A freedom to operate search, also known as a clearance search or right-to-use search. This patent search helps the businesses determine whether their proposed product or process would infringe any existing patents in a particular jurisdiction.

Once an innovation/invention is attained, there is always scope for improvements/modifications based on the industrial feedback or as a natural consequence of ingenuity to attain the technical edge, reduce time involved to obtain the end result thereby contributing to technological progress and resulting in improved monetizing and/or licensing prospects.