Patent due diligence is also called "patent due diligence". It mainly combines relevant materials and information to conduct due diligence on the specific content of the client's patent application authorization status, patent ownership status, legal status, operation status, litigation situation and legal risks:

Client company patent due diligence includes but not limited to:

1. The client company patent list, including the type, name, application number, application time, authorization date, legal status, transfer and licensing status of patents and patent applications;

2. Investigate the technical sources of R&D materials that the client company has independently developed and obtained patent-related rights;

3. Investigate the ownership of the patent-related rights obtained by the client company's entrusted development or cooperative development, as well as the related agreements on the subsequent development of technologies and patents, and the transfer of all materials;

4.  Investigate the ownership, work experience, and management of service inventions related to patents obtained for service inventions;

5.  Investigate the agreement, change, registration, announcement, transfer fee payment vouchers, etc. of the client company's acquisition of patent-related rights through transfer;

6.  Investigate the patent ownership certificate, license agreement, record registration, license fee payment, license method, license type and use period of the client company's patent-related rights obtained through licensing;

7.  If the client company invests in the patent-related rights, it is necessary to investigate the patent ownership certificate, the patent right rating report, the investment agreement, and the payment of fees;

8. If the client company pledges the related rights of the patent, it is necessary to investigate the patent ownership certificate, pledge agreement, pledge registration, annual fee payment, etc.;

9.  Litigation, arbitration, etc. related to the client company’s patent-related rights or agreements;

10. The confidentiality agreement between the client company and the core R&D personnel, the content of the non-competition agreement, the issuance of the compensation for dedication; and the labor contract between the employee and the original unit, the confidentiality agreement, the content of the non-competition agreement and The distribution of compensation;

11. Internal management regulations for client company patent management and protection, and confidentiality measures;

12. The stability of the client company's patents, including whether the authorized patent has entered the review or invalidation process, whether it is common knowledge or prior disclosure;

13. With regard to the products and patents of the competing companies of the client company, analyze whether the products of the competing company may infringe the patent-related rights of the client company, or the client company's products may infringe the patent-related rights of the competing company.

Haijun has an experienced patent team at home and abroad. In the process of patent due diligence for customers, we grasp the details and analyze the results of the investigation through patent related information, so as to formulate professional and reasonable investigation reports and risks for customers’ evaluation report.