Review and Implementation of the Technology Information Dissemination Function of the Patent Disclosure System

专利公开制度的技术信息传播功能检视及其实现

Abstract

Promoting the dissemination of technical information is an important pathway for the patent system to support comprehensive innovation. In recent years, there has been intense debate in academia about whether the patent disclosure system has (fully) realized the function of disseminating technical information. Multiple empirical evidence from the field of social sciences shows that the patent disclosure system has not fully realized the expected function of technology information dissemination. The main reasons for this phenomenon are: first, the existing application rules for “reduction to practice” requirement and prophetic examples are not perfect. Second, the existing review system lacks resources and capabilities to ensure the quality of information disclosure; third, the expression paradigm of existing patent disclosure texts is seriously disconnected from conventional technical information literature. To better realize the function of the patent disclosure system, it is necessary to further improve the application rules related to “reduction to practice” and prophetic examples; innovate and optimize the patent examination system ; and standardize the expression and information organization paradigm of specifications in a way that facilitates reading by R&D personnel.