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What you would need is called a freedom to operate search and opinion. However, that’s not so much a thing anymore due to the risks involved and the state of patent validity proceedings mostly at the PTAB. And, at the end of the day, you could never know for sure if someone out there wouldn’t have a different opinion than yours and they’d sue you anyways. The system isn’t very efficient.


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