So, Lao Xu said goodbye to Mr. Zou, directly found someone from the technical department, and began to prepare relevant documents according to Mr. Zou's opinion.

The technical department found a new mobile phone and installed a new smart assistant to use as a sample for display.

Treat the mobile phone with the smart assistant as a whole and apply for a patent, not the software itself.

Then I asked someone from the legal department to fill in the documents related to the trademark and patent application, and at the same time personally called the local trademark and patent office to make an appointment.

The trademark and patent management in this world is the same place, and the name is the Trademark and Patent Office.

By the afternoon, all the materials were ready, and Lao Xu took the technical and legal counsel, as well as the relevant documents prepared, and drove directly to the Modu Trademark and Patent Office.

After arriving at the place, Lao Xu and the three found the staff who made an appointment.

Because Apple's Donghua branch is also a behemoth, and Lao Xu, as the assistant to the president, is one of the top three figures in Apple's Greater China region.

Therefore, the local patent office attached great importance to it, and the person in charge personally came out to receive it.

Director Wang, the person in charge here, is a middle-aged woman in her 40s, wearing a neat uniform, with a black-rimmed eye, and shaking hands with Lao Xu with a smile:

"Mr. Xu, I am fortunate to be happy, just apply for a patent and follow the process, why did you come here in person!"

Lao Xu said a little embarrassed: "This is because, this patent is very important, so I went to it myself." ”

Director Wang asked with great interest: "So, can you ask, what kind of patent is it?" ”

Lao Xu hesitated slightly, knowing that at this time, he had to speak very skillfully, and when it came to patent-related things, he was not very clear about the specific legal provisions.

So Lao Xu didn't speak, but turned to the legal counsel sitting next to him and said, "You can give Director Wang a brief explanation!" ”

"Okay!" The legal counsel stood up directly and said, "What we want to apply for this time is the ownership of 26 similar trademarks in eight categories, including Xingchen, Xingchen Intelligent Assistant, Intelligent Assistant, Xingchen Assistant, Personal Intelligent Assistant, etc. and an invention patent for a comprehensive auxiliary terminal device called 'intelligent assistant'. ”

Director Wang was stunned for a moment, and then said in surprise: "It won't be...... Recently, the super popular Xingchen intelligent assistant on the Internet! ”

Lao Xu was a little embarrassed in his heart, but nodded with a serious face: "Yes." ”

Director Wang seemed interested, stood up and said: "I didn't expect the smart assistant to be a product of Apple, which is really surprising to me!" But then again, it is worthy of Apple to make such an epoch-making product. ”

Speaking of this, Director Wang was a little puzzled: "But why, Apple's products are called Xingchen Intelligent Assistant, not what is it?" Why didn't the press conference be held in America, but was the first to be released on station B? ”

Lao Xu was speechless when asked, because this was not his company's thing at all.

Lao Xu felt that he shouldn't have come over, and let the people below be embarrassed.

But now it's too late to say this, Lao Xu can only bite the bullet and say: "This is all decided within the company, and I can't explain too much." ”

"Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. Xu." Director Wang smiled to hide his doubts, "It's that I asked too much, but this is my job need, so I want to remind Mr. Xu, your company's legal counsel should also know that software does not need to apply for a patent, and the technology that has been made public does not meet the novelty requirements of the patent application." ”

Lao Xu didn't know how to answer, so he looked at the company's legal counsel again.

The legal counsel cleared his throat: "That's right, our company is not applying for a software patent, but a comprehensive auxiliary terminal device called 'intelligent assistant'. ”

Director Wang frowned slightly: "What exactly does this comprehensive auxiliary terminal equipment you call 'intelligent assistant'?" Isn't a smart assistant a piece of software? ”

The legal counsel continued: "The comprehensive auxiliary terminal equipment, 'intelligent assistant', is an epoch-making new conceptual product proposed by our company, which is a terminal device that can assist users in daily work and learning.

"It may include the calling, mobile network, gaming and other functions that the previous mobile phone has, but it is fundamentally different from the mobile phone. He is a kind of mobile phone with its own consciousness.

"For example, all the operations on the mobile phone need to be done by the user himself. Our 'smart assistant' doesn't need it, the owner only needs to put forward his own requirements, and the 'smart assistant' can complete the relevant work by himself.

"What we sent as a sample is indeed the appearance of the mobile phone, but our concept does not only include the mobile phone.

"As long as it is a device that has its own will and can work directly according to the owner's command, it belongs to the category of "intelligent assistant".

"We believe that in the near future, the concept of intelligent assistants will surpass the concept of mobile phones and computers, and be known to the public. So, let's apply for this patent ownership.

"What we want to apply for is an invention patent under such a concept, this concept has been fully described in the description document, and we have also brought a sample, you can let the relevant technical personnel review."

Listening to the words of the legal counsel, Lao Xu couldn't help but nod slightly, worthy of being a legal adviser.

It turned out that I still thought that if the Authority had to explain the software development concept or something like that, what would I do?

Now it seems that before coming, after hearing Mr. Zou's request, he had already prepared his speech.

The concept of "having your own will and working directly on the orders of your master" is so good!

Just like the patent "display text and images through dot matrix on an LCD screen", this is a patent with near full coverage.

It is through this patent that this company asks for patent fees from almost all monitor, mobile phone, and computer manufacturers every year.

If you don't pay royalties, he will sue you, as long as the lawsuit is a victory, and then the court forces you to lose money.

Similarly, if the patent for a comprehensive auxiliary terminal device called 'smart assistant', which was forcibly created today, can be passed, it will belong to Apple's patent in the future, as long as it is a product with its own will.

Because this application is not an intelligent assistant that has become popular on the Internet, but a product with its own will, which includes intelligent assistants, and intelligent assistants are just a type of our concept.

No matter Chen Jiansheng or other companies, no matter how they continue to develop and use intelligent assistants, no matter how they install intelligent assistants on anything.

Whether it is a mobile phone computer, or a robot, a car, an airplane, a construction machinery, or even a refrigerator, a color TV and a variety of household appliances.

This is all an infringement of Apple.

In the foreseeable future, similar products will definitely take advantage of the east wind of intelligent assistants, the emergence of a blowout, and explosive development.

And the producers of these products must pay royalties to Apple.

Even if Apple no longer makes mobile phones in the future, this patent alone can stand for a long time.