We often hear the abbreviations P&D<\/strong> (Product Development) and R&D<\/strong> (Research & Development). Governments provide various R&D supports aimed at these activities. On television, the importance of R&D is emphasized daily. Alongside R&D, we also frequently see terms like \u201cinventing\u201d or \u201cworld\u2019s first.\u201d Then there are concepts like patent<\/em>s and utility model<\/em>s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As a result, there is widespread confusion. People who actually know what R&D means hesitate to call their work R&D. Those who don\u2019t know what it means call everything they do R&D. Those who fail to obtain patents from their R&D efforts feel embarrassed, while those who patent trivial or unprotectable features live in a fantasy. Most people mistakenly believe that a patent is by itself a sign of innovation. The issue is quite tangled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In essence, the meanings given to P&D and R&D in the industry are inaccurate, and the \u201cpatent\u201d or \u201cinvention\u201d labels attached to them are often misplaced. On top of this, due to companies\u2019 interpretations, marketing strategies, and their desire to obtain government support, many R&D projects and P&D projects are mixed together. Worse still, the same confusion exists among the experts, referees, and auditors who distribute government support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n First, let\u2019s define P&D<\/strong> and R&D<\/strong>, then examine their use, how they should be distinguished, and how they fit within the framework of product development activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As the name suggests, the primary goal of product development is to create a product<\/strong>. It is often claimed that P&D only covers incremental improvements<\/em> on an existing product\u2014for example, designing the facelifted 2018 version of an existing construction machine. By this logic, designing an entirely new type of construction machine is labeled R&D, not P&D. But this is not correct<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Under P&D, the following activities can all be carried out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The main goal of R&D is to conduct research in a defined or undefined direction<\/strong>, perform experiments\/tests, analyze the results, and adapt those results to provide solutions in a particular field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So while these kinds of R&D activities seem independent of product development, in reality they still sit within a hidden \u201cproduct development framework.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Therefore, they should not be confused. They differ clearly. The confusion arises because most product development activities include a certain percentage of R&D. In other words, R&D is an inseparable part of product development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From these definitions, we can see that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thus, product development processes can be summarized as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n These processes are cyclical\u2014loops occur both across and within steps. If someone claims \u201cwe finished it, that\u2019s it\u201d in product development, it\u2019s safe to assume they\u2019re only pretending<\/em> to do product development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thus, R&D is a relative concept<\/strong>: what counts as R&D for one company may be routine engineering job for another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Unless it\u2019s a direct 1:1 copy, you can generally patent almost any process or product. What matters is whether you can answer \u201cyes\u201d to the question: \u201cIs this R&D, and does no other company in the world doing this yet?\u201d<\/em> If yes, then your patent has real value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If your answer is \u201cWell, company Y in country X is doing something similar\u201d<\/em>, you might still get a patent, but protection will be weak. Patent statistics rise in quantity, but fall in quality. Although many patents are filed every year, few provide real innovation because their quality is poor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Keeping the above in mind, four main criteria should be considered in evaluating a project\u2019s value:<\/p>\n\n\n\n A project may deliver on all four criteria, or just one\u2014and even that can be sufficient. Some R&D leads to inventions, but not all. Some produce patents, but not all need to. A product may not have immediate commercial value, but its infrastructural contribution to the company and future work can be highly valuable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Instead of getting overly stuck on terms like P&D, R&D, or patents, what companies really need to focus on is product development itself<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Firms that build a product development culture will naturally integrate more R&D into their processes as they grow and compete internationally. As they succeed, their cash surpluses will fund pure R&D<\/strong> projects and allow them to make 5\u201310\u201320 year competitive plans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Introduction We often hear the abbreviations P&D (Product Development) and R&D (Research & Development). Governments provide various R&D supports aimed at these activities. 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