1) Determine the ownership of the rights of inventions and creations through legal procedures, thereby effectively protecting the results of inventions and creations and monopolizing the market in exchange for the greatest benefits; 2) In order to take the initiative in market competition and ensure their own production and the safety of sales, to prevent competitors from suing us for infringement of patents (suffering high financial compensation and forcing ourselves to stop production and sales); 3) The country has certain support policies for patent applications (such as the patent incentive policy promulgated by the government, and High-tech enterprise policies, etc.) will provide some policy and economic assistance. 4) Patent rights are protected by national patent laws, and no unit or individual can use them without the consent of the patentee (sue others for patent infringement and demand compensation). 5) Apply for patents for your inventions and creations in a timely manner so that your inventions and creations can be protected by national laws and prevent others from imitating new technologies and products developed by your company (which constitutes a technical barrier. If others want to develop similar technologies or products, they must obtain a patent rights holder’s consent). 6) If you do not apply for a patent for your invention in time, someone else will file a patent application for the fruits of your labor, and in turn sue you for patent infringement to the court or patent management agency. 7) It can promote the upgrading of products, improve the technical content of products, improve product quality, and reduce costs, making the company's products invincible in market competition. 8) If a company owns multiple patents, it is a reflection of its strong strength and is a kind of intangible asset and intangible publicity (Companies with independent intellectual property rights are not only powerful companies that consumers flock to, but also the main target group supported by various government policies. ), the 21st century is an era of knowledge economy, and the future competition in the world is the competition of intellectual property rights. 9) Patented technology can be sold (transferred) as a commodity, which has more legal and economic benefits than pure technology transfer, thereby achieving the realization of its economic value. 10) Patent publicity is effective. 11) Avoid the embarrassment of removing exhibits from exhibitions. 12) In addition to the above functions, patents have a certain number of patents and are also an important indicator in enterprise listing and other evaluations, such as: high-tech enterprise qualification evaluation, acceptance and evaluation of science and technology projects, etc. Patents also have a market for scientific research results. bridging role. In short, patents can be used as a shield to protect one's own technology and products; they can also be used as a spear to combat infringement by opponents. Making full use of various functions of patents will greatly promote the production and operation of enterprises.