No matter for individuals or units, its benefits are nothing more than fame and profit.
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As an individual, applying for a patent shows that you have certain innovation ability and have certain research on the professional field of the patent you apply for; It is said that applying for a patent (obtaining a patent right) can be used as an exceptional basis for evaluating engineers.
Do you want to be famous? After applying for a patent, just wait for a letter like a snowflake! You will find that there are many laurels flying, so you don't know which one to wear; Don't get too excited. If you look closely, you will know that there is no such thing as a free lunch: do you want to win a prize? Want to be a Who's Who? Bring money! (Some people don't want money first, and then come back when you reply; Others ask you to order its books, which is of course expensive)
If you have a friend who is a media reporter, it is worthwhile to spend money to buy a name: the news that you "won the ×× Grand Prize" or "selected into the ××× Who's Who" can be seen in newspapers and TV, others will look at you with new eyes, and you also have the capital to brag.
As a unit, applying for a patent shows that your unit is unique in the professional field and attaches importance to scientific and technological innovation; Indeed, the quantity and quality of patents is a very important part of evaluating the leading position of enterprises in science and technology internationally.
It will also make customers and consumers feel more at ease and proud when they mention how many patents your company has in foreign advertisements (other products don't have these attributes! ), is a good selling point; It is also an achievement for the person in charge of the unit.
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Some people have a misunderstanding about patents, thinking that countries will reward them if they apply for patents; On the contrary, the patent office will only charge the applicant and make money on you-unless you are just famous. As an individual, if you want to make money, you must make full use of patent rights and implement your own patents well.
First of all, you can start your own business to implement patents, so that water will not flow out. However, you have to have funds to sell products.
Most patent applicants do not have both capital and market conditions. At this time, we can consider cooperation and implement patents mainly with patent applicants. In this way, the patent applicant can grasp the situation and will not suffer undue losses in the implementation of the patent.
In more cases, patent applicants lack funds and market conditions and can only make money by patent licensing and transfer.
As a unit, the cost of patent application is extremely low, which is only a fraction of the investment in developing new products; It is a wise decision to ensure the research results at a very low cost. Encouraging employees to apply for patents for service inventions and creations is helpful to improve their level and motivate them to work.
Because the cost of applying for a patent is extremely low, the trademark can be temporarily replaced by a design patent (according to Opinions on Handling the Conflict between the Exclusive Right to Use a Trademark and the Patent Right to Design No.27 of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce: in case of conflict between the exclusive right to use a trademark and the patent right to design, the announcement date of the preliminary examination and approval of the trademark and the application date of the patent for design shall prevail. )。
The examination and approval of design patents is fast (within one year for patents and more than one year for trademarks), and the application is convenient (many cities have agencies to apply for patents, which can be directly carried out by themselves; However, unless the trademark is directly applied to the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, it can only be handled through an agent), and the upfront cost is lower than that of the trademark (the basic cost at the time of examination and approval: 705 yuan for the design patent and 0/000 yuan for the trademark/kloc). The design patent is very useful as an experimental trademark in the short term, but it is useless for products that need to register trademarks, and the trademark fee for formal use is too expensive (10 year: design patent1/905 yuan, trademark 1000 yuan).
Patent applicants, as a unit, will also face the shortage of funds or market conditions (such as scientific research units), and should also consider cooperation or patent licensing and transfer to recover investment and income.