You don’t need to put them all in. As long as there are enough, 1 invention or 6 utility models. And according to the latest regulations, it doesn’t have to be a patent within the past three years, as long as it belongs to your company. But it cannot be a licensed patent, it must be a nationally certified patent.
Requirements for intellectual property rights in high-tech enterprise applications
According to the "Guidelines for the Management of High-tech Enterprise Recognition", a scoring system is implemented for the evaluation of high-tech enterprises, in which core independent intellectual property rights are the primary indicator. The score is worth up to 30 points. An invention patent or six other intellectual property rights (such as six utility model patents) can obtain Grade A (i.e. 24-30 points), while an enterprise can only meet the standard with a total score of more than 70 points (not including 70 points). It can be seen that the number of core independent intellectual property rights of an enterprise has a decisive impact on the enterprise's application for high-tech enterprises. Whether or not it has independent intellectual property rights is a "one-vote veto" in the identification of high-tech enterprises. Even if an enterprise has certain innovation capabilities, high product quality, and is even at the leading level in the same industry, due to the lack of independent intellectual property rights, it cannot be determined with one vote. There is no chance to enter the ranks of high-tech enterprises.
(1) Types of core independent intellectual property rights
In the recognition of high-tech enterprises, the intellectual property rights that are recognized and can be scored include: inventions, utility models, and non-simple changes to product patterns. and shape designs (mainly refers to: designs obtained through the research and development process using scientific and engineering technology methods), software copyrights, exclusive rights to integrated circuit layout designs, and new plant varieties. The above types of intellectual property rights must be applied for and registered in China in order to be recognized in the high-tech enterprise certification.
(2) How to own core independent intellectual property rights
Enterprises registered in China (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan), through independent research and development, transfer in the past three years It has independent intellectual property rights on the core technologies of its main products (services) through various means, such as donations, mergers and acquisitions, or through exclusive global licensing for more than 5 years.
Independent research and development means that the reporting enterprise obtains ownership of the above types of intellectual property rights through application and registration.