"Oh? The patent in that aspect? It's not that Agaricus bisporus dryer, right? Xiao Ran, even if you really contribute to this equipment, it's not appropriate for you to apply for this patent, right? Especially in your personal name!" Fan Zhongming thought of the mushroom dryer in Dushan Village at the first time.

This is the only patent he could think of with Ran Jiang. Oh, you can apply for straw planting Agaricus bisporus, but this technology obviously does not have the conditions to charge a patent fee!

Even if you can go to the factory where the dryer is used to collect patent fees, can you still go to farmers' homes and collect money from house to house? Believe it or not, people will pick up their hoes and beat them?

"No, no, definitely not!" Ran Jiang shook his head repeatedly. Qingzhou Machinery Factory would definitely not pay the money, and he only came up with a few ideas. The specific design and manufacturing of the dryer was completed by the masters of Qingzhou Machinery Factory, and he did not have the qualifications.

"It's about computers!" Ran Jiang took out the USB flash drive sample and demonstrated it to Fan Zhongming. There are computers in the office of Tiannan Agriculture magazine, so there is no need to go to other places.

"This thing is really much more convenient than floppy disks. It has faster copy reading speed and larger storage capacity. It is more than a little easier to use!" Fan Zhongming was surprised. How could you, a Chinese student, understand both agricultural technology and IT technology? Is this a bit too comprehensive?

"If you think it's useful, use it. Anyway, it's for people to use it. When I copied the slide document with a floppy disk last time, I found it very troublesome, and then I checked some information and made it out with a clue of inspiration!" Whether you believe it or not, I believe it anyway.

"The thing is good, but it's still a bit inappropriate for me to hold it now!" Fan Zhongming still returned the sample, and the patent has not been applied for yet! If something goes wrong in the middle, for example, someone took the sample that Ran Jiang gave him to figure out something, and then went to grab the patent, it would be ugly.

Although Fan Zhongming is engaged in agricultural research and has nothing to do with the field of IT, he is still involved in the field of applied science. Even if he has never seen many similar things, he still has to avoid them.

"Xiao Ran, please be careful. Don't show these things to too many people if the procedures have not been completed!" He kindly reminded Ran Jiang.

"Thank you, Professor Fan! I understand!" Although Ran Jiang was confident in his technology, he could not refuse Fan Zhongming's kindness, so he had to collect the USB flash drive.

"The procedures for applying for patents are quite troublesome, let's have a meal together in the evening and listen to him explain it to you, and then you will come to him to apply tomorrow! This person has always been more principled and will not do all the messy things! My own patent was applied for by him." Fan Zhongming has also applied for patent achievements in agriculture and does know people.

"Then I'll trouble you!" After the patent application was applied for, I'll thank Professor Fan very much! He may not accept the farewell, but he will never refuse to give away the experimental equipment, right? After having been in contact with agricultural experts like Professor Ling Yinong for a long time, Ran Jiang also knows their needs very well.

"By the way, Professor Fan, in addition to domestic patents, I also want to apply for foreign patents. Do you know about this? How much does it cost?" If the fee is too high, it is still a troublesome thing. I'll go there to collect money?

Ran Jiang is very familiar with how to get international patents in the real world, but he still doesn't know if the world is the same.

"Oh, the cost of applying for international patents is a bit high! On average, each country is about 5,000 US dollars. Generally speaking, the major countries of the United States, Japan, the European Union, and Russia must apply! After the application is successful, it basically covers major countries in the world!" Fan Zhongming introduced him.

"But even this will cost 20,000 US dollars. In addition to these, there are also fees for the PCT international stage. This fee includes the transmission fee levied by our national patent office, the search fee and the international preliminary examination fee are about 2,100 yuan, the basic fee levied by the international bureau, the designated fee and handling fee are about 1,150 US dollars; fortunately, if an individual applies for an international application, the fees levied by the international bureau can be reduced by 75%.

Ran Jiang frowned. He didn't have much savings, so he spent almost the rest of his application for a domestic patent. So how much money did he come to apply for an international patent? What if he was robbed of it first?

Moreover, Professor Fan was also thinking a little bit. He thought Ran Jiang would only apply for one patent, but he never expected Ran Jiang to split the patent and apply for all those who can apply!

This can certainly bring more benefits, but the cost will also increase accordingly! Ran Jiang calculated roughly. If he applied for all patents in several major countries according to this standard, he would probably not be able to get it if he didn’t have hundreds of thousands of dollars!

"But you don't have to take out this money immediately! According to the agreement between our country and international patent organizations, after an individual or unit makes inventions, they can first submit a national application to the domestic patent office; and then require priority to apply for international patents within 12 months, and the utility model and appearance design are 6 months."

"In this case, as long as your domestic patent is approved, you will have twelve months to raise money! If you sell the patent usage rights within this time, you will have money to apply for an international patent!" Professor Fan saw Ran Jiang's concerns and reminded him.

"But in this way, you can't directly sell patent ownership, you can only sell usage rights, and the price will definitely be lower."

"It doesn't matter!" Ran Jiang breathed a sigh of relief. This was a bit different from the situation in the real world he was familiar with, but it was a good thing for him.

As for the complete sale of the patent, he has not yet considered how much it can be sold now? It will take several years to cultivate the USB flash drive market, and the long-term flow is to make the greatest profit.

"My friend also knows the policy provisions in this regard. You can ask him slowly when it's evening!" After that, Fan Zhongming picked up the phone and dialed, making an appointment for the time and place of dinner.

In the evening, Ran Jiang followed him and had a good chat with Professor Fan's friends. Because of Professor Fan's recommendation, the other party could say that he knew everything and analyzed it carefully for Ran Jiang.
Chapter completed!