The two departments issued a document proposing 16 intellectual property support measures
Stimulate the innovation vitality of specialized and new enterprises (Policy Interpretation)
Not long ago, the State Intellectual Property Office and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued "Several Measures for Intellectual Property to Help the Innovation and Development of Specialized, Special and New SMEs" (hereinafter referred to as the "Several Measures"), proposing to improve the level of intellectual property creation and promote the efficiency of intellectual property rights. Using and strengthening intellectual property protection and other 16 specific measures in 5 aspects to help the innovation and development of specialized, special and new small and medium-sized enterprises.
What are the highlights of the measures?
Why continue to strengthen IP support initiatives?
The reporter interviewed the heads of relevant departments and relevant persons.
The output of intellectual property rights of specialized, special and new enterprises continues to increase
"Innovation is the soul of specialized, specialized and new enterprises, and intellectual property rights are an important criterion for measuring the innovation capabilities and levels of specialized, specialized and new enterprises." Li Xin, an analyst at the Intellectual Property Research Institute of CCID Research Institute of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that on the one hand, patents, etc. Intellectual property rights, as the evaluation standard of innovation ability, have become the echelon certification conditions for specialized, special and new enterprises, which will force enterprises to strengthen research and development and continuously improve innovation capabilities; on the other hand, strengthening intellectual property management and strict protection of intellectual property rights will also help protect Enterprises gain innovation benefits.
In recent years, under the promotion of a series of policy measures, as the leader of small and medium-sized enterprises and the new force of strengthening and supplementing the chain, my country's specialized and new SMEs have continuously improved their innovation capabilities and output levels of intellectual property achievements.
Taking specialized, special and new "little giant" enterprises as an example, since the first batch of 248 companies were identified in June 2019, a total of 8,997 companies have been identified in 4 batches so far, and the average R&D investment intensity of enterprises has remained at a relatively high level of around 9%. The average number of effective invention patents held by each enterprise reached 15.7.
In addition, from the perspective of the first three batches of enterprises, the average number of patents of enterprises has shown a trend of increasing year after year, with an average annual growth rate of more than 10%, showing the remarkable characteristics of strong innovation ability and strong development potential as a whole.
"Intellectual property rights are the core competitiveness of enterprise development." Pan Lunkang, chairman of Ningbo Ouling Elevator Parts Co., Ltd., introduced that as a specialized and new "little giant" enterprise deeply involved in the field of elevator door systems, the company serves more than 400 companies at home and abroad The elevator manufacturer currently has 7 invention patents and 34 utility model patents. Since 2010, it has maintained the speed of submitting 4 patent applications every year and has been deeply cultivating intellectual property creation.
"Entering the stage of high-quality development, a large number of specialized and new enterprises have entered the frontier field of technology, and there is an urgent need to improve their original innovation capabilities." According to Lu Wei, a researcher at the Development Research Center of the State Council, the "Several Measures" introduced this time have strengthened the strength of specialized enterprises. The important position of fine, special and new enterprises as the main body of innovation will help further gather innovation elements, promote the application of intellectual property rights, and help the innovation and development of the majority of specialized, fine and special new enterprises.
Support enterprises to obtain rights efficiently and enhance the efficiency of intellectual property financial services
The trend is positive, but challenges still remain.
Experts said that at present, in the process of cultivating specialized and special new SMEs, there are still some shortcomings around intellectual property rights. From the perspective of creation, it is concentrated on the weak ability of enterprises to obtain innovative resources such as patented technologies, and some enterprises have insufficient stamina for innovation and development; The functions of platforms such as intellectual property pledge financing and trading are not perfect, and the value of intellectual property cannot be fully realized, resulting in the failure of effective feedback for corporate innovation.
Facing the urgent needs of enterprises, the "Several Measures" proposed to support specialized, special and new small and medium-sized enterprises to enjoy the priority review policy of intellectual property rights, and help enterprises obtain rights efficiently.
At the same time, enhance the efficiency of intellectual property financial services and help solve financing difficulties.
"Intellectual property rights are the core means of production of small and medium-sized technology companies, and they are also the lifeline of growth." As the person in charge of a specialized and new "little giant" enterprise, Zhang Guangzhi, vice president of Beijing Rongxin Datalink Technology Co., Ltd., introduced that over the years , the company focuses on the research and development of multi-source data fusion analysis technology, and has accumulated a number of core intellectual property rights.
"Several Measures" proposes that accelerating the establishment of a patent navigation service mechanism for small and medium-sized enterprises will effectively help enterprises expand their business, support their business development, and provide decision-making reference for enterprise innovation and development in the long run.
In addition, the initiative to support the efficient acquisition of new technologies and new products for specialized, special and new small and medium-sized enterprises will also escort the company to actively apply for invention patents.
"Currently, small and medium-sized enterprises specializing in specialization and specialization are in a stage of rapid growth. In order to increase investment in research and development and expand production scale, there is a strong demand for funds. However, most of the core assets of such enterprises are intellectual property rights such as invention patents and software copyrights. They lack factories, Fixed assets such as equipment that can be mortgaged have made financing expensive and difficult for innovative small and medium-sized enterprises to a certain extent." The relevant person in charge of the Jiangsu Provincial Intellectual Property Office said that focusing on the realization of the value of intellectual property rights, in recent years Jiangsu Province has joined hands with banking financial institutions to launch innovative The "Internet + Intellectual Property + Finance" model obtains financing through the pledge of intellectual property rights such as patents and trademarks, and supports the development of specialized, special and new SMEs.
Increase assistance in rights protection and escort enterprises to "go global"
Protecting intellectual property is protecting innovation.
To empower small and medium-sized enterprises to innovate and develop with intellectual property rights, while strengthening creation and promoting application, it is necessary to strictly protect and optimize services.
Aiming at the pain points and difficulties such as corporate rights protection and relief, and insufficient ability to deal with overseas intellectual property litigation, the "Several Measures" proposes to increase the intensity of administrative adjudication of patent infringement cases involving specialized, fine, special, and new SMEs, and to explore the development of specialized, fine, and special new SMEs' intellectual property rights. The special action of rights protection assistance will increase the assistance of overseas intellectual property rights protection for enterprises, and escort enterprises to "go global".
"Although the company continues to invest in research and development, due to lack of experience, it suffers from problems such as difficulty in proving evidence and long complaints in the process of intellectual property protection, and is often stolen by patents, which affects the enthusiasm of the company to innovate and create to a certain extent." Pan Lunkang said, The "Several Measures" clearly proposes to increase the intensity of administrative adjudication of patent infringement disputes involving small and medium-sized enterprises such as specialization, special innovation, etc., which will effectively make up for the shortcomings of enterprises in intellectual property protection.
"With the help of policies such as super deduction of research and development expenses, coupled with strengthening the protection of intellectual property rights, it will effectively escort the innovation and development of enterprises."
The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed to support the development of specialized, specialized and new enterprises.
"The "Several Measures" starts from the characteristics and actual needs of specialized, specialized and new enterprises, comprehensively strengthens policy guidance, work support and service guarantee for enterprises, and will give full play to the important role of intellectual property rights in supporting the innovation and development of specialized, specialized and new enterprises." National The person in charge of the Intellectual Property Office said that the next step will be to provide enterprises with precise services and create a good development environment for small and medium-sized enterprises.
Reporter Han Xin Gu Yekai