What are the shortcomings of current patent evaluation?

First, evaluation institutions lack systematic evaluation methods. At present, most of the popular patent valuation methods in the market are based on financial cost accounting and integrity review of legal documents, and less consideration is given to the content of patent documents, technical characteristics of technical solutions, patent transformation ability and shielding effect on similar technologies. The price obtained after evaluation is often quite different from the value. In many large-scale mergers and acquisitions, it can be found that the valuation of patent packages is far from the final transaction price. Although there are some factors in it, it can also reflect the problem of inflated valuation.

Second, the demander's understanding of the real purpose of evaluation is not clear enough. At present, the demand for patent evaluation in the market is mostly small enterprises, with fewer large enterprises, more entrustment by investors and less entrustment by patentees, and the evaluation results are paid more attention than patent quality. Enterprises don't care about the true value of patents, but pursue beautiful data in evaluation reports, requiring evaluation institutions to evaluate patent assets at high prices to meet the needs of investment and financing. On the one hand, it increases the risk of financing institutions such as banks, on the other hand, it is not conducive to the enterprise's own asset operation.

Third, there is widespread distrust of patent value evaluation in the industry. This is mainly due to the existence of the first two problems and the consequences of a vicious circle.