The necessary technical features to complete the invention task must be disclosed in the patent application documents, and shall not be kept as technical secrets, while the additional technical features that make the invention task better can be kept as technical secrets and not written into the patent application documents. In some patent applications, due to the applicant's reservations about the key issues in the technical scheme, the patent application lost its patentability and was rejected by the Patent Office.
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It is preliminarily judged whether a technical point is still patentable (novelty, creativity and practicality) after being kept as a technical secret, that is, whether the invention will lose its novelty and creativity after being kept as a technical secret. If possible, it's better not to keep it, otherwise, when the Patent Office puts forward that the application is not patentable, it will lose the possibility of obtaining a patent because it has no public technical points and cannot be added to the patent application documents.
3. It is necessary to comprehensively consider whether these technical points are of practical significance as technical secrets in combination with the characteristics of products or technologies.
Generally speaking, some technical features of method inventions may be suitable for keeping secret as technical secrets, but it is very difficult to keep the structural features of products as technical secrets, because ordinary technicians can know the specific structure of products after buying them from the market, so it is of no practical significance to keep such technical features as technical secrets.
4. Consider the technological development of competitors.
In some patent applications, although the applicant has reservations about some technical features in the technical scheme, it may eventually be granted a patent right, but if other units or individuals, especially competitors, are also studying this kind of technology and applying for patents, it will restrict the patent applicants who applied earlier. Especially when considering defensive applications, some technical features should be disclosed in the patent application documents.
Second, choose high-quality patent agencies. Experienced patent agents can protect core secrets and maximize the success rate of patent applications.
1. Choose a reputable patent agency and sign a confidentiality contract to prevent leakage.
2. Patent agents or other writers should write correct application documents, such as explaining the way of invention or utility model and covering up technical details, so as to obtain the patent right without revealing technical secrets.
3. Shorten the application cycle and reduce the probability of leakage.
4, the patent application documents can remove some sensitive information, can play a certain role in confidentiality, such as applying for a patent for invention can require not to disclose the name of the inventor.