First, understand the laws and regulations at home and abroad.
Before applying for a patent, enterprises need to know the relevant laws and regulations at home and abroad, such as patent application process, patent application fee and patent application document requirements. In China, patent law, trademark law, copyright law and anti-monopoly law will directly affect the protection of intellectual property rights. At the same time, we need to know the laws and regulations of different countries and regions in transnational cooperation.
Second, the strategic layout
For technologies or products that need to apply for patents, enterprises need to make strategic layout, including technical verification and patent catalogue compilation. Especially in highly competitive industries, it is more necessary to seize market opportunities, lay out and protect patents in advance, and prevent commercial risks from adversely affecting their own operations. In addition, we should always pay attention to market demand and technical trends and make timely adjustments.
Third, strengthen internal security management.
Enterprises should establish and improve the internal confidentiality system, ensure that employees sign confidentiality agreements, and formulate clear internal confidentiality procedures and file storage regulations. In the process of R&D, we should pay attention to protecting the secrets and important information of patent application, avoid leaking secrets and disturbing the market competition order, regularly check the implementation of internal confidentiality system, and strengthen learning and training in time.
Fourth, priority application.
When necessary, enterprises can make use of the priority principle in the international patent system to submit the same patent application to many countries, and make reasonable tailor-made applications according to the relevant laws and regulations of each country. Priority application can effectively provide enterprises with more convenient, efficient and economical means of patent protection.
Five, strict requirements for patent agents
Patent agents play an important role in filing patent applications and have very important responsibilities. Enterprises should strictly require patent agents, carefully screen qualified and reputable agencies or agents, and understand their specific business qualifications and experience. At the same time, carry out in-depth docking exchanges, accurately understand the business progress and service quality, and terminate the cooperative relationship in time when necessary.
Six, closely monitor the patent information
Enterprises should establish a complete patent information monitoring mechanism, and timely obtain the existing patent information, legal policy information, competitor's new products, technical parameters and other information of domestic and foreign counterparts, so as to better adjust their strategies. In addition, it is necessary to strengthen the resource integration of industry associations and expert teams, actively participate in various intellectual property forums, conferences and other activities, and promote the protection of intellectual property rights and the development of intellectual property industries.
In short, enterprises need to pay attention to relevant laws and regulations in patent protection, make strategic layout before applying for patents, strengthen internal confidentiality management and give priority to applications, strictly require patent agents and closely monitor patent information, so as to better realize the patent protection objectives and provide effective support for the long-term development of enterprises.