At present, the patent game of the international new energy automobile industry is extremely fierce. Compared with the new energy automobile powerhouse, the inferior advantages of patents in China's new energy automobile industry are increasingly evident, and patent shortcomings are increasingly prominent. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that the development of new energy vehicles is the only way for China to become a powerful automobile country. At present, the patent game of the international new energy automobile industry is extremely fierce. Compared with the new energy automobile powerhouse, the inferior advantages of patents in China's new energy automobile industry are increasingly evident, and patent shortcomings are increasingly prominent. It is urgent for us to identify and supplement the patent shortcomings of our country's new energy automotive industry, and to strengthen the patent base for building a strong automobile country. The patent game of the automobile powerful country new energy automobile is fierce ——The competitive landscape of patents for new energy vehicles for automotive powerhouses has been formed. From 1995 to 2015, there were 185,537 patent applications for new energy vehicles in the world. Japan’s new energy auto patent applications for automotive power countries account for 46% of the total global applications, which is an absolute advantage. Our country accounted for 18% immediately afterwards. The original patent applications from the United States, Germany, and Korea ranked third (10%), fourth (8%), and fifth (8%) respectively. - Japan continued to strengthen the patented layout of new energy vehicles in the major target markets, building strong patent barriers. As of the end of 2015, Japan had 8842 items in Europe, accounting for 51.25% of the total number of European patent offices. There were 18,944 cases in the United States, accounting for 41.98% of the total US Patent and Trademark Office applications. There are 4,339 locations in South Korea, accounting for 20.47% of the total patent applications of the Korean Intellectual Property Office. There are 10,754 cases in our country, accounting for 20.14% of the total number of patent applications issued by the State Intellectual Property Office of China. - The United States has followed Japan and strengthened its target market for new energy vehicle patents. It has built stronger patent barriers. As of the end of 2015, the U.S. had 4269 cases in Europe, accounting for 24.74% of the European Patent Office applications. The number of patents in China reached 5,610, accounting for 10.51% of the total number of patent applications filed by the State Intellectual Property Office of China. There are 1484 layouts in Korea, accounting for 8.72% of the total number of Korean intellectual property applications. There are 4537 cases in Japan, accounting for 4.88% of the total patent applications of the Japan Patent Office. - South Korea, as a latecomer to new energy vehicles, actively pursued the international layout of patents for new energy vehicles. By the end of 2015, South Korea had 4139 cases in the United States, accounting for 9.17% of the US Patent and Trademark Office's total patent applications. There are 1260 cases in Europe, accounting for 7.30% of the total patent applications filed by the European Patent Office. There are 2,197 patents in China, accounting for 4.11% of the total number of patent applications filed by the State Intellectual Property Office of China. There were 1,819 layouts in Japan, accounting for 1.96% of the total patent applications of the Japan Patent Office. Its patent layout effectively supported South Korea's participation in the international competition in the new energy automotive industry. The road to China's automobile power is facing the shortcomings of new energy vehicle patents Comparing with the world's automobile powers, China's new energy vehicles have large but not strong patents. ——The creation and storage of patents for key core technologies and basic generic technologies are seriously insufficient. The manufacture of energy storage devices is the most crucial core technology for new energy vehicles. The manufacturing powers are eager to accumulate and reserve patents. As of the end of 2015, there were 40,531 in Japan and 14,128 in China. The gap between China and Japan was huge. The manufacturing of energy-supply devices is a key core technology for new energy vehicles to become bigger and stronger. It is an important area where auto powers are competing to accumulate and reserve patents. By the end of 2015, there were 21,435 in Japan, 6,393 in the United States, 4,044 in Germany, and 3,789 in China. There is a clear gap between China and the United States, Japan, and Germany. Automobile parts and components manufacturing is the basic common technology for the development of new energy vehicles. It is an important basic field for auto powers to compete for accumulation and reserve patents. By the end of 2015, there were 32,621 in Japan, 8111 in the United States, 6072 in South Korea and 6,389 in Germany. Of the 4467 cases, China is the least among the five largest countries in the world for new energy patents. The patent creation and reserves of global new energy vehicles show that the gap between China's key core technologies and basic generic technology patent creation and reserves, and its strong automobile status is huge. - The international patent layout has lags behind. The trends of international patents for automobile power countries show that the international patents for new energy vehicles in China are seriously lagging behind. By the end of 2015, there were 784 layouts in the United States, accounting for 1.74% of the total number of patent applications filed by the US Trademark Patent Office, and 280 in Europe, accounting for Europe. The Patent Office had 1.62% of the total patent applications, 236 in Japan, accounting for 0.25% of the total patent applications of the Japan Patent Office, and 112 in Korea, accounting for 0.53% of the total patent applications of the Korean Intellectual Property Office. In the world's top five new energy vehicle patent application countries/regions, China's international patent layout scale and layout intensity are the weakest. Compared with Japan, the United States, South Korea and other automobile powers, the gap is huge, and participation in international competition faces multiple patent barriers. The board is obvious. - The lack of patent leader companies. The rankings of patent applicants for new energy vehicles at home and abroad show that, compared with the automotive powerhouses, whether it is the top ten applicants for domestic patents or the top 20 applicants for global patents, China’s patent leader for new energy vehicles is extremely scarce. Among the major patent applicants for domestic new energy vehicles, the largest number of patent applications is Toyota Auto Co., Ltd., among which 5 of the top 10 applicants are Japanese companies, and domestic companies in China are BYD and Chery. Among the top 20 patent applications for new energy vehicles in the world, there are 13 Japanese companies, 3 in South Korea, 2 in Germany, and 2 in the United States. There is no enterprise in China, and it is imperative to intensify the cultivation of patent leaders. Suggestions The development of new energy vehicles is a strategic area for China to build a strong manufacturing country. We should take the initiative and strengthen the patent shortcomings of new energy vehicles in order to build a powerful country. ——Continuously strengthen the construction of new innovative vehicles for new energy vehicles, and enhance the ability to create and reserve patents for key energy technologies and common technologies for new energy vehicles. Continuing to strengthen the patent innovation and reserve capacity building of the National Power Battery Innovation Center and related provincial-level manufacturing innovation centers, and accumulate and reserve a number of key energy technologies for new energy vehicles such as energy storage, energy supply, generator and unit manufacturing, and motor manufacturing. Key core technology patents form a batch of competitive patent portfolios. Promote national and provincial manufacturing innovation centers to extensively integrate research, production, and research innovation resources, develop common key technologies for new energy automotive industry and cross-industry integration technology research and development, break through the bottlenecks in the development of new energy industry common technology, and create and reserve a number of industries Oriented general technology patent portfolio. Learn from the experience of automobile powerhouses, encourage and support innovation centers to use acquisitions, cooperation, mergers and acquisitions and reorganizations, patent pool construction, and patent operations to obtain a batch of key common technology patents for new energy vehicles. —— Grasping the opportunities for change in the global auto industry and actively launching international patents for new energy vehicles. Scientifically plan and rationally design the technical theme, target area and layout of China's new energy vehicle patents and international layout, and carry out the key core technology layout for key areas and key links, develop key common technology patents for industrial technology foundations, target market, encourage and To support the needs of leading companies in the development of dragon skull enterprises, and to carry out forward-looking patent international arrangements. Support open innovation of national and provincial manufacturing innovation centers, and conduct international patent research and development in the weak links or competitive heights of the new energy automotive industrial chain through international cooperation and R&D. Organize professional forces to track and research competitors’ international patents in a timely manner, guide China’s leading new energy vehicle companies to selectively apply for and introduce core technology patents, and target international patents. - Relying on major national strategies and key projects, efforts are made to cultivate leading companies. In line with the national “One Belt and One Road†strategy, China plans to comprehensively plan overseas patents for new energy vehicles in China, and support the development of the strength of patents for leading companies in the “Belt and Road†region and coastal countries or regions. Combining national and provincial manufacturing innovation centers to build categories and sub-fields to cultivate new energy vehicles overseas patent deployment leader. Encourage and support new energy auto companies that have “go global†or are about to “go global†to apply core technologies for basic patents in target markets in a timely manner to speed up the deployment of overseas patents. New energy auto companies with strong ability to support independent innovation will strengthen the accumulation and application of necessary patent technologies in standard development and standards, actively promote independent patent standards, and form industrial control and leadership as soon as possible.