What is the significance of patent literature information retrieval to enterprises?

The main purpose of patent retrieval is to avoid repeated development, so that the technologies, products, methods and processes developed by ourselves can be used and owned by themselves. The reason of patent search is to see what kind of manufacturing ability and technical level others have in related industries and technical fields now, and to see whether the scientific research projects we have prepared or will develop fall into the protection scope of others' patents. In other words, we don't need to develop our products or study a certain technology in a certain range.

Of course, after searching, no other company has applied for the patent of the product or technology we want to develop, so we can invest in R&D normally, and after R&D is completed, we can protect it by applying for a patent or using trade secrets, so that the projects we develop can be used by us.

However, if someone else has applied for a patent for the invention before our research and development, and has accepted or authorized it. Then we don't need to develop the same technology. Because others have applied for patent protection, even if we develop it ourselves without referring to any data and information of others, it is of little value to us. Because if we want to use this technology, we must get the consent and permission of the patentee and pay a certain royalty, otherwise it will be infringement. Therefore, if we conduct scientific research on such a project without searching, that is, repeat development, we will not be able to control and use the developed products and technologies independently.

In addition, by searching the related patents of the same industry at home and abroad, we can also roughly grasp the products and technologies of other units. By mastering and analyzing the products and technologies of other units, we can better complete the update and progress of various products and technologies.