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 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.
Trademark
Your brand name already registered by another party in your market.
Design Rights
Design elements claimed by existing IP registrations.
Copyright
Your code, content, or UI reproduces someone else's work.
Utility Models
Faster registration than patents. Often missed by founders.
Trade Secrets
Not searchable like a patent — the real risk is hiring practices, past NDAs, and how your own know-how was obtained.
The FTO Process
Our 5-step process walks you through each risk type. Goal: clear understanding of your IP landscape and a path forward.
Intake & Scope
Understand your innovation, target markets, timeline.
Patent Search
Targeted searches to identify conflicting claims.
Risk Assessment
Analyze all six risk types and prioritize needs.
Mitigation Strategy
Develop roadmap with design-arounds and options.
FTO Report
Comprehensive report with findings and roadmap.
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.
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.
The Technical Side of IP Risk
Your architecture, your dependencies, and your training data all carry exposure most legal reviews never look at.
Built for Innovators, By Innovators
A team combining technical depth with commercial pragmatism. We speak your language.
Seasoned IP professional with extensive innovation protection and patent strategy experience. Brings pragmatic, commercially-minded perspective.
Registered Indian patent agent and mechanical engineer with international experience in IP, engineering, and commercialization strategy.
Specializes in trademark strategy, brand protection, and portfolio management with combined legal and commercial expertise.
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.
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.
Public University
Supported an academic institution's tech transfer office in coordinating patent and trademark protection.
Hardware Technology Company
Cleared the path for a hardware innovator ahead of international product launches.
Zagreb Hospitality Brand
Helped a local business secure its brand name and visual identity ahead of expansion.
Academic Researchers
Assessed the patentability of academic inventions before publication.
Find Out Where Your Risks Are
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