Why do you need to license the use of patents?
Why do you need to license the use of patents? Does the so-called compulsory license make sense? In fact, what the state forces is a decision made according to the current specific situation, which is also a rational approach. Compulsory license refers to a kind of license, also called involuntary license, that the patent administrative department of the State Council directly allows other units or individuals to exploit their inventions and creations without the consent of the patentee in accordance with the provisions of the patent law. Why is it necessary to license the use of patents? A unit that has the conditions for implementation may request the patentee of an invention or utility model to license the exploitation of its patent on reasonable terms, and if it fails to obtain the license within a reasonable period of time, it may grant a compulsory license to exploit the invention patent or utility model patent. In case of national emergency or special circumstances, or for the purpose of public interest, the administrative department for patent in the State Council may grant a compulsory license to exploit a patent for invention or utility model. Where a patented invention or utility model is a major technological progress with great economic significance compared with the invention or utility model of the previous patent, and its implementation depends on the implementation of the previous invention or utility model, the patent administration department in the State Council may grant a compulsory license to exploit the previous invention or utility model upon the application of the latter patentee. A compulsory license may also be granted for the latter invention or utility model. Patent compulsory license can be understood as a compulsory license directly made by the state for the overall benefit or on a related basis without the consent of the patentee. If intellectual property rights involve the basic rights of human survival and development, such as the right to life and health, conflicts will arise at this time. By means of compulsory licensing, the government has made more production enterprises qualified to produce patents, breaking the monopoly position of patents, thus ensuring people's lives and health.