How does patent information analysis help enterprises to carry out scientific and technological innovation?

First,? Brief introduction of patent information analysis

1. Under the background that science and technology are the primary productive forces, patent information, as an important information source integrating technical information, legal information and economic information, has attracted more and more attention. Through the analysis of patent information, we can track the latest technological trends, investigate the technological trends of the industry and the important technologies of competitors.

2.？ The concept of patent information analysis The so-called patent information analysis refers to the processing and sorting of patent information, combined statistical analysis of descriptive items, technical information and rights information, sorting out intuitive and easy-to-understand results, and displaying them in the form of charts to form patent competitive intelligence. Through the analysis of patent information, enterprises can fully understand all kinds of development trends and competitive situations in their industry fields, and provide more reliable basis for the formulation of strategic decisions of enterprises.

3. The essence of patent information analysis is to study the content of patent information, the number of patents, the change of number or the proportion of various numbers in different ranges (such as percentage and growth rate, etc.). ), all kinds of information contained in patent documents are selected directionally and abstracted scientifically, which is the product of the combination of information work and scientific and technological work and the collection of scientific labor.

4. The method of patent analysis? There are many methods to analyze patent information, such as qualitative analysis, quantitative analysis, semi-quantitative analysis and chart analysis. The following is a brief overview of qualitative analysis and quantitative analysis. Qualitative analysis refers to the method of understanding and analyzing the development of a certain technology through induction and deduction, analysis and synthesis, abstraction and generalization of the contents of patented technology. The essence of qualitative analysis is the qualitative analysis of the research object; Quantitative analysis is to scientifically measure some characteristics of patent information, such as patent classification, applicant, inventor, patent citation, etc., on the basis of processing and sorting out a large number of patent information, extract useful and meaningful information from it, and transform individual fragmentary information into systematic and complete valuable information. In practical work, analysts often combine the two, starting with mathematical statistics, then comprehensively and systematically classify and compare technologies, make targeted quantitative analysis, and finally make highly scientific and abstract qualitative analysis and description, so that the whole analysis process will change from macro to micro and gradually deepen.

5. Patent information analysis process The patent information analysis process is usually divided into three stages: preparation period, analysis period and application period: (1)? Data collection stage: the data collection stage mainly completes the collection of the original data of the analysis object, that is, determining the analysis object group, and its process includes determining the professional field, drawing up the patent retrieval scheme, conducting patent retrieval, and determining the analysis sample library. (2)? Data analysis stage: the main task of the data analysis stage is to process and analyze the analysis sample database, and its process includes data cleaning, data collection according to patent indicators, generation of work charts and in-depth analysis of target groups, analysis and interpretation of patent information, and writing analysis reports. (3)? Application period: The main work of the application period includes evaluating and analyzing the report, formulating the corresponding patent strategy and implementing the patent strategy. Theoretically speaking, the work of application period is an extension of patent information analysis. The ultimate goal of patent information analysis is to apply patent information to practical work. Therefore, it is very important to use this information to cooperate with the formulation of enterprise and national development strategy, guide the business activities of enterprises or the implementation of national policies, and help national enterprises or related industries win a favorable position in market competition. It should be noted that the main work during the application period is usually organized and implemented by the entrusting party of the patent information analysis report.

Second,? Application of Patent Information Analysis in Enterprise's Technological Innovation

1. Enterprise technological innovation can provide a steady stream of power for enterprise development, and it is a concentrated expression of patent technological innovation. From the patent point of view, using patent information analysis tools, the related fields are deeply mined. In the R&D investment decision-making or technology development activities of enterprises, patent information analysis can help enterprises fully understand the status quo, key technologies and technology life cycle of patent technology in related technical fields, and detect the technology development trend and core patent distribution in this field.

2. First of all, collecting and analyzing patent information before product R&D topic selection, project establishment or investment can fully understand the existing technical level in a specific technical field, determine the correct research direction, improve the starting point of R&D, avoid repeated development, and save time and research funds.

3. Scientific research topic selection and project establishment is an important part of scientific research work, and it is also the starting point of scientific research work. Practice has proved that choosing a good topic can get twice the result with half the effort and achieve scientific research results quickly; Improper topic selection often affects scientific research, or even gives up halfway, resulting in waste of people, money, materials and time. Therefore, whether we can choose a creative and suitable research topic is the first problem to be solved in scientific research.

4. Patent information is continuous and systematic, and it is one of the best information sources for scientific research. Through the systematic retrieval of related patent information, we can understand the blank points and existing problems in related technical fields, and then determine the research direction, find the starting point or the highest point of the research, judge its feasibility, and provide decision-making basis for scientific research topic selection. Therefore, the selected scientific research topics can start at an advanced level, make full use of existing achievements, avoid duplication, and make the invested financial, material and human resources produce greater social and economic benefits.

5. Secondly, conducting patent analysis in R&D and understanding the obtained results and various solutions will help researchers to open their minds and stimulate creative thinking, and at the same time avoid the technical trap of existing patents in time, and find and make patent evasion and innovative design as soon as possible. ? In the patent literature, each patent specification has a detailed text description, accompanied by charts, and introduces in detail the latest technical solutions to technical problems. These technical information appear in the existing technical description, technical scheme details, claims, abstracts or drawings of the patent specification, many of which can inspire thinking, broaden horizons, help technicians to investigate, analyze and study, absorb the technical essence and use it for their own technological innovation. In addition, because most patent specifications are published publicly and technical information is completely open, it can be obtained by people working in the same technical field, thus greatly reducing the cost of innovation.

Third,? The function and significance of patent information analysis in enterprise patent work. The role of patent information analysis in enterprise work is mainly reflected in the following links: (1)? When determining the development strategy of an enterprise, it is necessary to use patent documents to track the development trend of a certain technology and make technical predictions. In order to serve the decision-making of leaders, it is necessary to collect and analyze a large number of documents and ensure certain objective conditions, including personnel, equipment and funds. The patent department of an enterprise makes scientific analysis and prediction for the enterprise by analyzing patent information, and strives for the maximization of interests, which is also the basis for the enterprise to formulate patent strategy; ?

(2)? In the process of R&D activities: make full use of the practicality and regionality of patents, so that small patents can be used continuously and effective patents can be used for reference;

(3)? In technological innovation and technological transformation: technological innovation and technological transformation are important links in the business activities of enterprises. In this link, the use of patent information analysis can inspire and expand ideas, solve practical problems in technological innovation and technological transformation of this enterprise with the help of other people's technical ideas and technical solutions, and promote the emergence of new inventions, which is helpful to adopt new technologies and avoid infringement;

(4)? In foreign cooperation and technology trade: under the new situation of global economic integration and international trade liberalization, internationally recognized trade-related intellectual property rights agreements reflect the increasingly important role of patents in international economy and technology trade;

(5)? In the process of market competition with competitors, it is very important for enterprises to conduct full patent search before new products are put on the market, otherwise, once products enter the market, once they encounter patent infringement lawsuits from their peers, the enterprises themselves will suffer; ?

(6)? In the process of introducing technical talents, technical talents are the core of technological innovation in enterprises. As the inventor or designer of invention and creation patent, his own wine has a certain level of knowledge and innovation ability, so using patent literature is the best way for enterprises to discover and explore innovative talent resources;

(7)? Utilization value of invalid patent: the patent system protection is regional and timeliness, and the invalid patent generated from it is a huge social wealth with great utilization value. If enterprises develop and utilize these invalid patents, they can not only reuse resources, save development time and money to the maximum extent, but also save huge patent transfer fees for enterprises.

Fourth, the significance of patent information analysis in enterprise patent work: patent right, as a commercial force and a means of market competition, will bring huge economic benefits to enterprises if properly and effectively used. Therefore, for enterprises, it is of great significance to carry out enterprise patent work scientifically to enhance the competitiveness of their products and better occupy and open up the market. ( 1)? Open up the market and gain market competitive advantage: With the advent of economic globalization and knowledge economy era, the low-price competitive strategy adopted by domestic enterprises to occupy the international market has not adapted to the new development trend, and product innovation and research and development of products with independent intellectual property rights have become the foundation for enterprises to seek development. In the increasingly fierce market competition, especially in the international market, it is undoubtedly an important measure for enterprises to deploy strategic patents to the market and competitors in a planned way. (2)? Effectively protect the intangible assets of enterprises: patents, as intangible assets, have become an important bargaining chip for enterprises to compete. Many scientific and technological achievements of enterprises are protected by applying for patents to prevent the loss of intangible assets; (3)? Stimulate the vitality of technological innovation in enterprises.

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China's patent system started late. Since the reform and opening up, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council have attached great importance to the construction of China's patent system. 1April, 985 The Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) came into effect on April1February. Up to now, the implementation of patented technology in China has achieved remarkable economic and social benefits. However, for enterprises, there is a big gap in China's enterprise patent work from the objective needs of building a socialist market economic system and establishing a modern enterprise system. Therefore, Chinese enterprises should pay more attention to the analysis of patent information in future patent work. We must realize that the effective collection, analysis and management of patent information and the accurate application of patent competitive intelligence are the basis of independent innovation, which determines the success or failure of enterprise development and even the rise and fall of enterprises, and is of great significance to promoting independent innovation, scientific and technological progress and enhancing the competitive strength of enterprises.