Chapter 177: In command

Guo Yicheng frowned. When Tan Zhenhua met him for the first time, he hinted that the material in his hand came from an unexplainable channel, but is this necessarily related to the requested time? And what would be the "quite urgent matter" he just said?
He looked at Tan Zhenhua suspiciously.
Tan Zhenhua explained:
According to what we know now, we speculate that Waguk Sumitomo Special Metals Co., Ltd. will have more than one year, that is, around mid-1983, it will be able to complete the "NdFeB" rare earth permanent magnet materials. Basic research, including the ingredients and preparation methods. Guo Lao, you are a person who has drunk foreign ink and often come into contact with various foreign materials. You must have heard of the term "patent"?"
In the history of Tan Zhenhua’s previous life, the patent dispute between China Huaxia and the Japanese country over the "NdFeB" patent has lasted for more than two decades, and China has always been at a disadvantage, or it is not easy to say that it is defeated again and again.
But in fact, according to the original historical process, even without Tan Zhenhua's participation, China's research on "NdFeB" is almost synchronized with that of the Japanese country, and some of the results achieved far exceed those of Sumitomo Metal.
However, when these achievements of China Xia are transformed into final products, any export involved, or even if it is applied to some other domestic product and then exported indirectly, must pay high patent licensing fees to Sumitomo Metal.
This incident is simply a big scar that will never be erased in the history of China's patent development.
The incident is also very simple.
In July 1983, after Sumitomo Metal successfully prepared the "NdFeB" material, it was like an international patent agency applying for patent registration.
However, it has not only registered the achievements it has achieved. Sumitomo Metal and Hitachi Metals, which later acquired Sumitomo Metals, used their familiarity with international patent regulations and China Xia’s neglect of patents at that time to combine the components that have been achieved and the components that may be achieved in the future. All core patents have been registered, and a considerable number of peripheral manufacturing process patents have been registered around the core patents.
That’s not to mention, what’s even worse is that they also sent people to China’s related companies in the name of
technical exchanges
to inquire about China’s preparation methods, and took advantage of the poor sense of confidentiality that China’s technicians had at that time, and they would find out The preparation process of the company has also been registered as its own patent, thus forming its patent monopoly on "NdFeB".
Subsequently, they put pressure on a large number of material application downstream companies, warning them not to use Huaxia products without their patent authorization. Most downstream companies are unwilling to fall into a long and cost-consuming patent dispute, so they can only choose There are authorized products, which has caused Huaxia Enterprises to be unable to open the international high-end application market of "NdFeB" for a long time.
As a result, quite a number of Huaxia companies had to compromise for the market, and Sumitomo Metal and later Hitachi Metals charged high patent fees.
This dispute has therefore become a classic case of China's patent education.
Professor Guo was stunned when he heard the words, and hurriedly asked: "Zhenhua, what do you mean by that company in the country that can produce results within a year and formally apply for an international patent?"
Tan Zhenhua nodded: "We estimate there is a high probability."
"No wonder you are asking so urgently. It turns out that you want to get ahead of them." Professor Guo suddenly realized.
Sitting on the side and listening attentively, Li Wei asked curiously: "What is a patent? And why are Professor Guo and Zhenhua so sensitive to this word?"
Tan Zhenhua sighed in his heart that the current Huaxia education system has not yet introduced the concept of "intellectual property rights". The country's first "Patent Law" was promulgated in 1985, and there is still no shadow of it. The concepts are still at a stage of ignorance. Except for a few people like Professor Guo who have stayed abroad and have access to foreign materials all the year round, even a future like Li Wei is still ignorant at this moment.
Tan Zhenhua had to pick what he knew about
patents
and
intellectual property rights
and literally literate Li Wei. In the end, he concluded:
If the Japanese people are allowed to register the
NdFeB
patent first, In the future, every product we produce containing this ingredient will have to pay high patent licensing fees to them, and our own technological development path will also be blocked by them. You must know that in accordance with internationally accepted rules, The validity period of such patents will be as long as twenty years!"
Then he turned his face and said to Professor Guo: "Old Guo, I have a suggestion. I suggest that your school carry out universal education on "patents" and "intellectual property" in your school at an appropriate time. Lu University is originally the top in the country. Needless to say, the influence of the universities in the country is needless to say. After graduation, the students here will become the pillars of our future positions in China. The concept that they spread will affect a large group of people, and ultimately contribute to our entire society’s The understanding of things has progressed."
Guo Yicheng thought for a while and said: "I think it is necessary to promote not only among students, but many of our teachers are not very clear about this issue or do not care at all. This education must be popularized among teachers and students in the school, and Not only our school, but also universities across the country need to promote it."
Tan Zhenhua frowned and said, "Old Guo, I certainly agree with your idea, but I am afraid that we are weak and cannot promote such a big thing?"
Li Wei smiled and said: "Zhenhua, you don't have to worry about this. Professor Guo, but there is another identity. He is a representative of the National People's Congress!"
Tan Zhenhua was overjoyed when he heard the words. Regardless of the tight space in the car, he arched up and bowed to Professor Guo: "Professor Guo, Representative Guo, disrespectful and disrespectful, so, this matter is up to you. It can be done. It is said that the benefits in the present age will contribute to the future, and the good will not be great."
Professor Guo hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Zhenhua, this matter should be considered as part of our scientific research personnel. It was originally a kind of protection for our hard-working scientific research results, but now you, a temporary outsider, worry about it. , This shouldn’t be right. If it weren’t for your reminder, I didn’t think about it at all. In fact, I should thank you.

Tan Zhenhua also hurriedly waved his hand and said, "I'm just a errand guy. It's okay to come up with ideas. It's not enough to do business. You have to take charge of the matter, Mr. Guo, of course, thank you."
Guo Yicheng did not accept Tan Zhenhua’s flattery. Instead, he touched his chin and said, "Zhenhua, you remind me again. I want to promote this matter. But when it comes to being in charge, I still have Be lighter, let me think, um, yes, the material school in our China can be said to be Taishan Beidou, his weight should be enough, I will contact him when I turn back, if the little old man is also willing Go out, this will happen!"