With the development of globalization and the popularization of the Internet, international intellectual property competition has become increasingly fierce. After domestic innovative companies apply for patents, they sometimes find that foreign companies have maliciously registered their patents, resulting in their inability to be used and actively promoted abroad. So, let’s take a look at which domestic patents have been maliciously registered abroad.
1. Which domestic patents have been maliciously registered abroad.
1. Key patents in the industry.
High-tech industries supported by the state as a priority, such as artificial intelligence, 5G, new materials and other fields, are key places for invention and innovation. Malicious foreign registrants may become interested in patents in these fields. By registering in advance, they may destroy the technological advantages of domestic enterprises and hinder the development of innovative enterprises in the international market.
2. Patents have been applied for or authorized.
Domestic patents that have been applied for but not authorized or have been authorized but not disclosed in the external market are often the main targets chosen by malicious foreign registrants. In this case, domestic enterprises can use public information disclosure channels to improve patent information disclosure and reduce the risk of malicious registration.
3. Leading new products or new technologies.
Some new products or new technologies are regarded as industry leaders. While obtaining domestic patent authorization, they have also attracted the attention of foreign companies. If domestic enterprises do not conduct timely international deployment and effectively protect their intellectual property rights, these patents may be registered by malicious registrants, resulting in the damage to the position of domestic innovative enterprises in the international market.
4. Core patents of commonly used technologies.
Some commonly used technologies, such as core technology patents in mobile phones, electronic games, home appliances and other fields, are also the focus of malicious registration by criminals. This is because these patents have a wide market audience and considerable economic benefits, and the risk of being robbed is also higher.
2. The harm caused by malicious registration of domestic patents.
1. Influence the further development of innovative enterprises.
Patents are one of the important assets of innovative enterprises. If its patents are maliciously occupied by malicious registrants, it will restrict its further technological innovation and economic development. Enterprises are blocked at home and have to face more fierce competition in the international market, thus making their business face greater challenges.
2. Infringement of the enterprise’s intellectual property rights, resulting in unnecessary economic losses.
The significance of a patent is not only that its owner can legally use its patent, but also involves some financial and technical legitimate rights and interests, such as intellectual property rights, brand management, etc. Malicious registration may lead to the patent being questioned, increasing the difficulty of using it in the market, and even causing losses such as loss of property or intellectual property rights. These are risks that companies cannot bear.
3. Increase the difficulty of intellectual property management.
The malicious registration of patents infringes upon the legitimate rights and interests of the legitimate owners of intellectual property rights and seriously interferes with the healthy order of intellectual property rights. This not only makes the management of intellectual property more difficult, but also makes intellectual property a tool for commercial concessions, profoundly challenging the fairness, justice and justice of intellectual property.
3. How to protect domestic patents from malicious registration.
1. Apply for a patent in advance.
Timely application for a patent can increase the scope of patent protection and increase its commercial value. Faced with the challenge of malicious snatching, companies should apply for patents as early as possible.
2. Joint rights protection.
Enterprises can strengthen cooperation, set up professional rights protection teams, and coordinate with relevant industry organizations to actively publicize and promote the importance of intellectual property protection, thereby enhancing the power of innovative enterprise cooperation and acting in a unified manner to make this Gather strength to better protect your own interests.
3. Choose partners carefully during the review process.
Enterprises should choose partners carefully to prevent criminals from obtaining patent rights through the process of intellectual property cooperation. Large enterprises often use multiple partners for innovation activities but fail to rigorously scrutinize the IP background of these partners. Therefore, enterprises need to formulate relevant management policies to reduce the risk of malicious registration.
Malicious registration has become one of the problems faced by many innovative companies. Faced with the challenge of malicious registration, companies need to be fully aware of the importance of intellectual property protection and take effective measures to prevent and safeguard rights. Enterprises should prioritize applying for patents in advance and carefully selecting partners to further strengthen their intellectual property protection. At the same time, we should also dig deeper into more effective rights protection methods, such as joint rights protection, etc., to safeguard our own interests through joint efforts and lay a more solid foundation for the development of the enterprise.