How to protect my property rights?

To obtain the patent right of invention and creation, a lot of preparatory work should be done before applying, and a certain fee should be paid and a series of complicated procedures should be handled when applying. Therefore, it is necessary for the applicant to seriously consider whether it is worth applying for a patent, and then make a decision after weighing and investigating in many aspects. (1) Be familiar with the Patent Law and its detailed rules for implementation, and determine whether the invention subject belongs to the scope of patent protection. Not all inventions can be patented, and many countries in the world have limited the scope of patent protection according to their own conditions. Articles 5 and 25 of China's Patent Law stipulate that no patent right shall be granted. (2) Economic Analysis It takes a lot of time and energy to apply for a patent, and it also costs a lot of money. It costs foreign exchange to apply for a patent abroad. Therefore, before applying, you must consider whether the invention has commercial value and whether it is possible to be copied. 1. We should consider the advanced degree of invention. If an invention is too advanced and ahead of the times, there is no need to apply for a patent immediately. For example, 1939, when television was still in its infancy, a British inventor invented the color television system at that time. Although this person also obtained a patent, it was not applied until the 1970s. The inventor didn't get any benefits. An invention like this should wait, there is no need to apply for a patent in a hurry. 2. The technical market situation judges which field an invention is used in, what is the market demand, and there should be some predictions before application. Although some patents are very good, their application fields are already saturated, and good economic benefits cannot be achieved. For example, an inventor invented the stepless electrical socket. Although multiple plugs can be plugged in, the supply of sockets in the market has exceeded demand, so no manufacturer has purchased this technology. 3. Patents with better technical implementation conditions need not only the market, but also the willingness of manufacturers to implement them. For an improved invention, the original equipment and materials should be used as much as possible to make the manufacturer willing to implement it, otherwise, if a large number of equipment and personnel training are needed, the manufacturer will feel powerless. For example, the "pilot bellows pressure reducing valve" can avoid the shortcomings of the pilot piston pressure reducing valve, such as easy wear, stagnation, poor anti-pollution ability and poor adjustment sensitivity. Because it inherits the production equipment and technology of most parts of the pilot piston pressure reducing valve, all the manufacturers who produce the pilot piston pressure reducing valve can quickly organize mass production by increasing the production equipment of corrugated pipe parts without reforming the production line, so it is very popular. 4. Analysis of the Possibility of Plagiarism An invention is easily plagiarized and in great demand, so it is necessary to apply for a patent as soon as possible. Some inventions, such as formulas and methods, are complicated, and composition analysis is not easy. They are unlikely to be copied, so there is no need to apply for a patent. For example, Coca-Cola drinks in the United States have only been protected by proprietary technology for decades. (3) Patentability judgment and novelty search Whether an invention has the "three characteristics" of patent, namely novelty, creativity and practicality, especially novelty, is one of the basic conditions for obtaining a patent right. When the applicant is convinced that his invention has the value of applying for a patent, he should conduct novelty retrieval (also called novelty retrieval) on domestic and foreign patent documents and certain kinds and quantities of scientific journals and books, so as to judge the patentability of the invention and reduce the blindness of applying for a patent. Otherwise, even if the patent right is granted, it will be declared invalid by competitors because it is not patentable, which will bring huge losses to the applicant. Therefore, the applicant should pay attention to the novelty retrieval work, which can be completed by the applicant himself or by an agency.