At the same time, Xiaomi also initiated a request for invalidation of the Patent Reexamination Board of the State Intellectual Property Organization for holding at least four design patents held by Hangzhou Chuanghui Agricultural Science and Technology Co., Ltd. As of now, the Patent Reexamination Board has successively conducted the above four patents. A decision to 'notify all invalid' was issued.
It is understood that Hangzhou Chuanghui Agricultural Science and Technology Co., Ltd. was established on October 9, 2014. It seems that it had obtained a round of financing on November 6, 2014. On July 23, 2015, the company submitted a The utility model patent application for the smart plant planter was authorized on December 23, 2015.
This 'smart planter' is also their 'Dora Box' product, which provides a technology that can automatically provide the plants with the required moisture and light according to the actual soil moisture and the required humidity of the plants. Program.
In addition to the automatic collection of water and watering, this 'artificial intelligence + potted' product can also be used for voice interaction, music playback, and order shopping. It is very similar to many smart speaker products. As early as 2016, this name was ' Dora's Box's products have been crowdfunded on the platform of Taobao. This shows that whether it is product idea or creative design, this product is really new.
In addition, the company that introduced this product also holds a large number of patents, including 14 design patents and 9 utility model patents, and also submitted 6 invention patent applications, mainly involving wireless switches, smart sockets, planters and other intelligent hardware.
This entrepreneurial team was once very optimistic about it, but at present, the company's official website, official Weibo and other external display platforms have not been updated for a long time. And in similar platforms such as Baidu Post Bar, there are many users of the product experience is not good Posts, such as leaks, can't be charged.
Li Junhui stated that it is difficult for a startup company to accumulate more than 20 patents in three years. Among them, the products in the category of “artificial intelligence + potted plants” are still very creative. However, it may be that equity financing is not smooth, perhaps it is The sales of products have not been opened. Perhaps the technical iteration is not timely. Although the business model has changed several times, it still does not survive very well. It is somewhat regrettable. In the current context of encouraging innovation, how can we make innovations? The design or innovation of products survives and sells well, and it does require many reflections and efforts.