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Confirm “the use in the United States” is not restricted确定美国公司在“美国的使用”不受限制 It’s a key step 这一步是非常关键。 Chinese companies must hire the US legal advisor to evaluate cooperation plan the production and sales of products, and then do “Freedom To Operate (FTO), background investigation, comprehensive evaluation and relevant professional advice.中国公司必须雇佣美国的法律顾问评估合作计划生产和销售的产品，然后做“自用使用（FTO）、背景调查、综合评估并提出相关的专业性意见。 The main purpose of FTO is to fully understand the legal risks of the products in overseas sales, including whether it will be charged with infringement of intellectual property rights and the risk of the payment of damages, or the risk that products are banned in overseas sales. “自由使用”的主要目的是充分了解在境外销售该产品的法律风险，包括是否会因知识产权侵权被起诉及被诉支付赔偿金的风险，或是产品被禁止在境外销售的风险。 Confirm ”the use in the United States” is not restricted确定美国公司在“美国的使用”不受限制 Overview 1. Brief Introduction; 2. Introduction to Direct, Indirect, Willful Infringement, USC271 as well as some related cases; 3. Steps for avoidance of patent Infringement in the United States, FTO as well as some related cases. Eolas Technologies, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp. 399 F3d 1325 (Fed. Cir. 2005); reversed, 550 U.S. 437 (2007) * Explain to employees and management that this must be implemented immediately upon notice of potential litigation. Example case involving Sanctions: Linnen v. A.H. Robbins – Defendant sent emails and voicemails to all employees to save all relevant document, but failed to stop its back-up tapes from being recycled or taped over. Jury instructed to assume smoking gun. Litigation Process 1.Plaintiff files complaint in U.S. District Court 2.Defendant files pre-answer motions, answer 3. Discovery: document requests, request for admissions, interrogatories, depositions. 4. Markman Hearing 5. Motion for Summary Judgment 6. Pre-trial motions 7. Trial 8. Appeal to Federal Circuit * An inventor contributes to the conception of at least one claim in a patent. Conception is the formation of a defini