1, to avoid infringement:
Before developing new products or technologies, enterprises can know the existing patents in related fields through patent literature retrieval, so as to avoid unintentional infringement of others' patents, thus reducing legal disputes and possible economic losses.
2, determine the novelty and creativity:
Before applying for a patent, searching patent documents in related fields can help the applicant to judge whether his invention is novel and creative, avoid applying for existing patents repeatedly, and improve the success rate of patent application.
3, patent invalidation and infringement litigation:
In patent invalidation litigation or infringement litigation, we can find evidence to support or refute the validity of the other party's patent through patent literature retrieval, which can provide reference for litigation.
4, technology research and development reference:
Patent documents contain a lot of technical information, and R&D personnel can learn about the technological development trends and cutting-edge technologies in the industry through retrieval, thus providing inspiration and direction for their R&D work.
5, business analysis and competitive intelligence:
Enterprises can understand their own technical strength and research and development direction by analyzing the patent layout, patent quantity and quality of competitors, and provide reference for their strategic planning and market competition.
In today's era of knowledge economy, intellectual property has become the core element of the competitiveness of enterprises and individuals. As an important part of intellectual property rights, patent is of great significance for protecting innovation achievements and improving the competitiveness of enterprises. Therefore, how to effectively retrieve patent documents and tap the potential innovation value has become the focus of enterprises and researchers. Patent literature retrieval refers to various retrieval tools and methods.
The process of finding patent information related to a specific technical field. Patent literature has high practical value and legal status, which is an important basis for understanding the development trend of technology, analyzing competitors and formulating R&D strategy. The purpose of patent literature retrieval is to find out the key technologies related to the R&D direction of enterprises and the technical trends of competitors, so as to provide strong support for the innovation and development of enterprises. There are many methods of patent literature retrieval.