Now that he and Noah are comrades-in-arms, the real business core of the company, Roy can be honest.

"Noah, how long will it take for you to get out of your current job?" Roy asked.

"About 1 month. Noah thought for a moment and explained, "I have long had the idea of resigning, and I submitted my application last month, so the board of directors will not be too embarrassed." ”

"It's going to be a month...... that's a bit long, Roy probes, "Are you usually busy with work?"

"It's ok. I was able to spare half a day each day to do other things. ”

"Okay, in that case, it's better to choose a day than to hit the day, let's take a little rest and get to work. ”

"Just what I wanted. ”

Although Roy is not a workaholic, the pressure of competition this time is too great, and he has to cheer up his spirit. And Noah is a veritable warrior, in order to achieve the goal, 24 hours overtime is still high.

Roy calls Debra and asks her to book a room at the Ritz-Carlton, and asks him to call Lance as well.

They went downstairs together to have a bite to eat, rested for a while, and then went straight to the hotel.

……

Inside the hotel room.

Roy explains: "This is Lance, who is in charge of the QR code technology, and this is Debra, who is my assistant. You've seen it before, and now the company plus me is a total of three people. ”

Noah nodded, not mindful.

Roy said to Lance and Debra: "You have also met him before, it is Mr. Noah Fielding, who is famous in the mall, and is also the new CEO of our 2D Horse Company, and is fully responsible for the overall strategy, planning and execution of the company. ”

Lance and Debra asked in surprise, "What about you, Roy?"

"I work for the company, mainly responsible for product planning and R&D. Roy said.

Debra said in a daze, "After that, is my leader Mr. Fielding?"

"Girl, you think so much, Noah has his own assistant, you still follow me. Roy rolled his eyes.

Debra let out a long sigh of relief.

Noah said: "I am very happy to cooperate with you all, the so-called strong generals have no weak soldiers, we will definitely cooperate happily." ”

Lance and Debra nodded in agreement.

"Well, since we've all met, let's go about our own business. In addition, in order to facilitate management, 2D Horse Company will move to a new office area in the near future, so you should be ready. Roy said.

Send the two away.

Roy and Noah immediately sat back on the sofa, and Roy handed over a large stack of materials, explaining the current situation and future development direction of the two-dimensional horse company little by little.

Noah pondered for a while and suggested: "It is best for the two-dimensional horse company to have its own sales team, and relying on outsourcing to do it will accumulate a lot of potential problems, which do not have a smooth feedback channel, and the accumulation is very fatal to the company." ”

“OK。 You can arrange someone to be in charge of the marketing team, and I will focus on the improvement of the product. ”

"Hmm. In addition, regarding the construction of the two-dimensional code 'patent Great Wall', I will personally grasp it, and I will make it unbreakable, so that the two-dimensional horse technology will become a real rooster that lays golden eggs. ”

Since Noah is his own, Roy also boldly asks a few questions: "What will happen if there is a conflict between countries about corporate patents?"

Noah said without hesitation: "The International Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is a charter recognized by all countries, and the member states of this organization recognize each other the priority-data, that is, the date on which the invention was first generated, which may be a documented date on which the invention was produced, an earlier date."

That is, if an invention was filed in another country on August 8, 1997, or a patent was filed, even if it had not yet been patented in the United States, the priority date of the invention in the Member States of the International Intellectual Property Organization would be August 8, 1997, and any subsequent inventions of the same would not be counted. ”

Roy's heart was cold, Fake, so to put it this QR code patent he engaged, isn't it to make a wedding dress for others? Because this patent was already applied for by a company in 1994.

It's a big cake.

"Noah...... There is one thing...... I have to say...... Hopefully you can stay calm. Roy felt a little guilty in his heart.

"Huh?"

"That's it...... In fact...... The invention of the QR code...... There is a company in RIBEN that has already registered a patent. ”

Roy observed the other party's expression apprehensively, but after waiting for a while, he didn't see Noah angry.

Noah pondered for a moment and said, "It doesn't matter, I'll go find out what the situation is first." ”

Roy lied weakly: "Actually, I only knew about this situation after the patent registration was approved, I ......" In fact, Roy initially made QR codes just because he thought it was very trendy and the cost was very low, as for future patent disputes, he really didn't think about it so much. If Roy had known in advance that patents still have a first-come, first-served theory between countries, he might not have spent the effort.

Noah generously comforted: "This situation is very common, you don't need to blame yourself, maybe the result is not so bad?"

"Isn't it that bad?" Roy was depressed, now that the other party also had a 30% stake in the two-dimensional horse, how could he not seem to be in a hurry at all, he wondered: "You mean, there is still room for redemption." ”

"Of course. Noah said confidently.

"But...... Didn't you say...... Do the Member States of the International Intellectual Property Organization recognize each other's priority dates?"

"That's right. ”

"Then how do you ......?"

"You know, why is it that there is already an identical patent in the world, but your patent application still goes through?"

"Probably the auditors didn't check it carefully. ”

"Not necessarily, in this world, there are tens of thousands of patent applications every day, coupled with the rapid development of science and technology, it is impossible for reviewers to completely complete every patent approval, and many companies know little about patent knowledge, and some public domain knowledge is used as an invention to apply for patent ......"

"Knowledge in the public domain?"

"Public domain knowledge is knowledge or common sense that has been made public, and everyone knows. For example, an inventor has published a paper describing this method in a scientific journal before applying for a patent, or a design has been seen in a small area by some people who have not signed a non-disclosure agreement with the inventor before applying for a patent, or it is a corollary of our common sense that they are all knowledge in the public domain. ”

Roy felt that his IQ had been suppressed, and the situation described by the other party had exceeded the scope of his cognition.

Noah concluded, "In short, patent law is too complex to generalize, and in the end, whoever wins the lawsuit owns the patent. ”

Roy listened to Noah's determined tone, as if the other party had a chance to win, which made him feel a little lucky, what if this patent lawsuit was really won?

It's just that if the lawsuit is won, does this count as reversing black and white and confusing right and wrong?

Isn't this the injustice of the people's righteous indignation?!