When in the product cycle should FTO run?
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“Earlier than it usually does. If a blocking claim sits where you were going to launch, or where you were going to claim, you want to know while the design and your own claim strategy are still soft. Because FTO lives in the same platform as drafting, the finding lands while the decision is still open.”
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