Intellectual Property Protection Strategies in the R&D of Baidu Apollo's Autonomous Taxis: A Case Study of Apollo Go

This thesis focuses on Apollo Go, a project within Baidu Apollo's autonomous taxi initiative, and conducts an in-depth analysis of its intellectual property protection strategies during the research and development process. Through the study of aspects such as patent layout, trade secret protection, trademark and copyright protection, it reveals the practical measures taken by Apollo Go in the field of intellectual property protection, analyzes the challenges it faces, and puts forward corresponding optimization suggestions. The research shows that a sound intellectual property protection strategy is the key to safeguarding the R&D and innovation achievements of autonomous taxis and enhancing the competitiveness of enterprises, providing a reference for the intellectual property protection of the autonomous driving industry in China.