Overseas Packaging, Rights Protection, a Diagram

Strengths

• Huge domestic patent inventory with low acquisition costs
• Policy support for enterprises to protect IP rights when going global

Weaknesses

• Micro-innovation patents have poor stability and are easily invalidated
• Long litigation cycles with heavy upfront capital pressure

Opportunities

• Overseas e-commerce platform sellers are sensitive to patent infringement and have a high willingness to settle
• Improved IP overseas infrastructure with clear compliance pathways

Threats

• High risk of patent invalidation due to US Inter Partes Review (IPR) procedures
• Tighter substantive regulations on patent assertion across countries, with penalties for abusive litigation