Any technology at all, as well as a patent application or even a granted patent, can be blocked by other intellectual property rights, for example patents. To establish how, or if your technology is blocked by other rights in existence, we can assist you with a domination or freedom-to-operate analysis. Analysis of this kind demonstrate the extent of protection of the suspected blocking patent, how serious the threat is, if the patent is in force, if the patent claims are valid, and if there is any way around the blocking patent. We have considerable experience of carrying out analysis of this kind. Please contact any of our patent attorneys for further information about what we can do for you in this area.