What are the measures for patent owners to prevent patent fraud
Preventive measure one: Verify the identity of patent transfer, patent award and other institutions
There are also cases of patent fraud using patent awards and other methods. There are not a few fraudsters who carry out fraudulent activities under the banner of some well-known domestic newspapers, the National Science and Technology Award Committee, or even the name of the State Council.
Therefore, for such awards committees and award organizations The Patentee must go to the relevant government agencies to verify the authenticity.
Preventive Measure 2: Be careful with rhetoric and avoid blind communication Fees
For this kind of charging requirements, please patent After receiving letters such as patent transfer and patent award, the rights holder must first understand the charging situation. Generally speaking, there is no charge for national and formal awards. When the patentee converts the patent, he can go to the intellectual property rightsThe bureau understands the situation and files it. For example, the Shanghai Intellectual Property Office provides patent holders with a standard patent transfer license implementation contract, and also provides relevant guidance to patent holders, so that even if a dispute arises, there is a contract as a basis. If the other party requires payment of an appraisal fee, you can argue with the other party and ask the other party to pay in advance. It will not be too late to pay after the transfer is successful.
Preventive measure three: Patent owners should have an objective and clear understanding of their patents
Patent owners should have a clear and objective understanding of their patents. Although it is not easy to invent a patent, they should have an objective assessment of the commercial and economic uses of their patents.
The patentee, especially the inventor of the utility model patent, Before seeking transformation, you should conduct a patent search to see how technical the content of your patent is, so that you will not be easily fooled by the preferential terms proposed by the other party.
Preventive measure four: Find a formal patent conversion agency
When considering patent conversion, the patentee can try its best to Contact these formal institutions in a timely manner and seek formal transformation channels.
Seven patent fraud methods
1. In the name of a national-level unit, invite patent holders to participate in patent matching meetings. In the name of a national-level award, in order to defraud the evaluation fee and production cost.
2. Pretend to be an international organization and hold an expo.
3. Participate in various awards activities and award high-level awards.
4. Publish books, including various who’s who’s who, Such as "Who's Who in the World", "Chinese Celebrity Ceremony", etc., of course, at your own expense;
5. Invitation letter to participate in activities, such as notification of the "Geneva International Conference", etc.;
6. Join the Inventors Association and ask the patentee to send several letters. The more letters sent, the more bonuses you will get;
7. Taking advantage of the patentee's eagerness to transform the patented technology, " Help contact manufacturers, transform patents", or acquire patented technology at sky-high prices.
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