Know Your IP Exposure Before Launch.

Freedom-to-Operate analysis identifies which IP risks apply to your innovation across all 6 core risk types. Clear guidance. No surprises.

What We Assess
200+
Companies Advised
6
Risk Types
30 min
Free Discussion
⚖️Patent Risk
™️Trademark Risk
🎨Design Risk
Utility Model Risk
🛡️Trade Secret Risk
The 6 Core IP Risks

What FTO Analysis Covers

Every product launch carries hidden IP risks — including AI-driven and software-based innovations. Our assessment identifies which risks apply to your product.

⚖️

Patent Risk

Third-party patents that could block your functionality or require licensing.

High Exposure
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™️

Trademark

Your brand name already registered by another party in your market.

Brand Risk
🎨

Design Rights

Design elements claimed by existing IP registrations.

Design Stage
©

Copyright

Your code, content, or UI reproduces someone else's work.

Content Risk

Utility Models

Faster registration than patents. Often missed by founders.

European
🛡️

Trade Secrets

Not searchable like a patent — the real risk is hiring practices, past NDAs, and how your own know-how was obtained.

Not Searchable
Freedom-to-Operate

The FTO Process

Our 5-step process walks you through each risk type. Goal: clear understanding of your IP landscape and a path forward.

1

Intake & Scope

Understand your innovation, target markets, timeline.

2

Patent Search

Targeted searches to identify conflicting claims.

3

Risk Assessment

Analyze all six risk types and prioritize needs.

4

Mitigation Strategy

Develop roadmap with design-arounds and options.

5

FTO Report

Comprehensive report with findings and roadmap.

Risk Assessment Patent Analysis Strategy Planning Risk Reviewed
Free Interactive Tool

IP Risk Radar

Answer 4 quick questions and get an instant snapshot of your exposure across all 6 IP risk types.

For Startup Founders & CTOs

Two Teams, One Blind Spot

Founders and technical teams worry about IP differently — but both get blindsided the same way: too late, and at the worst possible moment.

For Fundraising Founders

What Investors Ask Before They Wire Money

IP diligence questions catch founders off guard more than almost anything else in a raise. Get ahead of them before a VC does.

Do you have freedom to operate — or could a competitor's patent block you?
Is your core technology actually owned by the company, not a co-founder or former employer?
Has your brand name been cleared, or could a trademark conflict force a rebrand after you raise?
Do you have a filing strategy, or just an unprotected idea?
For Technical Founders & CTOs

The Technical Side of IP Risk

Your architecture, your dependencies, and your training data all carry exposure most legal reviews never look at.

Open-source license conflicts (GPL and other copyleft terms) buried in your dependency tree
AI/ML models trained on scraped or improperly licensed data
Whether your core algorithm is genuinely patentable — or just easy to copy
Code and architecture ownership questions when contractors or open-source contributors were involved
Meet the Team

Built for Innovators, By Innovators

A team combining technical depth with commercial pragmatism. We speak your language.

BP
Branimir Puškarić
Co-Founder · IP Strategy

Seasoned IP professional with extensive innovation protection and patent strategy experience. Brings pragmatic, commercially-minded perspective.

Patent StrategyCommercialization
AA
Abhishek Awasthi
Co-Founder · Patent Strategist

Registered Indian patent agent and mechanical engineer with international experience in IP, engineering, and commercialization strategy.

FTO AnalysisPatent Law
LL
Latica Lončarić
Trademark & Brand Lead

Specializes in trademark strategy, brand protection, and portfolio management with combined legal and commercial expertise.

TrademarkBrand Protection
Real Engagements

What "200+ Companies Advised" Actually Looks Like

A snapshot of the range of work behind that number. Client names are withheld out of professional confidentiality — the scope and outcomes are real.

🚗

Automotive Components Manufacturer

Supported an established manufacturer's R&D pipeline with clearance before design finalization.

FTOs + Patentability + Patent
🧳

Travel-Tech Startup

Guided a growing travel platform based out of Pula through multiple product iterations, including a full design-around to avoid a conflict.

FTOs + Design-Around
🎓

Public University

Supported an academic institution's tech transfer office through a combined patent and trademark filing.

Patent + Trademark
🤖

Hardware Technology Company

Cleared the path for a hardware innovator ahead of international product launches.

FTOs

Zagreb Hospitality Brand

Helped a local business secure its brand name and visual identity ahead of expansion.

Trademark + Design
🔬

Academic Researchers

Assessed the patentability of academic inventions before publication.

Patentability
Real Risk, Real Cases
Free FTO Discussion

Find Out Where Your Risks Are

One free 30-minute call. No jargon. Clear picture of your IP exposure — and what to do about it.

30-minute focused session
All 6 risk types assessed
Plain-language guidance
Clear next steps
No obligation
Clear, upfront scope before any work begins — no hourly surprises
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Hi, I'm Adria. Ask me anything about patents, trademarks, or IP basics — I'm happy to help you understand the general picture. (Please don't share confidential or unpublished invention details here — for anything specific, a consultation is the right, secure place for that.)
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