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Ministry of Industry, Department of Commerce, Department of Patent Registration.

A middle-aged official looked at the design and frowned: "What a joke, a woman's belly pocket also came to apply for a patent?" ”

Zhou Hexuan explained: "There is also this patent in the West, and the application was approved more than ten years ago. On the basis of Western underwear, I have improved some styles. For example, if you look at this shoulder strap and lacing, it is flexible and variable, taking into account the woman's fat and thin and the size of the skeleton. ”

"No, no, no, this invention has no practicality." The official shook his head repeatedly, but there was greed in his eyes.

Patents in the early years of the Republic of China were not applied for if you wanted to. The Patent Law expressly stipulates that no patent certificate shall be issued for purely theoretical inventions or non-practical inventions that cost more and are of little use.

This provision is too utilitarian and seriously hinders the development of theoretical science and research on inventions. At the same time, it has also become a way for the patent registrar to make money, and if you don't pay a bribe, he will say that your invention is of no practical use and will not approve it.

Zhou Hexuan took out a check for 200 silver dollars, took out Zhang Xueliang's handwriting, handed it over and said, "Look at it again, is it practical?" ”

The official glanced at the number of checks, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face. When he saw Zhang Xueliang's handwriting again, his attitude instantly turned 180 degrees, and he said enthusiastically: "It turned out to be a friend of the young marshal, you said it earlier." Sir, are you going to apply for an invention patent or an improvement patent? ”

"Improvement." Zhou Hexuan said.

The middle-aged official immediately took out a blank improvement certificate, filled in the contents, stamped it with a big seal, signed his name and said to Zhou Hexuan: "With this certificate, you can go directly to the next door to apply for the monopoly of goods." ”

After Zhang Zuolin became the commander-in-chief of the Angolan National Army, he regarded himself as the head of state, and when he returned to Peking at the beginning of the year, the bureaucrats in the capital also greeted him with the specifications of the head of state.

Since he has become the "head of state", he naturally wants to give benefits to his subordinates, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce, a big yamen with a lot of oil and water, is also facing a share of the cake. As a result, the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce was divided into two and became the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Industry and Agriculture.

Registered patents and trademarks are under the jurisdiction of the newly established Department of Commerce of the Ministry of Industry. The patent right was changed to a monopoly right by the newly established new yamen, and the term was extended from the previous five-year period to a maximum of 15 years.

Therefore, if there are people in the DPRK and China who are easy to do, if there is no approval from Zhang Xueliang, it is estimated that it will be difficult to obtain a patent for new underwear. The reason is simple: it's too immoral for the bureaucrats to approve it. Even if you get the patent certificate, it is difficult to reach fifteen years of monopoly.

Now that there is Zhang Xueliang's strip, Zhou Hexuan can easily obtain the fifteen-year monopoly of new underwear.

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Hexuan went to register the trademark non-stop, and this time it was much smoother. The brand name "Meikou", the pattern is the silhouette of the upper body of a beautiful woman.

Although the Beiyang government is a bastard and has no ability to manage the localities, it is the central government after all, and it needs to formulate and promulgate various national laws and regulations. For example, the "Trademark Law" and the "Patent Law" were promulgated by the Beiyang government, and the local governments implemented and used them according to the regulations.

In the early years of the Republic of China, trademark management was extremely chaotic, with the central government's customs trademark registration system in Tianjin and Shanghai, as well as the trademark registration of local governments, private chambers of commerce and trade associations. Anyway, there are all kinds of things, and sometimes the genuine products are infringed and pirated, and you have nowhere to go to reason, and you don't know which court to go to for a lawsuit.

Even the central government's right to register trademarks is in the hands of foreigner customs officials in Tianjin and Shanghai, and Chinese manufacturers must look at the faces of foreigners when registering trademarks.

It was not until four years ago that the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce of the Beiyang Government set up a trademark office, and in four years, seven directors were replaced, step by step from the hands of foreigners, and trademark branches were set up in Tianjin and Shanghai. Only then did the chaos be reversed slightly, and the trademark was managed in a unified manner.

However, warlord-controlled provinces such as Huguang and Sichuan still go their own way, and although they also abide by the Trademark Law promulgated by the central government, the specific implementation is still up to the local government.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce belongs to the Yamen of Oil and Water, which has attracted the attention of all parties from the beginning of its establishment. It was able to set up a trademark office, promulgate the Trademark Law, and take back the right to register trademarks from foreigners, but in fact, it was the big businessmen from all over the world who were behind it.

Nowadays, the private chamber of commerce and trade unions are extremely powerful, and if Zhou Hexuan wants to gain a firm foothold, he must also choose a chamber of commerce to join, otherwise he will inevitably be secretly boycotted and suppressed.

To add insult to injury, the Nationalist Government in the South has just set up a commercial department. He also had to go to the South to re-register his trademarks and patents in order to get legal support in the South.

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Zhou Hexuan took the train back to Tianjin, and soon after arriving home, Wanrong came to knock on the door excitedly, holding up the sketch as if offering treasures and said: "Hexuan, look, this is the cartoon I drew today." ”

The sketch depicts Zhou Hexuan, Cui Huifu, Cui Huimei and Lu Jingyan, all of whom are familiar with Wanrong. There are also some small animals such as cats and dogs, which are mainly cute and vivid.

In terms of skills alone, Wanrong's comics have actually surpassed Zhou Hexuan, the teacher.

There's no way, people's painting skills are there.

Zhou Hexuan praised with a smile and said: "It's very good, the painting is already better than mine." ”

"It's still a little bit close." Wanrong is proud, like a child who has been praised by his parents.

"Wait a minute."

Zhou Hexuan took out the pencil and manuscript paper he bought a few days ago, and spent more than ten minutes drawing a set of brief continuous cartoons. He said, "Look at this. ”

"Your comics don't seem to be exaggerated." Wanrong said.

Zhou Hexuan said with a smile: "Comics are also divided into various styles, and they don't have to be exaggerated. I'll write a story, you can follow the drawing, and then get it serialized in Ta Kung Pao. ”

I'm sorry, Mr. Zhang Leping, let's borrow your "Sanmao" first. I believe that with your talent, you will definitely be able to recreate a better story.

That's right, Zhou Hexuan wants to copy "Sanmao Wanderings".

"Sanmao" was originally a comic that caused a sensation after being serialized in Ta Kung Pao, and was eventually adapted into a movie and novel.

Wanrong is a very emotional woman, after reading the first episode of "Sanmao" written by Zhou Hexuan, she said with tears in her eyes: "This child is so pitiful." ”

Zhou Hexuan sighed: "Such children are everywhere in China. If you draw a cartoon and serialize it in a newspaper, you might be able to attract attention and ask caring people to help those orphans. ”

"Well, I'll draw it." Wanrong suddenly gave birth to a sense of responsibility, which was an unprecedented experience for her.

Historically, when Wanrong settled in Tianjin, she saw the news of the Hebei famine in the newspaper, and specially donated her jewelry to help the disaster. The heart is good, but it's a pity that she has been clothed and fed since she was a child, and she doesn't know the hardships of the people.

Zhou Hexuan said: "I will go to the south in a few days, and I may stay for a month or two, so you can paint slowly at home." ”

"You're leaving?" Wanrong was a little reluctant, she was used to living with Zhou Hexuan every day.

"yes, I'll be back soon." Zhou Hexuan said with a smile.

Wanrong bowed her head and said, "I'll wait for you." ”

Zhou Hexuan patted the top of her head and said with a smile: "Silly girl, it's not life and death." ”

Wanrong didn't know where she got the courage, and suddenly approached Zhou Hexuan's arms and hugged this man tightly.

Zhou Hexuan was stunned for a moment, feeling the warm fragrance of nephrite, and finally raised his arm to hug Wanrong.

Wanrong's body became hot, and she looked up at Zhou Hexuan stupidly. Suddenly, she stood on tiptoe, her lips pecked lightly on Zhou Hexuan's face, and then pushed the man away, turned around and fled quickly out of the room, her heart pounding.

Zhou Hexuan couldn't help but laugh dumbly when he saw her like a frightened deer.