Chapter 1098: In terms of patents, the water is very deep, and the reputation is brushed

As for the royalties, there is no need to worry at all.
This is forcibly collected by the Austrian Law Federation from each mage tower, regardless of whether the mage tower is used or not, anyway, the technology is for you, even if you don't use it, you can't pay the patent fee.
Although the Austrian Law Federation does not have direct jurisdiction over each member of the Mage Tower, it can handle the Mage Tower in too many places.
Among other things, just the annual share of Mithril and the reading permission of the color-resistant scroll, no mage tower dared to ignore the regulations of the Austrian Law Federation.
Before the Three Kingdoms Mithril Contract was completely loosened, it would be difficult for Netheril to produce self-refined Mithril. If you don't count on the Arcane Federation, can you still count on elves or dwarves?
This is the Mage Tower. For individual spellcasters, the Austrian Law Federation does not have such a strong binding force, so just let it go.
But individual spellcasters who want to obtain a patented spell or technology must join the Mage Tower to obtain it, and the Mage Tower is compulsory to pay, how can it make those individuals in vain!
In fact, most of Netheril's wizards are organized, so-called wild wizards are actually very few, and they are not a climate at all.
Of course, this is only for the moment, and when the popularity of magic becomes high in the future, there may be many wild wizards.
But at that time, the competitiveness of the organization will only be stronger, and the wild mage will only become even worse.
In terms of patents, the practice on earth is very similar to that here. Patent fees are generally only charged to companies involved in commercial transformation. For personal use, most of them are left unchecked as long as they are not excessive.
The only difference is that the patent fees of the Austrian Law Federation are mandatory.
Regarding this point, Xia Duo has always been suspicious. The mandatory collection can indeed guarantee the creator's income, but it is not very friendly to many mage towers that do not use patented technology or have insufficient financial resources.
Think about it, if a mage tower does not have a new patent registration for a long time, then the annual patent fees it needs to pay to other mage towers will become a huge burden.
Maybe it will lead to the bankruptcy of the Master Tower.
It doesn't matter if one or two mage towers go bankrupt. I'm afraid that the seven towers will force a large number of mage towers to go bankrupt.
Chateau suspected that this rule might have been designated by the Seven Towers, in order to create conditions for starting a merger at a certain point in the future.
After reading the investigation report handed over by Iolum, taking advantage of the presence of the two presidents of the Austrian Law Federation, Chateau took advantage of the situation and proposed to register a patent for this new technology that can reduce the production cost of magic items.
But at the same time, he also raised some questions about the collection of patent fees, mainly the issue of undifferentiated mandatory collection.
He is very concerned about this. Although he is now a profiteer, who can guarantee that no one will suddenly register a large number of patents, and then use patent fees to destroy the Tower of Time at once?
Perhaps the Seven Towers had no plans in this regard, but Xia Duo from the earth was extremely sensitive to loopholes in this regard.
Facing Chateau’s question, Iolem shook his head repeatedly,
Lord Chateau, indeed, is indeed the leader who can take the lead in popularizing magic education in the territory. The angle you consider is indeed something we have never thought of. But. Now that I know it, this is a headache!"
"Can't you just charge users?"
"Of course not!"
Iolum sighed, looked at Congenio, and then said to Chateau: "How do you define the user? Is it a personal spell? Or is it a magical item? Or is it like a tower of time? Selling related magic items in large quantities like that?"
When Xia Duo heard this, he subconsciously said that of course it was to manufacture a large number of products for sale, but he immediately thought, isn't the person who exploits the patent the most violent is the patent owner?
In other words, when the Tower of Time registers patents, uses patents, and pays for itself, isn't it a lonely registration?
And if the individual spellcasting is also defined as the user, it involves how to confirm the use. Detecting spells can do this, but it also avoids detecting spells.
A spear and a shield exist at the same time, just like Xia Duo, with a spell that evades detection almost all the time. In this way, who can receive his royalties?
This is really not clear.
If you don't know how to say it, you won't receive the patent fee, so is the creator still willing to register a patent?
Sure enough, the water inside was very deep, Xia Duo felt a little unsure, but the problem really existed, no matter where it was, who knew whether it would explode someday.
Thinking about this, Xia Duo said: "It's better to establish a patent registration publicity period, so that at least it can give the relevant mage tower some buffer time to think about countermeasures."
This is actually a similar practice on Earth. Generally, before certain important documents, appointments or registrations take effect, there will be a publicity period, during which any objection can be filed for appeal, reconsideration or rejection.
Putting it here, if a large number of registered patents in the Seven Towers intend to impact the small wizard tower organization, then the Great Arcanist of Netheril is not limited to the Seven Towers.
It is estimated that soon there will be a mage tower that can't survive to take refuge in other great arcanes, or the alliance between small organizations will eventually give birth to an alliance that is large enough to fight the seven towers.
(It doesn’t have to be a great arcanist, as long as there are enough high-ranking mages to check and balance the great arcanist, no one can do damage everywhere. The seven towers are not a single word of one person, but a combination of multiple strengths. Heavy, it will not be easy to start the fight, more just soft pressure)
Of course, if the Seven Pagodas really launch such an impact, to a large extent it means that the Seven Pagodas are confident enough to achieve the purpose they need, regardless of whether the purpose is mergers or just pressure.
The cards are in the hands of others, and others can play whatever they want, but the key is that they need to be hard.
And the reason why Xia Duo made this proposal is not to restrict a large organization like the Seven Towers, and it can't be restricted at all.
What he wants is a fairer and more stable competitive environment.
Although such an environment is beneficial to small organizations, it is even more beneficial to a large organization such as the Seven Towers. A fair and stable environment or rules does not mean that the strong will do nothing.
Instead, it is the beginning of mass rolling.
Similar to the competition between large companies and small companies on the planet, the fairer it is, the harder it is for small companies to outperform large companies. Because fairness is not reflected in the results, but in the process and in the process. Within the rules.
Sometimes, in order to restrict large companies from using fair rules, those in power have to formulate special protection rules that favor small companies.
At this stage of Netheril, talking about the special rules that favor the weak is a bit too advanced, but at least it must first create an environment that is relatively fair in terms of rules.
Such an environment is also beneficial to Chardonnay.
In addition, spreading it out can also contribute to some prestige.
Since the awakening of the blood, the demand for faith, prestige, or belief has also increased. Xia Duo now especially wants to experience the feeling of freely traveling on the outer plane. (Already can go to the outer plane, unable to return autonomously)
Now that you have decided not to keep a low profile anymore, it is better to get more prestige to improve your bloodline awakening!
Suddenly, Chateau had a feeling that perhaps this was the correct way for the traverser to open. Fortunately, this feeling came quickly and went quickly. After saying his suggestions, he silently waited for Iolum's reaction.