Chapter 7 You have no capacity for civil conduct, why sell patents?(1/2)
The first week after the college entrance examination was spent so dull.
Gu Zhe stayed in the laboratory every day and practiced the experiments he wanted to take.
In the morning and evening, I run and exercise on the playground and clean up my physical condition. After a week, my whole body's energy and energy have improved compared to when I was reborn.
The day after tomorrow is June 18, Tuesday, which is also the day to formally submit your volunteers.
The college entrance examination scores, the first batch of admissions, and the special recruitment after admission, each takes about a week.
So when I finished working on Sunday, Gu Zhe felt that he had been practicing almost the best, so he discussed with Shao Jia and the others: "I don't plan to practice for the next two weeks. When the admission letter comes down, I will make a final surprise.
If you don’t mind, I will return the laboratory keys first. The dormitory will not be rushed back. What do you think?"
Of course they had no objection, anyway, their strength would not really be able to enter Zhu Kezhen Academy.
This week, they were basically herding sheep under the name of experiments. After a long time of contact, their friendship has heated up. They developed into flirting, and Gu Zhe still had to eat their dog food.
Thinking of this, Gu Zhe didn't take advantage of others' guilt.
After temporarily dismissing his teammates, Gu Zhe took out several small patents he sorted out during the week and began to think about his own money-making plan.
To be honest, at the beginning, Gu Zhe's heart was really a bit too big and a little too optimistic.
After actually promoting it, I found that problems were one after another. Even if I was reborn, it was still not easy to make money.
First of all, the direction of his specialization in his previous life, those high-end technologies such as new materials and additive processing technology, are now not even lit up in the front technology tree, and are castles in the sky.
On the other hand, he has worked as a patent lawyer and is very clear: patents are divided into two categories: invention and utility model (external patents are not considered). The application threshold and review standards for inventions are higher, the cycle is long, and the application fee is more expensive. Utility models are cheaper, and the cycle is short and the period is fast.
However, according to the Patent Law, the application target for utility models can only be physical patents, and cannot be targeted at methods and processes.
For those technologies without physical properties, you can only apply for invention patents. For invention applications involving new materials, the review of formulas is very strict.
Gu Zhe could not remember all the details, so he could only point out a research and development direction, and he had to do experiments repeatedly and enrich the data before he could apply. All of this had to be done by opening a company and having a laboratory.
Finally, Gu Zhe also knew very well the simple truth that "any man is guilty of being guilty of being guilty."
When I am still very weak, I can’t hold on to the good things even if I take them out.
Especially patents are protected by country, so you can really take out valuable information from both China and abroad. Gu Zhe has no channels to apply for PCT treaties in major countries around the world at the same time, and he cannot afford the application fee.
If you only apply in China and sell first to make money, once you are noted, you will be imitated and infringed by others abroad. Wouldn't that be a foreigner?
Gu Zhe spent this week, the time he had spared was to "do subtraction" in this way, and to eliminate the paths he could not take now by elimination.
After the subtraction was completed, Gu Zhe had only two small objects that were slightly innovative in terms of mechanical structure, which were the kind of practical new models that could be applied for directly by drawing a structural diagram.
For example, the "skirt oil soup spoon with the principle of separating funnel and communicator" mentioned above is a typical example.
Another is the "mezzanine cocktail dropper based on the principle of titration tube", which allows bartenders with relatively low levels to also be able to make certain density layered cocktails.
The dropper material is specially made of a hydrophobic capillary material, so when the layered liquid level is punctured, the tension will not be broken, and the wine will be mixed in advance and turbid, which is very suitable for the common "deep sea jellyfish" and "alien brain flowers" in later bars.
As for inspiration, Gu Zhe also thought of it when he was doing a "layered extraction experiment".
If Jin Ping knew about her favorite student, the by-product she had been fiddling with these days was to transform the high-end liquid dispensing funnel and burette into tools used by chefs and bartenders, I wonder what I would think.
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The next day is Monday.
Gu Zhe took the design drawings of those gadgets early in the morning, the technical instructions, rights requests, etc. he had just written overnight, and went to the Science and Technology Bureau to line up for consultation.
Then, all the application materials were mailed to Beijing by express delivery, and then the application fee was remitted.
All domestic patent applications must be submitted directly to the State Administration of China in the capital, and there is no local dispatching agency to accept it.
In 2002, there was no channel to submit materials online, and Gu Zhe had no money or travel expenses to Beijing, so he had to send EMS.
He came to the Science and Technology Bureau just to understand the current service process and then ask how to remit money and pay.
When applying for an invention patent, the National Knowledge Bureau will charge a acceptance fee of 1,000 yuan when applying for an invention patent, and the utility model will start at 500 yuan.
In addition, if there are many entries for the right request, add 150 if it exceeds one, and add 50 to 150 if it exceeds one page.
The utility model only needs formal review, not substantive review. Inventions also require substantive review. Once the substantive review stage, another 2,500 must be paid.
So, after all, an invention will cost at least 4,000 yuan to the National Knowledge Bureau, and a utility model will cost about 1,000 yuan. This is a considerable expense for Gu Zhe, who is still paying for "making 20,000 yuan in the summer and then mortgaged it."
As a result, he did not dare to touch the invention at all. He can't even pay the application fee now.
Moreover, Gu Zhe has already saved a lot, at least he wrote the materials himself. This is equivalent to defending himself by suing a lawsuit, and he only has to pay the litigation fee instead of the lawyer’s fee.
If you hire an agency, even if it is the cheapest, it will cost at least two or three thousand new models and seven or eight thousand inventions.
It's hard to start a business.
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After processing the application materials and submitting the matter, Gu Zhe, who walked out of the Science and Technology Bureau compound, touched his shriveled wallet. Thinking that his summer living expenses had been spent 80% of them, he felt that the summer sun seemed to be dark.
He doesn't have much time to waste, so before submitting it, he had already planned how to sell his skills.
The audit authorization of a utility model will take at least half a year. If it is invented, the substantive review stage will be added, which can be delayed for two years. However, this does not mean that patented technology must be authorized before it can be used.
Before authorization, there is no problem for you to continue to use it yourself. Even if you want to transfer and sell money, as long as you know how to negotiate and make the buyer believe that you can authorize it smoothly, it can be operated.
However, under normal circumstances, a conditional contract is required to sign, and the payment is first made. If it is not approved in the end, the buyer's losses will be refunded.
Gu Zhe is so angry that he can't wait for the official authorization in half a year. Of course, he has to find a buyer just after sending the application materials.
Fortunately, Donghai Province is also a relatively developed place in the innovation economy, and there are also many private small and medium-sized enterprises that attach importance to technology research and development.
Gu Zhe went to the Internet cafe to check the information the day before and found out that there was a well-made kitchenware company in Kuaiji, the neighboring city, called Supper. He probably would be interested in his skimming chicken spoon and fancy cocktail burette.
So after leaving the Science and Technology Bureau, he went straight to the long-distance bus station and spent 20 yuan to buy a ticket to the neighboring city. He arrived in Kuaiji an hour later. He bought another map before leaving the station, and came to him in vain.
As for lunch, he ate two vegetables and bags he bought in the cafeteria in the morning to solve the problem.
The materials he had only had two sub-books for the materials mailed to the National Knowledge Bureau, and a letter of consultation and acceptance when he went to the Mingzhou Science and Technology Bureau in the morning.
There is no one else who can do it at all. Anyway, he has no idol burden, and he has no loss when he tries with shamelessness.
At worst, you can be kicked out as a liar, and you can still afford to pay for the fare for dozens of yuan.
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Private enterprises are good at it, and their lunch breaks are relatively short and will not delay visitors' work.
When Gu Zhe arrived at the door of the client, it was lunch break, but he took some silence and took out a consultation acceptance letter from the Science and Technology Bureau, saying that he was here to sell patents in the R&D department.
Although he couldn't name anyone in the R&D department and did not make an appointment, the two consecutive doormen were frightened by his professional remarks, and just asked him to register for a while, and someone led him to find the R&D department.
Gu Zhe was led to a conference room by turning around. The front desk lady who led the way politely bowed and whispered to a middle-aged man who had just finished his meal.
Then, he turned around and introduced to Gu Zhe: "This is Director Shi, who is the evaluation and introduction of some of our research and development management technology."
After saying that, the front desk lady left. Gu Zhe glanced at the badge of the other party's person in charge, named Shi Taohui.
Unfortunately, as soon as he spoke, he exposed that he did not keep a low profile when dealing with people:
"Mr. Gu is very young. Did you invent a new type of chicken spoon and cocktail dropper and want to sell it to us? These things are very ordinary when you look at the sketches.
We are a high-end kitchen appliance, and we don’t touch things with low technical content. Can you ask me what channel did you find us? What is your R&D experience?"
As a middle-level cadre in the R&D department of a large private enterprise, Shi Taohui is also quite busy.
When he screens out such guys who come to the door casually, he can only use his resume to screen them first. If the person is not reliable, there is no need to read that thing.
Just like the HR of a large company who receives resumes, those who fail their education will throw them away directly.
This society has too many whimsical civil sciences, which is a waste of time.
Gu Zhe was unwilling to lie, so he said straight: "I am from Mingzhou Zhenyang Middle School. Although I only graduated this year, my college entrance examination scores can be steadily entered Donghai University. Even if I am a top student in related majors at Donghai University.
Moreover, this kind of gadget is just about breaking a layer of window paper, it has nothing to do with academic qualifications. I also participated in the provincial finals of the Chemistry Olympics in the past year and won the award. If you want it, you can show you the certificate."
Shi Taohui heard that he had just graduated from high school and almost laughed out loud. However, later he heard that he had won the award in the chemistry competition in the province, so he became a little more serious.
After all, he himself did not get into Donghai University, he just graduated from Donghai University of Technology.
Shi Taohui took out a little patience, looked at the sketch carefully, and asked:
"Then let's give young people some chances. How many points can Xiao Gu get this year? The score has not been officially released yet. How much do you plan to sell at the psychological price? Show us your ID first."
"To be honest, this kind of thing is out of our plan. Even if we buy it, it will first enrich the patent library and may not be put into commercial use immediately, so it has no value. You'd better think clearly before reporting it."
His last sentence is the truth. After all, the company cannot just buy a patent with a bit novelty and put it into production.
We also need to do market research to see if it is a fake demand, which is not something that the R&D department can make its own decision.
However, as long as it is a patent, even if it is a waste patent with no commercial value, it will definitely not lose money if it costs ten thousand yuan to buy it.
Because the number of patents involves the company applying for high-tech enterprise-level indicators from the Municipal Science and Technology Bureau and the Provincial Science and Technology Department, it involves the tax incentives and policy support enjoyed by the company, even if it is a brush.
Even if one is only sold for more than 10,000 yuan, the 20,000 yuan mortgage that the Gu family has to pay during the summer will be out.
Seeing that things went smoothly, Gu Zhe secretly hesitated: Anyway, it’s not worthwhile to claim a gadget, but make sure it can be sold first... There are a lot of this kind of junk in his mind, just spend a few days writing materials, drawing a structural diagram, and making hard money.
Unfortunately, just as he thought so, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse.
Shi Taohui originally looked at the sketch and barely became interested, but after reading Gu Zhe's ID card, his face immediately sank:
"You studied in advance, right? Why are you less than 18 years old after graduating from high school? You are always a 'person with limited civil capacity' in civil law. What qualifications do you have to talk to us?
To be continued...