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Chapter 39 39 [Patent Crisis]

"Peggy, do you know Sheldon?" Howard asked gossip.

Peggy ignored him and ate on her own.

Seeing this, Howard was still ignorant and wanted to continue to ask questions.

Xiang Nan pushed him gently and whispered to him in a low voice, "Eat your meal well. Since people don't want to answer, naturally there are people who think about it, so don't worry about it."

Howard was reminded, stopped talking, and lowered his head to eat his meal.

Seeing that he was quiet, Peggy smiled gratefully to Xiang Nan.

……

After eating, Xiang Nan took Peggy back to the office.

"Raj, let's get to work, what do you want me to do?" Peggy asked.

"I want to write a paper on "Thermochemical Evolution of Comet Nuclei and Kuiper Belt Objects". Xiang Nan smiled, "I need the information on this form, and I hope you can help me collect it."

When he was done, he handed Peggy a form with all the information he needed.

"OK, leave it to me." Peggy nodded and began to collect.

Xiang Nan did not include Peggy in the quantum navigation system and the "Super Asymmetry Theory" project from the beginning.

On the one hand, he didn't know enough about Peggy's abilities to know if she was a good fit for the project.

On the one hand, they have only just begun to cooperate, and they still lack enough trust in each other.It takes a period of time to get along, and after confirming that the other party is trustworthy, we can cooperate deeply.

Peggy rushed to the school library to collect materials, while Xiang Nan continued his research on "Super Asymmetry Theory".

While busy, Howard pushed the door and walked in. After looking around, he said with a smile, "Is your beautiful assistant not here?"

Xiang Nan quietly closed the draft of the calculation, and then explained, "I asked her to go to the library to help me collect materials."

"Howie, I want to remind you that she is my assistant, not the girl at the party." He then reminded, "Even if you want to chase her, you have to wait for her after get off work, you can't always look for her during work hours. ."

"OK, I know it all, you don't have to repeat it over and over again." Howard nodded awkwardly, "I'm not here to find her this time, but to you, I've already inquired about her and Sheldon's relationship. something happened."

"Yeah." Xiang Nan replied lightly, not showing any excitement.

"Why, don't you want to know?" Seeing this, Howard asked suspiciously.

"I don't want to. This is someone's privacy. Since they don't want to talk about it, it's best not to inquire." Xiang Nan waved his hand.

After Peggy's parents divorced at the age of 11, she abandoned herself and became so depraved that she was abandoned by her family and moved to a foster home.In the past few years, I don't know how many grievances and insults I have suffered.

Her experience like this is bound to make her sensitive and suspicious and insecure.If you spy on her privacy at will, it will definitely arouse her resistance.

Therefore, Xiang Nan would rather not know.

Howard listened to Xiang Nan's words, thought for a second, and then nodded, "Well, what you said makes sense, then I'll go first."

……

After get off work in the evening, Xiang Nan continued to study the quantum navigation system with Howard and Leslie.

Seeing that Xiang Nan hadn't left after get off work, Peggy asked, "Raj, do you want to work overtime? Do you need me to accompany you?"

"No need, I just use my off-get off work time to do a little research. It's not a big deal, so I won't delay you from get off work." Xiang Nan waved his hand and smiled, "Also, I can't pay you for overtime. "

"Okay, then I'll go first." Peggy nodded and didn't continue to entangle.

Xiang Nan then joined Howard and Leslie to continue their research on quantum navigation systems.

"Our plan has matured, and I think in two months at most, we should be able to build a prototype." Leslie laughed.

"That's great." Xiang Nan nodded, after spending so much effort, he finally saw the dawn.

"After building the prototype, what should we do?" Howard asked, "Report to the school, or apply for a patent?"

"It is clearly stipulated in the contract we signed with the school that the school has 70.00% equity in all research and development when we work in the school." Xiang Nan said quietly.

"What, 70.00% five?!" Howard was taken aback. "This technology was researched by the three of us hard, and it didn't take up any resources of the school. Why did it take three quarters of the shares?!"

"Don't forget, the school gave us two years' salary, do you really think it's for charity?" Leslie shook his head.

"So you're on the school's side?" Howard asked angrily when he saw her say that.

When he thought that most of the fruits of his labor would be robbed by the school, he felt angry in his heart.

"Although I'm not happy, but the fact is, what can you and I do?" Leslie explained.

"Humph!" Howard snorted angrily, thought for a moment, and suddenly shouted, "Hey, let's see, after the prototype is built, the three of us will resign from the school, and then go to apply for a patent. In this case, then we Can't we enjoy this patent exclusively?"

"It's not that easy to exploit, the school will definitely sue." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said, "As long as it finds a little evidence that we are researching this technology in the school, our lawsuit will be lost. At that time, not only will we have to send The patent will be returned, and the damages will also be compensated.”

If it was so easy to exploit the loopholes, American colleges and universities would have collapsed long ago.

"Then what to do, just let it take three-quarters of the patent?" Howard said unwillingly.

"Of course not." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said, "My opinion is to let the school have three-quarters of the patents, but we also have to sign a supplementary agreement with the school, requiring us to have the dominant right to the patent. Moreover, it can only be used for commercial use. , not for military use."

"Military?!" Howard was surprised.

"Yes, you and I both know how useful the quantum navigation system can be in the military field. So once the military learns that our quantum navigation system has been successfully developed, they will definitely want our technology.

And once this patent is used in the military, it will become a top secret, and it will be impossible for us to think about commercial use at that time.Then we don't want to think about getting rich anymore. " Xiang Nan explained.

If the quantum navigation system is commercialized, they will start commercial cooperation with those companies, and they will have business contracts to bind each other, so that they will not be wiped clean.

But the army is another set of laws, they cooperate with it and they will be swallowed in minutes.Just like in the play, Leonard, Howard, and Sheldon, the three of them worked hard for a year, but in the end they were all in vain.

Howard shuddered when he heard what he said.

Seeing that his analysis was eloquent, Leslie also cast a fiery gaze at him.

"With the strength of the three of us, it is difficult to compete with the military, so we need to use the power of the school and the power of outside capital." Xiang Nan suggested.

Howard and Leslie nodded vigorously after thinking for a moment.

(End of this chapter)