Zhao Ye felt relieved, and his face naturally showed a relaxed look.
Most people would not notice this expression, but there were many unusual people present.
For example, Director Yang, Mother Han, Chinese tunic suits, and the chief executive sitting at the head. Even Commissioner Zhang had a feeling at this time. He found out the clues from the expression of the chief executive.
"Zhao Ye, please explain, what's going on?" The chief also teased Zhao Ye easily.
"Okay, Chief. It's like this. These patents are indeed from the people over there. They stole my technology and registered the patents in advance. This kind of behavior is robbery. But this kind of behavior is also prohibited by the laws of the Western world.
Without permission, we will be very passive."
Zhao Ye first made it clear that he was a spy. Then he continued: "Actually, we considered this situation from the beginning, so when we jointly worked with the factory to provide samples to Hong Kong Island, we made
It’s preventive.”
"What? You have thought of this situation a long time ago? Then why didn't you report it?" Commissioner Zhang said hurriedly.
"Commissioner Zhang, let me explain this problem to you." Before Zhao Ye could speak, President Lu of Capital University took over Commissioner Zhang's question.
"In fact, our school has had similar considerations, but we currently face two difficulties in applying for patents in Western countries. As I said before, firstly, we are not a signatory to the Patent Convention. Secondly,
The cost of patent application and maintenance is still very high.”
"Then how much does this cost?" the chief asked.
"Let me answer this question." The head of the economic department participating in the meeting said: "We recently learned about this issue. According to similar patent calculations in Western countries, if you want the patent to be effective, you must have patents in at least forty countries.
Apply for registration and maintenance separately in each country. The cost of a patent in each country ranges from tens of dollars per year. Based on an estimate of eighty dollars, the cost of a patent is almost four thousand dollars. And this amount is not static.
Yes, generally after another two or three years of registration, the patent will increase at a rate of 20 to 30% every year until the validity period is reached. If payment is stopped in the middle, the patent will no longer be protected."
After a while, I pondered what the old man said. A patent application costs four thousand US dollars, but what about these fourteen items? It’s almost fifty thousand US dollars.
Although the country is still relatively poor at this time, everyone here still feels that it can bear it.
After all, this trade can save hundreds of millions of dollars, so it is worth spending this little money.
The big leader thought for a while and suddenly felt that the meeting was a little sidetracked. The most important thing at the moment is to make sure that his own trade cannot be affected by this incident.
So he asked Zhao Ye again: "Comrade Zhao Ye, you mentioned prevention, tell me how you took prevention?"
"Okay, actually, except for the same appearance, the prototype we provided is completely different from the one we are about to produce in terms of its internal structure and trial technology. To put it simply, the prototype is another model." Zhao Ye said.
After finishing, his eyes scanned the whole place, and everyone had an expression that looked like they had seen a ghost.
I've heard that this guy is excellent, but you are too good! An expert and scholar in an institute is still studying the calculator you created. But luckily for you, you have already created another model using brand-new technology.
.
Do you want to show off like this?
"Yezi, when did you do it? Why didn't I know?" The most shocked person was Director Yang, who was the top leader of the joint factory. How did Zhao Ye do this trick under his nose? He didn't even notice it at all.
!
"Uh! Director, I didn't report this to you in advance, you can criticize me!" Zhao Ye pretended to admit his mistake.
"You!" Director Yang was choked by Zhao Ye's bachelor behavior and didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Okay, okay, I know you have made a meritorious service, so don't act here." When the top leader saw Zhao Ye's performance, he also smiled slightly and said this, which was regarded as letting Zhao Ye "pass".
"However, this incident has been a wake-up call for us. Comrades, if we want to do business internationally, we must understand the necessary trade rules and laws. Look, this time, we will
We almost suffered a big loss. Relevant departments should take this as a warning and organize capable forces as soon as possible to learn these things, research these things, and make use of these things to ensure that our national interests are not damaged and are not compromised by those ambitious people.
steal."
The chief's words directly promoted our country's progress in the field of foreign trade, at least in the field of patents. In fact, it's no wonder that we don't understand. We have never encountered such a situation.
However, this time we encountered such a "scary" situation. So naturally, the superiors had to fix this loophole to prevent similar incidents from happening again.
"Yes, we will definitely handle this matter seriously." The person in charge of the relevant department assured.
"Well, well, this matter can be solved in this way. Comrade Zhao Ye has made a contribution. When you go back, let your factory director give you a reward. Hahaha." The chief felt relaxed all of a sudden.
I was also in the mood to make fun of Zhao Ye.
Principal Lu raised a question at this time: "Comrade Chief, we have solved this problem now, but if our products are officially delivered to users, what if others do this to us again? We still need to take precautions in advance.
OK."
"Well! This issue is also very critical. Our position has been stolen once, so we must not let others steal it a second time. I suggest that we find a way as soon as possible to register my technology as a patent. Since we want to do it with the other party
Business must have corresponding means no matter what." the chief instructed.
"But how do we register this patent?" someone asked. After all, our country is not a signatory country, and they probably won't accept our country's application, right?
"Well, this is a question. Do you have any good suggestions?"
"Chief, I have an idea." Zhao Ye was the first to apply to speak before anyone else could speak.
"Oh? Tell me about it!" The chief said to Zhao Ye with great interest. This little guy gave him too many surprises today.
"Chief, this is what I think. Since they may not approve our application, then we can find a way that they can approve it. For example, if we let one of our comrades go to Hong Kong Island to register a company, then this
At a legal level, this company is protected by the Hong Kong Island government. It is also recognized by the British government. Then, we sign an agreement with this comrade to let him have full agency for our patents. At the same time, it is stipulated that we only recognize the agency
The person's agent status is not the company. The agent itself uses his status as the sole owner of the company to let the company manage its own agency affairs. Once the owner of the company changes, then the company does not have our patent.
It is an entrustment agreement. This can ensure that our interests will not be jeopardized by outside influences. Because these patents do not belong to this company, but only to the entrusted person we selected. The entrusted person does not have patent ownership.
His rights come from our authorization. This ensures the security of our patents in all aspects. At the same time, it avoids the risk of regulation from the West. After all, we do not deal directly with them."
After Zhao Ye finished speaking, the entire venue fell into a long silence. Everyone was seriously considering the feasibility of this plan. Not to mention, Zhao Ye was very considerate.
However, this is a major matter and cannot be decided by this meeting. For such a proposal, whether it is economic, legal or political, the superiors must consider it comprehensively. The level of this meeting is not enough.
The chief asked people to take detailed minutes of the meeting. Especially the plan mentioned by Zhao Ye, he even asked Zhao Ye to confirm it in person before letting all parties sign and prepare to adjourn the meeting.
Suddenly, the chief seemed to remember something and asked Zhao Ye: "Comrade Zhao Ye, if we register a patent, how many patents do we need to register?" This issue was not discussed before, because the other party came up with fourteen patents.
, everyone instinctively felt that this was the case for us. At this time, the leader remembered that this question had not been asked to Zhao Ye, the direct inventor.
"Oh, Chief, I haven't considered this in detail before, but so far, I have summarized about 132 patent technologies that can be applied for!" Zhao Ye answered honestly. Originally, he didn't want to talk about it today. Everyone
It's best not to ask. It's not too late to talk about this when everything is settled. After all, this will cost a lot of money. He is afraid that if he speaks out now, the leaders who are used to living a hard life will not be willing to spend this money.
money.
"How much!" The chief's voice changed. This was really beyond his imagination.
"At least 132 items. I'll go back and dig more, and I guess I can get 150 items." Zhao Ye said deliberately.
"Why so much?" The chief really felt that it was a bit too much. It wasn't that too much was bad, but it just cost too much and he felt a little distressed.
"Chief, of course the more of this the better. Do you think that the little devils stole our positions with fourteen items? If we don't do more, how will we fight the enemy in the future?" Zhao Ye used the words that are easiest for the leader to understand.
way explained.
"Oh? What you said seems to make sense. There should be no harm in styling the guy in your hand a little more!"
"That's right, Chief, are you going to fight a war? How can you object to having too many bullets?" Zhao Ye immediately added to strengthen the Chief's understanding.
Zhao Ye understood that our army's fear of insufficient firepower has lasted for a long time. There is no more appropriate metaphor to use this, especially when the opponent is an old soldier.