Is it difficult to apply for a personal patent? The answer to this question is divided into two aspects. If it is very difficult for individuals to apply by themselves, users should strengthen their understanding of various contents if they want to avoid problems in the application process, and pay attention to the problems in the application process that can be solved in time. If users know relatively little about the application process and are very concerned about this state in time, then they should choose a patent application platform with a higher ranking in the industry. This kind of platform can bring great help to users.
Is it better for an individual or a company to apply for a patent?
According to the law and the management system and principles of general companies, after an invention (R&D achievement) is completed by one or more employees of the company, the intellectual property created by the invention shall be owned by the company, and the "inventor" shall be the employee. In other words, the right to apply for a patent for invention and the patent right belong to the company;
Formally, in the description items of patent application documents submitted to the Patent Office and published/announced patent documents, the columns of "applicant (patentee)" and "ultimate patentee" are companies, and the column of "inventor (designer)" is employees.
But from the perspective of patent strategy, this operation is problematic. After the patent is published, it is easy for others, especially competitors, to retrieve the patent in the patent database through the full name of the applicant (patentee), and may directly or indirectly understand and master the research and development progress, research and development achievements, patent layout, etc.
Sensitive competitors will adjust their relevant decisions after smelling each other's strategic development direction and product development plan, or directly develop patented technology, and may even provoke some patent wars, and so on.
In view of this, enterprises with relatively strong strength and skillful application of patent strategy will consider applying in the name of individuals or other affiliated companies, not in the name of companies.
Individuals here can be the legal representative or actual controller of the company and their relatives, company executives, inventors and other controllable individuals. Associated companies can be parent companies, subsidiaries, joint ventures, companies with the same shareholders, companies with agreement control relations, trust companies with transactions, etc.
The above is about whether it is difficult for an individual to apply for a patent, and it is better for an individual or a company to apply for a patent. If you need to apply for a patent or patent transfer, please consult the online customer service of intellectual property.