The contents of patent management include the following:
1. Creation of patent
Patent creation mainly refers to the whole process of patent application, which is the necessary procedure to obtain patent right. To obtain a patent right, the applicant shall file an application with the State Patent Office, which shall approve and issue a certificate.
When filing a patent application with the State Patent Office, the applicant shall also submit a series of application documents, such as the request, specification, abstract and patent claim. Patent application is the beginning of patent management.
2. Patent application
Patent application can be divided into narrow sense and broad sense. Patent application in a narrow sense refers to the transformation of patent value through the transfer of patent right or patent application right, patent licensing, patent shareholding, patent securitization and other forms. Patent application in a broad sense refers to the use of all contents or means related to patents, such as patent system, strategy, rules, norms, assets, information, environment, policies and technologies, in order to obtain economic and social benefits. Patent applications in a broad sense must include patent applications in the narrow sense mentioned above.
3. Patent management
Patent management in a broad sense is the whole process management of patent-related affairs. Patent management in a narrow sense mainly includes the daily operation management of patents, and the establishment of relevant guarantee and operation mechanisms to ensure the normal and effective patent authorization.
As one of the normal work contents of patent managers, patent management is conducive to improving the quantity and quality of patents, rationally distributing the benefits of patents, maintaining the legal status of patents, and reasonably controlling the business model and trading mode of patents.
4. Patent protection
Patent protection means that after the patent right is granted, the invention shall not be commercially manufactured, used, promised to be sold, sold or imported without the consent of the patentee. After the patent right is infringed, the patentee protects the patent right through negotiation, requesting the patent administration department to intervene or litigation.
After the patent right is infringed, the patentee may take the following measures to protect the patent right:
(1) Negotiation and negotiation
(2) Request the patent administration department for mediation.
(3) bring a patent infringement lawsuit
5. Patent management tools
Patent management tool is an information application system for enterprises, institutions, universities, research institutes, patent agencies and individuals. Based on modern computer information technology and mature network platform, the system takes patent monitoring, patent management, patent data export and patent payment reminder as the main lines, and manages the process and the whole patent life cycle of patent innovation subjects such as the application of patent scientific and technological achievements, patent policy decision-making, patent strategy implementation and other complex affairs in daily patent management.