What benefits can a natural person get from applying for a patent?

Benefits of individual (natural person) applying for patent:

1. If you don't apply for a patent for your invention and creation in time, others will file a patent application on the grounds of your labor, and in turn sue you to the court or the patent management authority on the grounds of patent infringement;

2. Apply for patents for inventions and creations in time, so that their inventions and creations are protected by national laws and prevent others from imitating new technologies and products developed by this enterprise;

3. The patent right is protected by the national patent law, and no unit or individual may use it without the consent of the patentee;

4. The state has certain support policies for patent registration, and will give some policy and economic help, and can declare scientific and technological projects and government subsidies;

5. Determine the ownership relationship of the right of invention and creation through legal procedures, so as to effectively protect the achievements of invention and creation, monopolize the market, and get the maximum benefit;

6. It can promote the upgrading of products, improve the technical content of products, improve product quality, reduce costs, and make the products of enterprises invincible in the market competition;

7. If an enterprise owns a number of patents, it is the embodiment of its strong strength, an intangible asset and intangible publicity;

8. Patented technology can be sold (transferred) as a commodity, thus realizing its economic value;

9. Only in this way can we take the initiative in the market competition and ensure the safety of our own production and sales.

There are three kinds of patent applications: invention, utility model and design. You may apply for a patent for invention for a new technical scheme proposed for a product, method or improvement; You can apply for a patent for utility model for a new technical scheme that is suitable for practical use according to the shape, structure or combination of products; A new design that is aesthetically pleasing and suitable for industrial application is made according to the shape, pattern or combination of them, and the combination of color and shape and pattern, and can apply for a patent for design.