Patent transfer means that the patentee transfers the ownership of the patent to the assignee, and the assignee pays the agreed price. The party who obtains the patent right through the patent right transfer contract becomes the new legal patentee, and the original patentee no longer has the control right of the patent.
Second, the patent license
In fact, patent licensing is similar to patent leasing, and its "leasing" methods are also varied.
1. exclusive license: after the patent right is licensed to the licensee, it can only be used by the licensee alone, and no one else, including the patentee, may use the technology recorded in the patent.
2. Exclusive license: No one can use the technology recorded in the patent except the licensee and the patentee.
3. Cross-licensing: Patent parties license their own patents to each other, which is generally free.
4. General license: The patentee can use the patented technology by himself and license the patented technology to multiple users at the same time.
5. Compulsory license: The patent right is collected by the government, and the patent license fee is paid at a certain price.
Third, the patent pledge.
The biggest difference between patent pledge, patent transfer and patent license is that both patent right and patent use right are held by the patentee. Only in the case of accidents, the pledgee has the right to control the patent right, that is, to make profits through licensing, transfer and implementation. Therefore, in the existing patent pledge process, more is the pledge under the guidance of the government. Moreover, in view of the characteristics of intangible assets of intellectual property rights, their actual prices are affected by many uncontrollable factors such as the market and the ability of operators. Most of the existing pledges are based on tangible assets, while pure patent pledge financing is less, and its term needs to be improved.