrime provides the comprehensive patent search and AI analysis that accelerates FTO work. Most teams use it to scope and prioritize issues before engaging outside counsel for formal opinions.

How does AI identify relevant patents?

Our AI uses semantic analysis to match your product features against patent claims, finding relevant patents even when different terminology is used. This catches risks that keyword search misses.

Can I run FTO for specific product features?

Yes. Analyze your entire product or focus on specific features, components, or technical implementations to get targeted risk assessments.

Stronger Patents.
Better Coverage.
Lower Costs.

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