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How effective is buying patents to combat competitors?

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2023-04-07 10:36

"Oil the fire of genius" is the most vivid evaluation of the patent system by American President Abraham Lincoln in 1858.

 

Since it can cause a fire, can it be caused to others?"Fire up"?

 

I recently with one."Peers" learned that there are generally two situations for buying and selling patents:

 

  • Businesses buy patents for the technology of brand-new products."Interlaced like mountains" enterprises have entered a strange new field. It is understandable to purchase some patents in the early days for many requirements such as learning and project declaration. For example, Google purchased a Japanese basic patent in advance when developing a bracelet. It is normal to encounter relevant value patents before product development and make quick purchases.
  • Buy patents against competitors. In the United States there is a special organization called"NPE", the main body of non-patent implementation, only does one thing: net all kinds of patents in the country and carry out "legal extortion". Domestic companies are also specialized in such business, generally divided into intermediary or customized for customers designated industry patents. The enterprise wants me to buy some patents in advance as a reserve for a rainy day.

                                            

The idea is good. Amoy is not to buy a used car. What's more, a used car needs to be tested by a specialized agency. There are huge flaws hidden in the patent. Only the applicant knows the hidden dangers. In order to promote benefits, they cannot tell you where there are key comparison documents or disclose the problems in the text. Take advantage of this, and finally"Stealing chickens does not erode rice".

 

Buying patents often leads to a helpless situation. Do you want to buy a patent that someone must sell? The price may be many times that of your application.

In most cases, after you buy, transfer is a pile of crooked melon cracked jujube. The probability of buying suitable patents is extremely low, and patents used to temporarily resist prosecution in case of emergency need good luck. If you get away with the crisis, you will also worry about where the next problem will occur. Therefore, the cost of buying high-value patents has exceeded the cost of normal patent application.

If you are still considering the purchase of patents, it is recommended that you must do a patent analysis.

The analysis of patent infringement risk can understand whether the target company's products have infringement risk and minimize the risk in the future. This is the most correct approach.

We Hua Xun in the earlyIn 2015, we came into contact with the patent analysis and due diligence business of investment companies. In the first quarter, we served major domestic and foreign due diligence matters of Chupu Chuangye Pharmaceutical, Qichen (Shanghai) Medical and US-Egypt Environment, and assisted our customers in protecting their future foreign market layout.