What is patent mining and what is its function?

Legal analysis: patent mining refers to analyzing, sorting, splitting and screening the obtained technical achievements from the technical and legal aspects in technology research and development or product development, so as to determine the technological innovation points and technical solutions for applying for patents. The role of patent mining: it can more accurately grasp the main inventions of enterprise technological innovation achievements; Comprehensively, fully and effectively protect technological innovation achievements; From the height of the overall layout of patents, the core patents and peripheral patents are combined with each other to form a close patent network.

Legal basis: Article 3 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the State Council Patent Administration Department 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.