Importance and function of intellectual property protection

1. Only by strengthening the protection of intellectual property rights can we ensure the business safety of enterprises. Enterprises, especially scientific and technological enterprises, are mostly at the forefront of technological innovation, and produce products suitable for market demand through scientific and technological research and development. Strengthening the protection of intellectual property rights can enable enterprises to enjoy the market benefits brought by intellectual property rights, avoid the loss of intellectual property rights, avoid the risk of infringement and ensure the safety of enterprises. Strengthening the protection of intellectual property rights can ensure the safety of enterprises' investment in R&D.. When conducting scientific research projects and independent R&D, enterprises can keep abreast of the status of intellectual property rights in their fields through the analysis and utilization of intellectual property information, so as to avoid infringing on the prior rights of others, resulting in "ineffective" R&D and wasting manpower, material resources and financial resources. .3 Strengthening the protection of intellectual property rights can increase the added value of products in the market. By producing and selling independent intellectual property products, enterprises can enhance their corporate image, enhance their market competitiveness, and even gain the right to speak in market pricing.

Legal basis:

patent law of the people's republic of china

Article 1 This Law is formulated for the purpose of protecting the legitimate rights and interests of patentees, encouraging inventions and creations, promoting the application of inventions and creations, improving innovation ability, and promoting scientific and technological progress and economic and social development.

Article 2 Inventions and creations mentioned in this Law refer to inventions, utility models and designs. Invention refers to a new technical scheme proposed for a product, method or its improvement. Utility model refers to a new practical technical scheme for the shape, structure or combination of products. Appearance design refers to a new design with aesthetic feeling and suitable for industrial application based on the shape, pattern or combination of products and the combination of colors, shapes and patterns.

Article 3 The patent administrative department of the State Council is responsible for the management of patent work throughout the country; Accept and examine patent applications in a unified manner and grant patent rights according to law. The departments for patent administration under the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall be responsible for patent administration within their respective administrative areas.