From developing questions to answering intellectual property questions: How to transform a national-level research project into a high-value patent asset package

2025-11-19
I. Case Introduction 
Facing the systematic challenges in patent protection for the national-level "13th Five-Year Plan" key scientific research project - "Smart Construction Platform for Prefabricated Buildings", the ZYIP team broke through the traditional agency model and formed a top-notch specialized team to intervene in the entire process of project research and development with "think tank-level" in-depth services. Through a series of innovative services such as "technical decoding, confrontation search, briefing and operation outsourcing", not only high-quality patent results were efficiently produced, but also the intellectual property work was deeply integrated into the national major strategic research, making it the "strategic propeller" for the success of the project, and receiving high recognition from both the clients and the national-level research group. 


II. Case Details 
1. Customer type/Industry
A well-known Chinese construction group 


2. Customer Pain Points/Problem Description
(1) Disconnection between R&D and Intellectual Property: The R&D team is solely focused on conducting technical research and development on eight modules such as "BIM collaboration, intelligent assembly, and IoT management", leaving no time to systematically organize and draft patent disclosure materials.
(2) Complex and High-end Layout Requirements: This technology system needs to establish a comprehensive patent barrier that combines both offensive and defensive capabilities. However, the traditional and passive patent agency model cannot meet the high-level requirements of such national-level projects for the breadth, depth, and forward-looking nature of patent layout. 


3. Solutions and Processes
The ZYIP team innovatively adopted the "three-stage penetrating service" model:
(1) Technical decoding consultation: A special team consisting of "senior patent analysts + TOP 10 agents + industry experts" was organized. Through three immersive seminars, the "technical path map" was used to visually organize 42 technical nodes and mark and explore innovation breakthrough points on the spot.
(2) Antagonistic search prediction: For core modules such as "intelligent hoisting algorithm", global patent scenarios were simulated. Three potential infringement risk areas were identified and warned in advance, providing intelligence support for the selection of the research and development path.
(3) Delivery materials outsourcing: The agent directly stayed on-site to record the entire research and development process. The engineers' oral technical explanations were actively converted into standard and high-quality patent delivery documents, significantly reducing the burden on the research and development team. 


4. Achievements/Results
(1) Excellent quality of authorization: Out of the 20 invention patent applications submitted, 17 were successfully authorized. Among them, the claims of 5 core patents precisely covered the possible technological development paths of competitors.
(2) Deep and comprehensive layout: A three-dimensional protection network consisting of "3 core patents + 7 defensive patents + 10 extension patents" was established, fully covering the 9 key subsystems of the platform.
(3) Prominent strategic value: The formed patent package became the key supporting material for the group's successful application for the "National Building Industrialization Technology Innovation Center", and was officially recognized and highly praised by the special research group of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission. 


III. Case Significance 
This case has redefined the value boundary of high-end intellectual property services. The ZYIP team, by deeply integrating into major research projects, shifted the service from the rear-end "document writing" to the front-end "strategic planning and empowerment" throughout the entire research and development process, achieving a fundamental transformation from a "cost item" to a "value amplifier". This model successfully solved the common problem of "separation of research and intellectual property" in large-scale research projects, demonstrating how intellectual property work can truly become the "external brain" and "strategic propeller" of technological innovation, providing a replicable and promotable benchmark example for serving the construction of national strategic scientific and technological strength. The affirmation from the chief engineer of the client company - "This deep collaborative model is worthy of promotion in major group projects", is the most powerful evidence of the value of this service.
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