Many people think that an enterprise that can apply for intellectual property compliance must have multiple patents when it comes to intellectual property compliance. In fact, GB/T 29490-20 13 "Enterprise Intellectual Property Management Standard" has no requirements on the type and quantity of intellectual property owned by enterprises, that is to say, as long as enterprises have intellectual property rights, they have established a perfect intellectual property management system in accordance with the requirements of "Enterprise Intellectual Property Management Standard".
Conditions for enterprises to apply for the implementation of intellectual property standards
Common types of intellectual property rights include patents, trademarks and copyrights. Among them, patents include invention patents, utility model patents and design patents, and invention patents can be process method or product structure improvement; The utility model patent is an improvement on the shape and structure of the product; A patent for design refers to a new design made for the shape, pattern, color or combination thereof of a product; Trademark, commonly known as logo, consists of graphics, words, colors and other elements; The scope of copyright is relatively wide, including works of art, photography, computer software, drama, dance and film works. Copyright owners have the right to publish, sign and modify their works.
In general, an enterprise can only own one kind of intellectual property rights, not limited to patents, trademarks or software works, but also the intellectual property rights being applied for. However, for some fields, when applying for funds to implement intellectual property standards, a corresponding number of valid patents are needed. For example, in Xingyang City, Zhengzhou City, a certified enterprise needs to have 5 valid invention patents or 30 valid patents in order to win the Intellectual Property Standards Implementation Award.
To sum up, there is no limit on the number of patents, but there must be at least one intellectual property, which can be a trademark, a patent or a copyright.