The purpose of applying for a patent is to protect your technology from infringement by others. This is achieved through legal protection of publicly available technology. Unlike trade secrets, trade secrets are protected by confidentiality means. In an invention patent application, the law provides temporary protection to the patented technology from the date the patented technology is disclosed to the time the patent is granted. If someone infringes the patented technology, the right holder can claim the right. Article 13 of the Patent Law stipulates: "After the invention patent application is published, the applicant may require the unit or individual who implements the invention to pay appropriate fees." The protection of patent applications during this period is generally called "temporary protection." Once the application is granted a patent, it should be protected by a patent. The law gives the patent applicant patent rights, which is equivalent to a monopoly, but it is legal and recognized by the law. Now that you have enjoyed the rights, you must assume the obligation, that is, to disclose your patented technology and let others go further based on your technology, so as to promote the progress of social science and technology.