1, obtain monopoly right. The patentee can directly prevent the corresponding competition of business rivals and get higher profit returns.
2, as a defensive shield. If the inventor doesn't apply for a patent for the first time, competitors will beat him to it. By then, all the research and development efforts of the inventor will be wasted, and the inventor himself will not be able to use his own scientific research results.
3. Earn royalties. Even if there is no immediate need for patents in the market, people are likely to perceive the use of patents in the future and be willing to pay patent fees. American Xerox Company invented the graphical user interface, but did not apply for a patent. Later, Microsoft and Apple used the graphical user interface as the basis of their personal computer operating systems. According to a preliminary estimate, Xerox lost nearly $654.38+0 billion in royalties, while on the other hand, IBM lost nearly $206.543 billion in royalties.
4. Conducive to scientific and correct decision-making of enterprises. Through patent analysis, enterprises can understand the trend of science and technology, industry, market and new products, and then predict and make their own short-,medium-and long-term development plans, and determine which products enterprises develop to occupy the market, maintain a leading position and expand market share.
5. Increase enterprise value. If the company has many valuable patents and a third person is willing to invest in a company, the company's share price will be greatly increased. 1997 Microsoft bought a small company with less than 6,000 users for $425 million. The purchase price is 40 times the average price of the industry calculated by the number of users. Microsoft is willing to pay at this share price because it holds 35 important patents for transmitting TV content through the Internet.
6. Make small wins big, and enhance the competitiveness of enterprises. Patents are equally important to large, medium and small enterprises and new enterprises. In the fierce competitive market, small enterprises can completely obtain patented new inventions to beat the leading products set up by large enterprises with huge advertisements.
7. Assist in developing foreign markets. By the end of 20 13, more than 70 countries and regions in the world have established and implemented patent systems. Many foreign buyers, especially American buyers, will ask local manufacturers or sellers to prove that they own the intellectual property rights of their products, so as to protect themselves from being involved in infringement lawsuits before they are willing to trade.
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