1, monopolizing the market within the scope of patent right coverage;
2, to ensure the safety of their own production and sales, to prevent patent litigation;
3. Obtain national patent support policies, including patent incentive policies and high-tech enterprise policies;
4. Initiate a lawsuit against counterfeiters to protect the market;
5. Prevent other companies from applying for similar patents, and then initiate lawsuits against themselves;
6. As a technology export-oriented company, sell or authorize patents to obtain benefits;
7. Marketing.
The characteristics of patents are as follows:
1, exclusivity, also known as monopoly or exclusivity, is owned by the exclusive right holder of the patent, and the patentee has the right to possess, use, benefit and dispose of its right object;
2, timeliness, the so-called timeliness of patent right means that the patent right has a certain period of time, that is, the protection period stipulated by law. After the expiration of the time limit, the patentee no longer enjoys the exclusive right to his invention-creation. Inventions and creations protected by law have become the public wealth of society, and any unit or individual can use them free of charge. The term of patent right for invention is 20 years, and the term of patent right for utility model and design is 10 years, all of which are counted from the date of application;
3. Regionality, the so-called regionality, is the spatial restriction of patent rights. It means that patents granted and protected by a country or region are only valid within the scope of that country or region and have no legal effect on other countries and regions. Its patent right can not be confirmed and protected, and it can only be produced in a certain area and protected by law.
Article 6 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) refers to a service invention-creation made by performing the tasks of the entity or mainly using the material and technical conditions of the entity. The right to apply for a patent for a service invention-creation belongs to the unit. After the application is approved, the unit becomes the patentee. Units may dispose of the patent application right and patent right of their service inventions and creations according to law, and promote the implementation and application of related inventions and creations.
The right to apply for a patent for a non-service invention-creation belongs to the inventor or designer; After the application is approved, the inventor or designer shall be the patentee.
Where an invention-creation completed by making use of the material and technical conditions of the entity has a contract with the inventor or designer to stipulate the right to apply for a patent and the ownership of the patent, such agreement shall prevail.
Article 7 No unit or individual may suppress an inventor or designer's application for a patent for non-service invention-creation.