The top manager of the enterprise should be the first person responsible for intellectual property management, responsible for establishing intellectual property management policies and goals, and providing necessary resources for intellectual property management.
Intellectual property management:
Intellectual property management refers to the administrative and judicial activities carried out by relevant national departments to ensure the implementation of the intellectual property legal system and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of intellectual property holders. activities, as well as the business activities of intellectual property rights to formulate various rules and regulations and adopt corresponding measures and strategies to maximize the economic and social benefits of their intellectual achievements.
Characteristics of intellectual property management objects
(1) Immateriality
1. The non-materiality of intellectual property management objects is the essence that distinguishes them from tangible property Features.
2. The object of intellectual property management is certain information, which is incorporeal and non-material. It does not exist in the form of solid, liquid, gas, etc., and does not occupy a certain space.
3. Things that are objects of property ownership management can generally be possessed by specific people; while information, which is the object of intellectual property rights, cannot be possessed by specific people. They may be copied indefinitely, so Possibly possessed by an unlimited number of persons.
(2) Creativity
1. The purpose of intellectual property law is to encourage people to continuously create new knowledge and skills. Therefore, the intellectual achievements protected by advanced intellectual property laws are mainly Creative intellectual achievements.
2. Creativity is a condition for intellectual achievements to be protected by intellectual property rights. Different objects of protection have different creative requirements required by law.
3. Inventions protected by patents require the highest level of creativity, followed by works protected by copyrights. The Trademark Law does not require creativity for trademarks, but the design and selection of trademarks also reflect creativity. Trade secrets Reflects a certain degree of creativity.
(3) Openness
1. Openness is the prerequisite for most owners of intellectual achievements to obtain intellectual property rights.
2. Among various intellectual property rights, most of their objects exhibit the characteristics of publicity.
(4) Reproducibility
1. The reason why intellectual achievements can become the object of property rights is that intellectual achievements can be fixed and copied by certain tangible objects.
2. Only when intellectual achievements can be replicated and widely disseminated can they promote the continuous progress of human science, technology, and culture, can they also bring economic benefits to rights holders and realize the value of their labor.
Legal basis:
"Patent Law of the People's Republic of China"
Article 1 is to protect the legitimate rights and interests of patentees and encourage inventions and creations This law is formulated to promote the application of inventions and creations, improve innovation capabilities, and promote scientific and technological progress and economic and social development.
"Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China"
Article 1 is to strengthen trademark management, protect the exclusive rights to trademarks, urge producers and operators to ensure the quality of goods and services, and maintain This law is specially formulated to protect the interests of consumers, producers and operators, and promote the development of the socialist market economy.