How infringement method of searching is different from method of conducting FTO search?
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Pedram SameniDec 17, 2012
If you mean validity/invalidity search vs. freedom to operate search, the main difference is in the scope and quality of search. In FTO there is no infringement (yet) so the searcher wants to do a good job in identifying existing patents whereas in infringement, the searcher who is trying to invalidate the patent, tries to search everywhere in every language and every database.
Pedram SameniDec 17, 2012
Also the type of search is different as in FTO, the search is done on patents whereas in validity the search is done on patents and/or non-patent literature.