What is the function of patent?

The functions of patent right mainly include:

1. Effectively protect inventions and creations. When an inventor applies for a patent for his invention, the Patent Office will publicize the invention and creation according to law, grant the patent right, give the inventor the exclusive right to his invention and creation within a certain period of time, and protect the invention and creation as a property right by law;

Second, citizens can be encouraged. The enthusiasm of legal persons to engage in invention and creation, give full play to the intelligence of the whole nation, and promote the rapid development of national science and technology;

Third, it is conducive to the popularization and application of inventions, promoting the transformation of advanced science and technology into productive forces as soon as possible, and promoting the development of the national economy;

Fourth, promoting the disclosure and dissemination of inventions and technologies to the whole society and avoiding repeated research and development of the same technology are conducive to promoting the continuous development of science and technology.