Abstract: Refined products are close to the market consumption terminal. There is a great variety of such products. Imported technologies are dominant in this sector, leading to an intensive competition. Patent is the most important and common form to protect achievements in the area of oil refining and chemical technology. Based on Chinese and foreign applications for patents and from the angles of quantity of patents, application time, types of patents, technological areas and dynamic management, this paper studies the current protection of patents in CNPC’s refining and chemical area while making a comparative analysis of the company’s competitors -- Sinopec and Shell. The study indicates that CNPC falls behind Sinopec and Shell in the quantity of patents, types of patents, technological area and dynamic area. The analysis points out that CNPC should stress and step up technological innovation in the oil refining and chemical area, pay attention to accumulation of patents, improve technological innovation and increase the proportion of invention patents. CNPC should also make the differential strategic plans and patent arrangement for different technologies, accelerating improvement of dynamic patent management.

摘要： 炼化产品接近市场的消费终端，产品种类繁多，引进技术占主流，竞争极为激烈，而专利是炼 化技术领域最重要和普遍的成果保护形式。基于国内外专利申请，从数量和申请时间、专利类型、技术领域、 动态管理等角度对中国石油炼油与化工领域的专利保护现状进行了研究，并与竞争公司中国石化、壳牌进行 了对标分析。结果表明中国石油在专利数量、专利类型、技术领域、动态管理等方面均与中国石化及壳牌存 在差距。分析指出，中国石油应重视并加强炼化领域的技术创新，注重专利申请的数量积累；提高技术创新 程度，提升发明专利的占比；在不同技术进行差异化的战略规划和专利布局；加快推进专利动态管理。

关键词: 专利申请, 炼油与化工, 中国石油, 竞争公司, 对标分析