The patent map is called a map and should have the basic guiding function of the map, guiding the direction of enterprise product and technology development. However, the road leading to this direction is very difficult and dangerous and full of patent landmines. This The "map" also guides companies to effectively avoid it. A real patent map is very complex. Producing a complete patent map requires huge investment in human, financial and material resources. It cannot be easily completed by a single enterprise. Professional patent maps are actually very complicated and cannot be produced without a certain professional level. See clearly. Here, the author simplifies the patent map so that it has the general functions of a patent map and can be understood by non-professional management.
There are many regularities in developing patents. It is relatively easy to develop patents if you master these rules. When giving lectures to enterprises, the author once specifically explained the "patent development formula" and explained the techniques of patent development. After this formula is expanded, a simple patent map can be obtained, and patent development can be guided by this map. The general principle is as follows:
First, use the enterprise's production process as the horizontal axis, and infinitely refine the production process. Each process is a point, and the enterprise has corresponding responsible personnel at each point, so the corresponding People are responsible for the patent development at this point. These people have been working on this point all year round and know this point very well, so the development work will be much more familiar. Then draw a vertical axis upward from each point. The vertical axis is the distribution of existing patents and patents that may be developed at this point. A two-dimensional plan is drawn from this. This two-dimensional plan can clearly mark the patent distribution in the industry. From this, we can know the distribution of competitors' "patent mines". It can also guide the direction of product and technology development and play a role in patents. The basic function of maps.
The principle is very simple, and how to refine each process is not as simple as imagined. The most important thing is to find the patent distribution on the vertical axis. This cannot be known by ordinary searches. I found Technology and product development direction require more professional analysis. Although we have made the patent map very simple, drawing such a patent map still requires comprehensive planning by professionals and the participation of talents from all aspects. Another problem is that each person on the horizontal axis Not everyone at the process point can develop patents. Development requires the formation of a patent development team. The members of the team are not only technical personnel, but also include marketing, finance, legal and other personnel to participate together.
Drawing a patent map is a large and systematic project that cannot be undertaken by ordinary agencies. If an enterprise does not have a certain scale or a certain determination, there is no need to carry out it easily.