Early the next morning, the R&D backbones of Ruili Technology walked into the conference room and saw Ling Yuanruo already sitting inside, looking at the thick pile of materials, and Liu Ruiyang sitting next to him, with a contemplative expression. They couldn't help but be a little surprised that the 12-hour time difference seemed to have no effect on her at all.

Everyone sat down, and Ling Yuanruo looked at Liu Ruiyang, which means that you are not going to make an opening statement first. Liu Ruiyang smiled and made a gesture of please.

"The goal of this period of work is to develop a strategy for responding to the lawsuit. On the basis of authenticity and professionalism, develop the best strategy to respond to the lawsuit. In the future, I will go into the process and details of R&D and production, have an in-depth understanding, and discuss with you. Before that, I felt the need to convene this meeting because ......" Ling Yuanruo was not polite and quickly cut to the topic. According to the general practice, after reading the relevant materials of the client, she will judge some key issues, and she will directly enter the investigation state, and understand and communicate with each department and link by link. The more people involved in the survey, the greater the probability of superficial ineffective communication, and the farther away from the truth. But this time, she will respond to atypical commissions in an atypical way. “…… In this process, the subject is not just me, but us. Together with all of you, we will sort out the patent situation and dig out the real details and professional perspectives that are decisive in the R&D and production process. ”

She looked around at the R&D backbone in the conference room. Unlike what she expected, these people looked at her with a kind face, looking at their relatives who had been reunited after a long absence, no matter what she said, they all responded happily and acted happily. How can they be so submissive and enthusiastic about a lawyer? She was a little surprised. Maybe it's because the grievances and pressure brought about by the lawsuit of the Imperial Gong Group are too great. She naturally didn't know that these guys were cheering for their boss to add points. Liu Ruiyang is very popular in the R&D team, and the engineers worship and care about him. The welcome dinner planned last night was canceled, and in the few words I got from the driver who went to the airport pick-up, it seemed that after seeing the beautiful lawyer from the United States, Liu Ruiyang seemed to be a different person, and his eyes were different. The backbone engineers are boiling now, running to tell each other, today's meeting is inconsistent, gathered early, came to the conference room, to see the style. One look at the face, which made them always know that Liu Ruiyang, who was so calm and indifferent that he was frigid, was fascinated, who was the character.

"A lawsuit is like a confrontation between two armies, the enemy attacks our fortress, and there are two ways to win the battle. One is to fight back head-on, proving that we have not infringed on the patents of the Emperor Gong Group in the reducer. The other is to save Zhao from Wei Wei. For example, patent challenges are launched elsewhere to force adversaries to retreat. Let's start with this situation. ”

"It's going to be harder." Li Yi said, "In the field of RV reducer, the emperor group can be said to be the world's leader, whether it is design or process, the most advanced patents are almost monopolized by them." We have our innovations, and we have formed patents, but ......" He glanced at Liu Ruiyang and then at his peers in the conference room. “…… It is a shame to say that what we are doing now is catching up with the level of the Imperial Gong Group 10 years ago, or even earlier. It goes from 0 to 1 first, so it's hard to say that you can challenge their patents. ”

"What about some tiny locality? For example, a local innovative design, or an innovative application of certain components, even if it is derived from their patents? No matter how powerful an enterprise is, it is impossible to cover all the details of innovation. ”

"It's a bit complicated. If we only talk about the design itself, we have the ability to make enough local innovations, and it will not be worse than even the Emperor Group. The problem is in the materials and processes. The strength and performance of the material cannot keep up, and the precision of the process cannot keep up, and the design is a castle in the air. Li Yi's tone was a little solemn, this was a problem that had been bothering him and hindering him.

"If the design can be made, but the existing materials or processes are not up to it, is it possible to apply for a patent as well?"

"For a new, pioneering field, it could be something like this. However, the reducer is a relatively mature field, and the requirements for innovation and breakthroughs are also mature. When our own materials and processes cannot be reached, no matter how advanced the idea is, it can only take the first step, and it cannot be tested or optimized. If you don't know what's right, you won't be able to perfect the real design. Design and craftsmanship complement each other, and our current path is to use design to make up for materials and processes, and then drive them, and then ...... Like a spiral, it may eventually break out of a different path from the Imperial Gong Group. ”

Ling Yuanruo quickly took notes in his notebook. "Let's take a look at the other patents." She pulled out a not-so-thick copy from the thick pile of materials, "This is the list of patents of Ruili Technology that you have compiled, and I believe you are all familiar with the contents of it." ”

Li Jia blushed a little and explained, "The number of our patents is not very large, but this is also Liu Gong's requirement for us, keep improving, and dare to apply for patents only when they reach international standards." In terms of domestic industrial robot enterprises, we are the most valuable and valuable patents. ”

"I totally believe it." Ling Yuanruo said with a smile. "However, I would like to give you another perspective, patents, in addition to reflecting the level of innovation, are also a right, the right to protect oneself. You can try to summarize, in addition to the core patents, under what circumstances and for what purpose the company's patents are applied for? ”

Liu Ruiyang, Li Jia, Li Yi and others looked at her in unison, as if they saw an unexpected light. They never thought about it. There is a basic consensus among those who do scientific research that asking the right questions is more difficult and important than solving them.

"The topic is concluded, the selection of high-tech enterprises, and the bidding needs to be ......," Li Jia quickly counted. Liu Ruiyang added the previous article, "There are also tax reductions and exemptions." ”

"It's all prescribed actions." Li Jia concluded.

"It is possible that in addition to the prescribed actions, we will not apply for patents that should have been applied for." Liu Ruiyang looked at Li Jia and said, "The photovoltaic cleaning robot you are responsible for actually has a lot of unique application innovations. ”

"What's new?" Ling Yuanruo asked.

"Photovoltaic cleaning, if static electricity is generated, it will be very fatal. Ordinary cleaning brush heads are not good, we have experimented with hundreds of synthetic materials, and later found animals, natural wool. Finally, I found it on a cute little animal, and the anti-static effect is surprisingly good. Li Jia shook her head and smiled bitterly, "It's not like we didn't think about applying for patents at the beginning, but you know that the domestic competitive environment does not protect intellectual property rights enough." If you apply for a patent, there will be a lot of imitations next month, and you won't have a penny in patent fees. It is better to keep it strictly secret, and the competitive advantage can be maintained for a long time. ”

"But you're dealing with an international competitive environment right now, aren't you? Even if you only operate in China, Digong Group does not take the initiative to come to the door. Ling Yuanruo said, "In the international competitive environment, patents are the most important moat for scientific research enterprises, because it increases your room for mistakes, which also increases your room for innovation." The higher the patent barrier you build, the less likely your competitors will be to challenge you. This is true for enterprises, such is true for countries, and the same is true for people, if you have a strong ability to retaliate, even if you make a mistake and are in a weak position, you will think twice when others provoke you. ”

Everyone nodded.

Ling Yuanruo turned to Liu Ruiyang, "My suggestion is that for some important patents, you can now start applying for international patents. When the lawsuit is over, or at the same time, you should consider a holistic patent strategy, determine which are core secrets and which are core patents, and build a patent wall on the periphery to protect your core area. ”

"Good!"

"Next, we started to dive into design and production."