Once the bottleneck of lithium anode materials is broken, the entire battery industry will benefit. Whether it is mobile phone charging or new energy vehicles, with the solution of the lithium dendrite problem, many problems will be solved, and what was originally unattainable is also possible.

However, with the birth of new technologies, it is bound to touch the interests of some people.

For example, in the laboratory that does this topic.

To prove a mathematical conjecture, it may only kill a dozen papers that are expected to be published, but in a certain technical field, it may not be as simple as a few papers, but a research project with an investment of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions, as well as researchers who originally served this bowl of rice.

Of course, Lu Zhou can't hesitate because of this little thing, the registered patent can still be registered, and the published paper should be issued correctly.

And from another point of view, these social resources that were originally wasted on lithium anode materials can also be moved to other more potential scientific research projects as the lithium dendrite problem is solved.

For example, the design of the battery itself, such as the design of a production line for a new battery.

Social resources here can refer to scientific research funds or researchers.

After returning to the dormitory, Lu Zhou began to fill in the materials needed to apply for a patent, briefly explaining what the patent he wanted to register was.

Out of prudence, he did not brag too hard, but only used "an improved polydimethylsiloxane nanoporous film" as the reason for the application, and as for the role of this invention, he filled in "can protect the anode material".

In fact, Lu Zhou, who applied for a patent for the first time, did not know that his caution was completely overwhelming.

Lithium anode materials have patent applications almost every once in a while, blowing cowhide into the sky countless times.

Brush a layer of paint on the electrode material, and some people dare to claim to have solved the lithium dendrite problem.

Just like the water journals in the journals, there are many absurd and bizarre stories in the patent pool.

As for the reasons for this, on the one hand, many scientific research projects require patents, especially for horizontal topics. If you can't see patents, who cares how many SCI articles you can publish, and companies don't even have the interest to invest.

Another is the policy reason, many enterprises are still using the old-fashioned thinking when they "go out", treating others as fools, resulting in the country suffering a lot of losses on the patent issue. In order to catch up with the gap between China and developed countries, in recent years, the CNIPA has been relatively lenient on patent applications, and even has subsidy policies for patent applicants and enterprises.

Of course, there is another key factor that contributes to the flood of the patent library, and that is that patents are different from journals, which will have strict peer review of your paper, and even if it is published, someone will take your paper in the lab and try it again and again, finding fault with you.

In the former, the examiner will only verify whether your design conflicts with the existing patent, and will not check whether your patent is really that good from a professional point of view.

Journals can't guarantee that every "breakthrough" technology is authentic and reliable, let alone patents.

Lu Zhou could even guess that perhaps no one would notice the value of this technology from the publication of his own patent to the patent documents.

Unless he sells the experimental data everywhere, or waits until the patent is approved, he writes his experiments in a paper and publishes them in a journal that has attracted wide attention from industry insiders......

After filling in the materials, as for the specific patent application process, Lu Zhou didn't worry about it, but directly asked a reliable agency to help.

The person in charge of serving as his patent attorney is a 30-year-old middle-aged uncle named Han Tianyu. Judging from his professional resume, this agent is still quite reliable, but his weathered professional smile always makes Lu Zhou can't help but think of the people who sell insurance in the bank.

From domestic patent application to the internationalization of patents, a . After the dragon service, the other party all played the package ticket, guaranteed to handle it as quickly as possible, and signed a confidentiality agreement.

Although it costs a lot of money, it is all worth it in order to protect intellectual property.

Generally, large enterprises will have a special department to do patent management, but Lu Zhou obviously does not have that team, and the best choice is naturally to find a reliable agency to help.

In fact, it is also the choice of many small and medium-sized enterprises, laboratories and individuals.

Whether it is contact with the examiner or the follow-up defense, the workload is quite cumbersome, and even the formal patent book has a lot of knowledge in it.

If a well-written invention is poorly written, it is likely that the patent will not be granted or invalidated by other interested parties, and it is no exaggeration to say that this thing is only more troublesome than a lawsuit.

Therefore, it is not for nothing that the patent attorney examination is one of the most difficult exams in China.

……

After the patent application began, Lu Zhou put his energy back on the Polygnac conjecture.

In fact, for him, his daily life has not changed much, nothing more than the place of entry and exit has changed from a laboratory to a library, and the person next to him has changed from a large pile of experimental equipment to a senior who is working hard to prepare for the graduate school entrance examination...... Oh no, it's time to call it a junior.

Seeing them, Lu Zhou couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

In another two or three years, if they are still in Jinda, maybe they will have to respectfully call themselves Professor Lu?

Tsk, it's kind of exciting to think about.

At this moment when Lu Zhou was deserting, a wisp of jasmine fragrance suddenly floated over from the side.

Poking his arm, the man whispered to the side with a hint of cunning in his voice.

"Junior brother, how to write this question."

"What about the question? Take a look...... Senpai?! ”

When he saw the person sitting next to him, Lu Zhou was immediately surprised, and almost thought that he was hallucinating from heat stroke......

Looking at the stunned Lu Zhou, Chen Yushan felt a little proud in her heart, pursed her lips and smiled, and said happily.

"How is it, junior brother, are you surprised to see your senior sister? No surprises. ”

Surprise...... I can't talk about it, but the accident is really too unexpected.

"Quite a surprise indeed......"

Anyway, wasn't she admitted to Yan University? Why is it back to Jinda......

Wait, it seems that something is wrong.

His brows furrowed slightly, and he suddenly realized what the problem was, Lu Zhou coughed lightly and reminded him tactfully.

“…… Speaking of which, I'm a graduate student now. ”

The implication is that in terms of seniority, we are already at the same level.

Chen Yushan blinked, not as surprised as Lu Zhou expected, but said very ordinarily: "I know, I have heard Mengqi say a long time ago, you finished your business at the beginning of this year." Speaking of which, you didn't even tell me, it's too much! ”

As she spoke, there was a hint of complaint in the senior sister's eyes.

Lu Zhou: "......"

MMP！

I don't know if I'm already in graduate school, but I still call me a junior when I know it, who is the excesses?

Just as he was about to say something, a heavy cough suddenly came from ahead.

The breath of the single dog instantly made the originally small and fresh air become heavy.

The expressions of the two were a little subtly embarrassed, not because they were also single dogs, but because they suddenly realized that they were in the library now.

The expression on his face was a little embarrassed, Chen Yushan pointed to the door with her index finger, and whispered, "Why don't you ...... What do I ask you to drink? ”

Lu Zhou looked around, and although he was reluctant to finish the calculation, he still nodded.

“…… All right. ”

Shrouded in the aura of resentment, he couldn't stay in this place anymore.

And it's rare for people to come back from Shangjing, so it's impossible for him to leave her aside, and the relationship between the two is still good.

Not to mention, she offered to treat her.