一些初涉发明的人往往把发明与创新相等同起来,认为发明就是创新。以笔者多年从事发明活动所积累的经验和感悟,认为把发明与创新相等同是一个误区。事实上,发明的外延小于创新,只有经优化的创新才能被称为是发明。但是,有许多人却往往简单地认为,只要是创新的结果,就应是一项发明,只要是一项新发明就可以申请专利、进行开发。其 Some people who first invented inventions often equate inventions with innovations and believe that inventions are innovations. Based on the experience and insights accumulated by the author during his many years of invention activities, he believes that it is a misunderstanding to equalize invention and innovation. In fact, the extension of the invention is less than innovation, and only the optimized innovation can be called an invention. However, many people tend to simply believe that as long as it is the result of innovation, it should be an invention. If it is a new invention, it can be applied for patent and development. its