What are the advantages and disadvantages of patent application?

Applying for corresponding patents for technological achievements is one of the most routine and effective ways for enterprises to obtain legal protection. Nowadays, under the basic framework of new product development, production and marketing, enterprises have generally applied for patents for new technologies they have developed. The benefits of patent application have evolved from the early hope that new technologies can be basically protected to the present, and have evolved into various strategic applications and layouts of enterprise royalty income or market attack and defense.

First of all, after the enterprise obtains the patent right, it will enjoy the exclusive right of the patented technology within the legal time; If you don't apply for a patent, the technology may become public technology after it is made public by using, publishing and reverse engineering. So that it is no longer protected by law. Secondly, patents often become an important weight in the business game between competitors, and are often indicators for enterprises to obtain some subsidies and preferential policies.

Of course, enterprises need to disclose their technical solutions when applying for patents, which may lead to some technologies not being kept secret. However, the disclosure of technical solutions does not require the disclosure of all technical details of the enterprise, and the scope of disclosure is weighed by the enterprise itself. If you don't apply for a patent in a confidential way, once the government makes it public for various reasons, it may no longer be protected.

At the same time, patent application needs corresponding daily management, resulting in application fees, annual fees and other expenses. In this regard, enterprises need to comprehensively weigh according to their own strength.