FTO Quick Scan

SKU: PT-07

A first FTO sweep before launching a single product or feature, where the client needs a clear yes/maybe/no signal quickly.

$4,800.00

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Engagement type: Flat Fee

Attorney fee: $4,800
$4,800 (flat)
USPTO / USCO / WIPO fees billed separately at cost.

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A first FTO sweep before launching a single product or feature, where the client needs a clear yes/maybe/no signal quickly.

What’s included

Attorney review of product description / feature scope.
Targeted search of in-force U.S. patents and published applications likely to be relevant.
Short written memo flagging higher-risk references, with a recommendation on whether a full FTO is warranted.

What’s NOT included

Government, third-party, foreign-associate, translation, courier, and vendor fees.
Continued prosecution, additional office actions, or post-allowance work beyond what is expressly itemized.
Litigation, contested proceedings (IPR/PGR/PTAB, oppositions, cancellations), or appeal work.
Work on additional applications, jurisdictions, classes, or marks not listed in the engagement letter.
Exhaustive worldwide FTO search.
Detailed claim-charting (see Technical Claim Analysis or FTO Full).

Client responsibilities

Assumptions

Standard complexity for the service category.
One primary applicant or business entity; one primary jurisdiction unless otherwise stated.
One round of substantive client revisions included.
No material adverse facts (e.g., prior public disclosure, intervening prior art) discovered after engagement.
Single product or feature, single jurisdiction (U.S.) unless stated otherwise.

Scope-change triggers

Material change in scope, claims, embodiments, classes, marks, or jurisdictions.
Adversarial action by a third party (opposition, cancellation, declaratory action).
Expedited / emergency turnaround required to meet a statutory or self-imposed deadline.
After-discovered prior art, prior use, or undisclosed prior filings.
Adding products, features, or jurisdictions enlarges the search universe.

Deliverables
FTO Quick Scan memo with prioritized reference list.

Typical timing
Typically 2–3 weeks.

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