Sales data can reach today's peak, which is naturally inseparable from the "innovation" that has been heated up. Because of Alibaba's business model innovation, e-commerce is in full swing around the world, creating one miracle after another. And "innovation" is naturally inseparable from patents, and major innovative companies have also reserved a large number of patents for themselves. The founders of some innovative companies also started from one or several patented technologies and gradually became big coffee in the industry.
Patent Status of Internet Companies
20 15 Forbes list of the richest people in China, Tencent's Ma, Baidu's Lei Jun and Xiaomi's Lei Jun ranked 4th, 5th and 6th in China with 16 1 billion,153 million and132 million respectively. They also have one thing in common: they are all from technical backgrounds and started from technology. The author compares Ma, Ma and Lei Jun, and compares their companies' current situation and patents respectively, to see the latest trends of these technology-based companies and what the patents of these technology giants are like.
Baidu is one of the tools that many netizens can't live without, and even many people regard "Baidu" as a synonym for "search", which shows the depth of Baidu's popularity. Recently, the Baidu World Congress with the theme of "indexing the real world and connecting 3600 lines" was held in Beijing. Toure and Facelt products are very popular, and their strategic cooperation with Uber has also attracted the attention of the public.
Xiaomi is a household name among domestic mobile phones. In 20 13 years, Xiaomi's mobile phone sales were18.7 million units, up160% year-on-year; In 20 14 years, Xiaomi's mobile phone sales reached 61120,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 227%. Xiaomi's new machine has also become the expectation of many rice noodles.
The most influential App in mobile phone is WeChat. By the first quarter of 20 15, WeChat had covered more than 90% of smartphones in China, with 549 million monthly active users, covering more than 200 countries and more than 20 languages. Ma Hua Teng himself said: Without WeChat, Tencent would be finished.
Let's take a look at the patents of the helm of these three companies. As an inventor, Li Yanhong applied for 40 patents in China. The earliest patent application was in 2000, and the latest application year was 20 14. The number of valid patents is 15, and the number of invalid patents is 1 1.
With Ma as the inventor, the number of patent applications in China is 2 1, the earliest filing time is 5438+0 in 2006, and the latest filing time is 20 13 years. There are 9 valid patents and 3 invalid patents.
There are only 10 patent applications in China with Lei Jun as the invention, with the earliest application of 20 12 and the latest application of 20 13, with valid patents 1 and invalid patents 1.
A major trend of patent layout
It is not difficult to find that the number of patent applications is the highest, and the number of invention patent applications is the highest, followed by Ma and Lei Jun, who are the first people with patent protection awareness and apply for patents. Li Yanhong is still developing technology and participating in the inventor's team. Up to now, he still owns 15 valid patents, and three patents have been kept for 9 years. Baidu's feelings, Li Yanhong's technical heart and Baidu's investment in research and development should not be underestimated. In recent years, Baidu's patent application has also advanced by leaps and bounds. It seems that Li Yanhong's "technology is the decisive force to surpass opponents" and "technology is a belief" are not nonsense.
Although the number of patents applied by Ma is not the largest, he is the only inventor of PCT patents. Careful people can easily find that this longest-lasting PCT patent is related to QQ products that are popular all over the world, indicating that Ma has a strong sense of international market. Many people say that Tencent is good at plagiarism, but on the other hand, it also shows Tencent's business sense and ingenious patent application means. Tencent has more than 7,000 patents and is known as the company with the largest number of patents among Internet companies in China. Its strong patent network gives Tencent a great voice in the Internet field. A CEO with patent strategy awareness can lead Tencent's strong patent lineup.
However, Lei Jun's patents are pitiful, which reminds people of the old story that happened to Lei Jun. In college, Lei Jun and his classmates founded Tricolor Company. At that time, the products were imitations of Jinshan Hanka. But then a bigger company appeared and pirated their products. This company can make similar products in larger quantities and at lower prices. Although it is an imitation of Kingsoft Hanka products, if we pay attention to technology mining and patent protection, I believe this will not be the result.
Since then, Lei Jun has suffered losses on patents. But obviously Lei Jun didn't wake up in time, which can be seen from Xiaomi's experience in the Indian market. However, as can be seen from the patent application, Lei Jun applied for patents on 20 12 and 20 13 respectively, which may be an awakening witness.
Moreover, patents have become just the need for Xiaomi's development. Because Xiaomi wants to enter the American market, Xiaomi has to pass the patent barrier for the American market, which has a relatively perfect intellectual property system and is good at patent games. 20 14- 12, Xiaomi, Jinshan Software and Beijing Zhigu set up an investment fund with a scale of 200 million yuan, which is mainly used to carry out intellectual property-related investment activities and further improve their own patent barriers. 2065438+In July 2005, Xiaomi invited hugo barra, a cow, and said that he had applied for more than 2,000 patents. Xiaomi tried to make up for his patent shortcomings in various ways and increase Xiaomi's share in the global market.
There are many kinds of innovations. For innovative technology companies, using patents to protect innovative technology is an effective means for innovative technology companies to establish technical barriers and strive for market discourse rights. The patents of Ma He and Lei Jun and the present situation of three innovative companies remind us that innovation and patents can go further together.
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