Age of Dreams

() For example, can the designers of Gangzhu Qiao simulate all the appearance and internal configuration of the ipad in their minds?

Those Korean guys from Samsung, can you now draw a few mobile phones that are more popular than Apple in Europe and America? Can you name some simple and unique functions?

Obviously impossible!

The burst of design inspiration must be stimulated at a certain time.

If there hadn't been for the iPhone of Gangzhu Qiao, no one would have thought that smartphones could do that, and the research engineers of various companies would not have put all their energy on researching the intelligence of mobile phones, nor would they have Many classic models came out - no iphone, nokia and motorola would still be classics!

But they couldn't, but Xiao Qi could!

Because Xiao Qi has played with, disassembled, and assembled these electronic products, and can draw three-dimensional diagrams, anatomical diagrams, and precise design diagrams with his eyes closed.

Therefore, the second type of patent—design patent, seems to be prepared for Xiao Qi by nature, allowing him to find a way out among the many technical patents.

If it weren't for this support, Xiao Qi wouldn't dare to make a tablet computer or a mobile phone, and he wouldn't be sure to be played to death by European and American companies.

When he was at home on weekdays, Xiao Qi took the paper and patented various shapes of mobile phones and tablets, and even simple technical patents that he could think of. , front view, anatomical drawing, etc., and a certain shape feature is given as a patent application format.

Xiao Qi even drew some very simple and special technical application patents without spending too much on technical accumulation, and described them in words. Then on the computer, use precise scales to quantify them into a uniform format, and bring them to the US Patent and Trademark Office for application.

Xiao Qi also knows that Microsoft, Apple, Nokia, Ericsson and other companies have already applied for many of these one hundred and twenty patents. will be rejected.

But if you don't try it, how will you know if it will work?

In case there are some patents inside. They haven't applied yet?

The technical aspect may be a little more difficult. But for these design patents, even Apple, which is leading the trend of smartphones, has probably just applied for some at this time. Isn't it as crazy as it was when the iPhone was about to be released at the end of this year?

Compared with the internal technology, the lethality of the appearance is undoubtedly greater for consumers.

Think about it, how depressing it would be if you can't use an apparently good-looking design because it violates someone else's patent?

Do you want to use it too?

OK!

That also opens up your invention technology patents to me. Just so I can use it!

If you don't allow me to use it, then you won't be able to use my tablet computer patent either. You can only watch such a big piece of cake in front of you and smell the fragrance, but you can't eat it.

For foreigners, there is definitely no such mentality of "if I don't do it, you don't want to do it". They usually like to compromise and cooperate the most. . This is how you and I negotiated, and you and I came together.

With such excitement and apprehension, Xiao Qi boarded a Boeing luxury large plane.

two hours later. After leaving the Washington airport, he took a taxi and went all the way to the Carlisle area of ​​Alexandria, stopping at the entrance of the headquarters of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

As a country that values ​​intellectual property rights, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has been very busy since Edison's time.

Although it is already around four o'clock in the afternoon on Friday, it is approaching the time of the weekend holiday. There are still people coming and going here, and vehicles are coming and going.

The headquarters building of the Patent and Trademark Office was only completed in July last year. The total construction area of ​​the five office buildings reached 2.6 million square feet, and the total area of ​​the two parking lots reached 1.3 million square feet. feet, what a luxury!

As for the two rows of townhouses and all kinds of related facilities, etc., it also sets off the hugeness and busyness of this institution-an institution that can handle all expenses by itself and use the surplus to build such a large-scale building complex, I am afraid that apart from taxation Besides the Patent and Trademark Office and the Customs, there is only the Patent and Trademark Office.

Xiao Qi is no stranger to the set of American public agencies. He walked into a spacious and bright building. After receiving the number plate in the lobby on the first floor, he followed the instructions to the lobby on the third floor and waited for about forty minutes. , finally called his number.

The one who served him was a blond, blue-eyed caucasian woman, who looked very beautiful from a distance, but when she got closer, she had quite a few freckles.

A beautiful woman in her thirties, with a number plate that said "Susan" on her angry chest.

"Hi, sir, how can I help you." Susan was a little tired, but her attitude was still good.

"Miss Susan, my name is Xiao Qi, I'm from China, and I'm here to apply for a patent this time." Xiao Qi opened the box, took out stacks of drawings from inside, and arranged them all on the table: " There are a total of 120 patent applications, including 42 invention patents and 78 design patents, sorry for the inconvenience."

"Wow~~" Susan looked at him in surprise, first looked at Xiao Qi's application materials, and then said in surprise: "You came from China specifically to apply for these patents?"

"Yes." Xiao Qi nodded.

"Oh, let me see, related to consumer electronics, the shape of mobile phones, the shape of tablet computers... Tsk tsk, Mr. Xiao, you are amazing!" Susan is a federal employee in charge of consumer electronics, although she is not a patent examiner. But the more you get in touch with it, the more you will naturally understand.

"It's just something I've been thinking about on weekdays, and I don't know if it will be useful." Xiao Qi scratched his head honestly and said.

The electronic industry is prone to some young geniuses, such as the leader Joe, Bill Gates, Dell, etc., but the 18-year-old Huaguo boy has more than 100 patent applications. It was the first time she met her when she came to the United States to apply.

After looking at a few patent drawings for a while, Susan found that these drawings were done very well, they were the ones she saw on weekdays, and they were depicted in great detail.

Patent applications are very interesting. In addition to your drawings, the description of function and appearance is also an important indicator of patents.

As long as your patent application is approved, not only the drawings, but also the descriptions and explanations next to the drawings are the content of the patent, and you can directly apply for your own claims, thereby restricting others from using and creating.

ps: Three more! The scholar has never let up, please continue to accompany me all the way! !