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Increasing Revenue via Freedom to Operate (FTO) - Search and Analysis通过自由实施（FTO）– 检索与分析提高收益 Aaron Wininger, Partner 闻宁阁，合伙人 Firm Introduction 律所简介 More than 700 lawyers 700多名专业律师 17 offices throughout the United States 在美国有17个办公机构 2 offices in China (Shanghai and Beijing) 在中国有2个办公机构（上海和北京） Represent great companies across a wide range of industries and stages of growth—from start-ups to FORTUNE 100 corporations 客户横跨各个领域，规模大至财富100强公司，小至初始创业公司 Listed on FORTUNE magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” for?nine consecutive years (2003 - 2011) 2003-2011连续9年被财富杂志列为“100 家最适合工作的公司之一 FTO IntroductionFTO简介 A Freedom to Operate Opinion (FTO) determines if an action would infringe the patent rights of others. 自由实施意见书（FTO）可确定某一行为是否会侵犯他人的专利权。 Benefits 好处: Design Around if Infringing 如有侵权可通过规避设计“绕开”目标专利 Reassure customers they will not be sued for using your products or services 打消顾客顾虑，使其不必担心会因为使用您的产品或服务而遭起诉 Increase valuation if raising money 在您增资时增加公司价值 Defense against charge of intentional infringement 避免因国际侵权产生的费用 Damages for Patent Infringement专利侵权赔偿额 In China the maximum statutory damages are only 1 million RMB ($153,000 USD). 在中国，法定赔偿额最多只有一百万人民币（约15.3万美元）。 In other foreign countries, Courts or Juries tend to award significantly higher damages and enforce injunctions. 在其它国家，法院或陪审团都倾向于判处相当高的赔偿金，并裁定具有强制执行力的禁令。 Damages for Patent Infringement专利侵权赔偿额 In 2009, the median US patent damages award was $9 million. 2009年，美国专利侵权赔偿金额的平均值为900万美元。 Alcatel-Lucent was awarded over $1.5 billion USD in a 2007 patent litigation over MP3 technology against Microsoft. 2007年阿尔卡特朗讯在与微软公司之间就MP3技术展开的专利侵权诉讼中获赔超过15亿美元。 Centecor was awarded over $1.6 billion USD in a 2009 patent litigation against Abbot. 在Centecor诉Abbot专利侵权一案中，Centecor最终在2009年获赔超过16亿美元。 What is a FTO?什么是FTO? A FTO is a legal opinion FTO是法律意见 by a patent attorney 由专利律师出具 admitted in the relevant jurisdiction, 该律师被允许在相关司法管辖区域内执业 which indicates whether a technology would infringe a third partys paten