Patent creation should be based on quality.

"In recent years, a significant change in corporate patents is that large and medium-sized enterprises are willing to spend more money, hire better people and cultivate higher-quality patents." Huang, CEO of Beijing Ink Ball Technology Co., Ltd. said. Zhang Quanwen, the chairman of Shenzhen Zhong Yi Patent and Trademark Office (hereinafter referred to as Zhong Yi), realized the change of patent quality demand of innovation subjects very early. He found that in recent years, customers, especially large enterprise customers, have higher and higher requirements for quality, and the number of times that patent agents communicate, confirm and modify with customers in the process of writing patent application documents has obviously increased. In 20 19, the average number of cases of patent agents decreased by 20%. In order to meet the high-quality requirements of customers, in 2020, No.1 Middle School will upgrade its daily quality assessment and set up a special quality management department to conduct quality assessment.

From the perspective of patent examination, He Yongchun, director of intellectual property of Mobvoi, said that the improvement of the quality and efficiency of patents, especially utility model and design patents, can be clearly seen from the changes in relevant examination data. It is understood that in order to improve the quality and efficiency of patent examination, China National Intellectual Property Administration formulated and implemented the Special Implementation Plan for Improving the Quality and Efficiency of Invention Patent Examination (20 19-2022) and the Implementation Plan for Patent Quality Improvement Project (20 19) last year. At the same time, the patent examination method has been improved and the deferred examination system has been established; The Patent Examination Guide has also been revised to further improve the patent examination standards related to human embryonic stem cells, artificial intelligence, business rules and methods, cross-class protection of graphical user interfaces and examination procedures.

While affirming the effectiveness, another understanding in the industry is that "big but not strong" and "many but not strong" are still the main problems in patent creation in China. He Yongchun introduced that some invention patents still have the dilemma that the authorization claims cannot be used in subsequent procedures or product markets, and it is difficult to effectively protect innovation. The quality of patents in China still needs to be further improved.

Source: China National Intellectual Property Administration.