Answer:
reverse engineering.
Explanation:
When a company takes part in deducing the knowledge about a product, for example, deconstruct the product not to copy it but to analyze the technology used in it, is called reverse engineering. The main aim of it is to analyze the competitor. It was first used in military and commercial activities. While not infringing the patent a new product is obtained by analyzing the original product and therefore it is an example of reverse engineering.
