21日下午，记者随30多位企业代表和市民走进上海市知识产权保护中心，实地了解上海知识产权专 利预审惠企政策。 据介绍，今年1至7月，上海市知识产权保护中心共收到预审案件6947件，受理6449件，其中4911件 预审合格。截至目前，已有超过1万件专利申请预审合格后，进入国家知识产权局的快速审查绿色通 道，发明专利平均授权周期缩短至3个月。 "通过'一网通办'的便捷通道，我们仅用7个工作日就完成了专利预审备案。"人形机器人（上海） 有限公司知识产权负责人王露说道。她所在的企业在硬件、算法、软件等方向申请了近90件专利，其中 30件通过上海市知识产权保护中心的预审通道提交，23件已获得授权。"预审环节的精准审查和快速响 应机制，让专利授权周期比传统流程大幅缩短，让企业核心技术能以最快速度获得法律保护。"王露 说。 讲解员向来访企业代表和市民介绍上海市知识产权工作情况。（新华社记者 袁全 摄） 预审机制究竟如何运转？上海市知识产权保护中心预审服务一部主管应盈介绍，预审是指企业在向 国家知识产权局提交正式申请之前，先将材料送至保护中心进行预先审查。"我们会对案件进行形式问 题、新颖性、明显创造性等实质性问题多方面筛查 ...

Core Viewpoint - The Shanghai Intellectual Property Protection Center has implemented a patent pre-examination policy that significantly accelerates the patent authorization process for companies, enhancing their innovation capabilities and market competitiveness [1][3][4]. Group 1: Patent Pre-examination Process - From January to July 2023, the Shanghai Intellectual Property Protection Center received 6,947 pre-examination cases and accepted 6,449, with 4,911 cases passing the pre-examination [1]. - Over 10,000 patent applications have successfully entered the rapid examination green channel after passing the pre-examination, reducing the average authorization period for invention patents to 3 months [1]. - The pre-examination process involves a thorough review of formal issues, novelty, and obvious creativity, ensuring that only high-quality patents are forwarded to the National Intellectual Property Administration [3]. Group 2: Impact on Companies - More than 4,000 entities have submitted applications for pre-examination services, with over 80% being private and small to medium-sized enterprises [3]. - The pre-examination service has encouraged companies to innovate by shortening the patent authorization cycle, thus enhancing their research and development efforts [4]. - The Shanghai Intellectual Property Protection Center aims to expand its services further, allowing more innovative entities to benefit from accelerated intellectual property protection [4].