Enterprises that need protection, such as designs, generally apply for utility model patents or design patents. Although the authorization of these two patents is far less difficult than that of invention patents, the three elements of patents are still indispensable. The authorization period of such patents is obviously shorter than that of invention patents, and the use cost is also lower than that of invention patents. So in order to avoid the loss of our own enterprise, we should protect our own design as much as possible.
You can protect your intellectual property rights by applying for trademarks and local signs. For some enterprises, in order to protect their products, they need to apply for trademarks. As long as you put a trademark on the product, your product will not only become exclusive, but also occupy a certain market for the enterprise. And some places can also apply for local signs, such as Ningxiang Flower Pig and Shimen Orange. As long as there is this logo, ordinary products will become proprietary products, and the value will increase exponentially.
You can sign a confidentiality agreement with core technicians to ensure that your company's technology will not be leaked. For enterprises, it is necessary not only to lay out intellectual property rights externally, but also to keep technical secrets internally. Some companies will spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy a confidential software and install it on the computer of R&D department, while others will sign a confidentiality agreement with R&D technicians to prevent technology from leaking.