Patent retrieval refers to the process of selecting patent documents or information that meet specific requirements from a large number of patent documents or patent databases according to the characteristics of a certain data or information. Simply put, patent retrieval is the search for patent information. Patent retrieval plays a great role, which can be used to judge the business direction, technical level and market layout of other enterprises, so as to formulate correct coping strategies. Know yourself and yourself, and you can win in the competition in the shopping mall. Generally speaking, patent retrieval can help R&D personnel and enterprises to track the development trend of technology, plan the direction of R&D and formulate market competition strategies. In addition, in order to collect the latest patent information efficiently, we can get a glimpse of the development status of related technologies, shorten the investment of R&D funds and time by referring to other people's research results, and also carry out evasive design to avoid infringing other people's patents. Specifically, patent retrieval can bring the following benefits to R&D personnel and enterprises: 1. Grasp the market development trend: With the patented technology obtained by leading manufacturers, we can further grasp the market development trend. 1. refer to the existing technology: referring to the existing technology can reduce the repeated investment of funds and time, shift resources to deeper research or obtain technical authorization from other manufacturers. 3. Market segmentation: according to the patented technology obtained by leading manufacturers or competitors, market segmentation is carried out to avoid direct conflict with them. 4. Avoid design: When it is found that the product under development has been patented by other competitors, the design of the existing product can be modified in time to avoid infringement. 5. Patent war: When you have an important patent, you can use patent infringement litigation to interfere with your company's operation after searching and confirming that competitors do not have relevant patents. On the other hand, when there is suspected infringement, collecting relevant patent information can be used as important evidence to revoke the patent rights of major competitors to avoid losses.
Legal objectivity:
The request for the retrieval report of utility model patent can only be made by the applicant, and if there is an agent at the time of application, it shall be handled by the original agent; If a new agent is entrusted, it shall be handled by the new agent; Where the patent right for utility model has been transferred, the patentee or patent agency shall request to retrieve the report. According to whether there is an entrusted patent agency, it can be divided into the following categories: 1. If there is no entrusted agency for the patent, the patentee may directly make a retrieval request to the Patent Office, and the request for retrieval report of the utility model patent shall be signed by all patentees. 2. If the patent has an agency, there are three situations: (1). If the patent has an entrusted agency, the request for retrieval report shall be made by the patent agency. The request for retrieval report of utility model patent shall be sealed by the agency. The patentee shall not directly file a search request with the Patent Office. (2) Where the patentee entrusts other agencies to search for services, it shall also submit a power of attorney to search for services, and the request for a patent for utility model search report shall be sealed by the agency. (3) If it is really necessary for the patentee to make a search request directly to the Patent Office, it shall go through the formalities for changing the agency in advance or at the same time, and terminate the entrustment relationship with the original agency. The request for retrieval report of utility model patent shall be signed by all patentees.