Why is the competition in the future world the competition of intellectual property rights?

Intellectual property rights have become an important weapon for enterprises to participate in market competition. Enterprises gain market monopoly and leading position through patents, and through patent analysis, they can gain insight into the latest information of industry technology development, monitor opponents' trends, track industry technology trends, and formulate technology development strategies; Effectively using patent information to improve the starting point of R&D innovation; Intellectual property information service industry will play a very important role in enhancing the independent innovation ability and market competitiveness of enterprises and improving the core competitiveness of the country.