企业专利申请的误区及策略

企业申请专利的目的除了寻求法律保障以避免他人擅自使用外，也寻求技术授权或转让等路径来实现专利的商品化，以获得价值的最大化。当企业研发出一项新产品或新方法后，有无市场前景；是申请专利还是采用技术诀窍、有无后续研发的可能、能不能形成产品的专利布局、应何时提出专利申请、权利要求书怎么撰写，这都是企业决策层需要认真考量与谋划的。

Mistakes and Strategies of Patent Applications for Enterprises

Patent application of an enterprise not only aims to search for legal guarantee avoiding unauthorized use of the patent by others, but also intends to search for commercialization of patent by means of license or assignment of technology to achieve maximal value. When an enterprise develops a new product or method, decision?makers of the enterprise should carefully consider and plan for the following issues:whether the new product or method has market prospects;whether the enterprise should file patent application or adopt technical know?how;whether there is possibility for follow?up research and development;whether the enterprise can form patent portfolio of the product or method;when the enterprise shall file the patent application;and how the enterprise shall write the claims.