Chapter 208: expensive

Yu Pengxia didn’t come to talk about Xiangjiang housing prices with Tan Zhenhua. Hearing that Tan Zhenhua finally turned the topic back to business, he couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief:
Okay, Mr. Tan, let’s solve your patent problem first. As for housing prices, if you are interested, we will talk later."
Tan Zhenhua nodded, and began to explain to Yu Pengxia the working principle of the mini fan with the drawings, starting from the "permanent magnet-excited synchronous motor", and talking about the fan blades, even several matching brackets. And Yu Pengxia listened very carefully, and asked some questions from time to time, which seemed very professional.
In fact, Xiangjiang has become one of the "Four Asian Dragons" with its small land and a population of millions of people since the 1960s, and has always been ranked first in terms of per capita GDP, except for the fact that it faces the seaport on the mainland. In addition to its unique geographical conditions, it is also inseparable from a large number of high-quality talents who have inherited the Chinese tradition of hard work and have received the baptism of advanced Western education.
The clues can be seen in Yu Pengxia, who was born in the magic capital and grew up in Xiangjiang.
After Tan Zhenhua finished speaking, Yu Pengxia Shen Zhen said for a while:
"Mr. Tan, from my point of view, the technology of your product itself is not complicated, it can even be said to be very simple, but you use creative means to combine the ready-made technologies together and finally form a product. From it Judging from the working principle and the materials used, it should be very easy to imitate.
Therefore, as a lawyer, it is necessary for me to remind you that even if you successfully apply for a patent, you may not be able to completely prevent infringement. "
Tan Zhenhua nodded and replied: "Yes, I actually thought of this, but the necessary protection is still necessary. I can't prevent others from imitating my products, but I at least reserve the right to pursue them."
Yu Pengxia smiled appreciatively: "Mr. Tan, you have once again refreshed my understanding of you. Among the clients I have contacted, it is very rare to have a sober acquaintance like you, and you are among these people. The youngest one."
Tan Zhenhua smiled and said: "Okay, don't wear a high hat for me, let's talk about your opinion quickly."
Yu Pengxia made a plan in her heart before she said: "Mr. Tan, do you think this is good? Although your product is simple, it has its own unique aspects. So my suggestion is to divide the patents of this product into two. Most of them are core patents and appearance patents.
Among them, the core patent should include product design principles related to specific purposes. For example, the core of your product "permanent magnet excited synchronous motor", which uses 220V or 110V AC power supply and works at a specific speed, then this is a A typical core patent.
I even suggest that the patent should be carefully planned to whether the coils used in the synchronous motor are single-stranded or multi-stranded, and what copper cross-section to use for winding. Of course, I suggest that it is best to register the maximum permitted scope. In this way, at least 5 core patents are required.
As for the appearance patents, they are mainly blades and brackets that seem inconspicuous, but in fact the most trapped non-core components, the quantity, material, size range and purpose of them must be planned and registered in detail. I just thought about it. After an estimate, at least ten or more patents are needed to cover it. "
Although Tan Zhenhua is reborn and knows the basic concepts of some patents, compared to professional players like Yu Pengxia, he can only be regarded as a rookie. He was surprised to ask: "There are so many, I thought it only needed One or two are enough."
Yu Pengxia replied:
In Western developed countries, the management of patents is very strict. The terms are very detailed, and the determination of whether it constitutes patent infringement is almost strict. Therefore, if you want to obtain better protection, what I just said Those are the minimum."
Tan Zhenhua spread his hands helplessly and said: "Well, you are an expert listening to you, so how do I obtain these international patents? Do I need to apply for one country by country? That's a lot of trouble."
Yu Pengxia smiled and replied: "In fact, it is not used. The main international patent organizations are the "PCPIP" for the "Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property" and the "PCT" for the Patent Cooperation Treaty.
Among them, "PCPIP" was born in 1883 and has been revised several times since then. The latest revision was February 1979, which was the earliest international patent application treaty.
However, the patent application under this treaty is more troublesome, and basically requires a country-by-country application.
The "PCT" is relatively simple. It was founded in 1970 and officially implemented in 1978. It is actually a supplement to the "PCPIP" and is only open to the "PCPIP" signatories, directly to the "PCT" national receiving office Filing an application can be regarded as filing an application to all "PCT" member countries, as well as the acceptance and approval process.
Of course, due to the strong national and regional nature of patents, the applicable country or region must be indicated when applying for "PCT", and the fees for each country or region must be paid separately, and "PCT" does not include appearance patents. "
Tan Zhenhua nodded and said: "I understand roughly, then, can I apply for the core patent in the "PCT" and the appearance patent in the "PCPIP"?"
Yu Pengxia nodded and said: "Yes, of course, and this is actually my advice to you. With this operation, we can obtain core patents as quickly as possible, and then slowly apply for various appearances. Patents are much better in terms of timeliness and expense."
Tan Zhenhua then asked: "Then how much is the cost?"
Yu Pengxia replied: "We will follow the method just mentioned. Even if there are 5 core patents, there are currently 35 signatories of the "PCT", and 10 of them can be counted as one region.
According to the current charging standards set by the "PCT", the average fee for a single patent in each country or region is about US$1,000, which would cost almost US$130,000. Of course, the fees for each country and region are slightly different, but Basically not much difference.
In the "PCPIP", the same applies to these 35 countries or regions. The same 10 European Community members are counted as one region. Based on 10 patents, the cost of appearance patents is basically about half of the core patents. We count 500 US dollars. Calculating it, it will cost about US$130,000. Adding the two together, it will cost about US$260,000. "
After Tan Zhenhua heard it, he couldn't help but burst out: "Fuck, this is too expensive for him!"
Yu Pengxia shrugged: "Yes, it is so expensive, and I must remind Mr. Tan that China is not a signatory country of these two organizations at present, so if you really want to apply for an international patent, you need to find another way.