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Reading Your Report

Your report is the analytical work-product of the analysis. This section explains each component and how to read it critically.

The FTO score​

A single score summarizing the freedom-to-operate position across the analyzed subject matter, weighted by both the strength of the charted overlaps and the legal status of the references involved. Treat it as a triage signal — a way to rank matters and focus review — not as a conclusion. The score is only as meaningful as the findings beneath it, which is where your judgment applies.

Aspect-level findings​

The subject matter is presented as its constituent technical aspects, each with its own read: which aspects appear clear, and which carry potential exposure and against which references. This tells you where in the product the risk concentrates, so you can direct effort to the aspects — and the claim limitations — that actually decide the matter.

Claim charts​

For each relevant reference, Evalify presents a limitation-by-limitation claim chart mapping the claim's limitations to the corresponding features of the subject matter, with the deciding limitation identified. This is the evidentiary core of the report:

  • Read it as an all-elements analysis — a potential literal read requires every limitation to be present; a single absent limitation is what establishes clearance for that claim.
  • The chart shows you why the tool reached its read, limitation by limitation, so you can verify, challenge, or extend it (including any equivalents analysis, which remains a matter for your judgment).

Per-reference detail​

For each relevant reference you get the working detail an assessment needs: bibliographic data, current assignee, legal status (in force / lapsed / expired / abandoned / pending), patent family context, and estimated term/expiry. Legal status is decisive — an expired or abandoned reference is a materially different risk from an enforceable one, and pending applications are flagged as future risk rather than current blockers.

Risk assessment​

Per-aspect and per-reference risk characterizations, weighted by enforceability, that roll up into the overall position. These are Evalify's assessments for you to review — the basis for your recommendation, not a substitute for it.

Courses of action​

For each potential blocker, a set of mitigation strategies — design-around, licensing, challenging validity, awaiting expiry, and others — framed as strategic options to evaluate with the client.

Supporting analysis​

Depending on the analysis, the report also includes:

  • Prior-art / invalidity evidence — non-patent-literature references bearing on the validity of the strongest blockers.
  • Adjacent-market analysis — related applications or markets where the subject matter faces more freedom.
  • Landscape and related-products context — a broader view of the relevant patent landscape.

The interactive assistant​

Each report includes an AI assistant grounded in that specific analysis. Use it to probe a particular claim chart, clarify a reference's legal status, or pressure-test a finding — in context, without leaving the report.

Ongoing monitoring​

FTO is a point-in-time assessment; the landscape shifts as applications publish and grant. You can place an analysis under monitoring so it is re-run on a schedule and you are alerted to material changes — new relevant references or status changes — against the matter.

Reliance

This report is an analytical work-product to inform your assessment. It is not an opinion of counsel and does not constitute legal advice. The professional opinion, and the professional judgment behind it, remain yours. See the FAQs.