On April 30, 2026, RCTT's experts took part in the webinar "Freedom to Operate" organized by IP Helpdesk.

Speaker: Dr. Christian Hacki

The presentation of the webinar can be found here.

The recording of the webinar can be found here.

After familiarization the webinar materials you will get answer the following questions:

• What is FTO, what are the different FTO types?
• What level of accuracy can be chosen in the data analysis?
• Why is FTO strategically important for commercialisation activities of SMEs?
• When should SMEs choose to invest in FTO analysis and how much should they budget for that?

Additionally have a look at some useful links:

• European IP Helpdesk E-Learning  
• Submit your question to the Helpline
• EPO Espacenet
• TM view
• European IP Helpdesk E-learning Page
• CASE STUDY ABOUT FTO. https://intellectual-property-helpdesk.ec.europa.eu/regional-helpdesks/european-ip-helpdesk/europe-case-studies_en