"For example, both of my previous ideas for improved varieties have been officially patented. I've applied for them before, and I think they should have been approved by now."
"Dr. Zhang, I have a question!"
A middle-aged doctor of agronomy in the audience raised his hand and asked.
Zhang Mingtu pointed at him and motioned him to stand up and answer.
"But if we pass on the relevant patents...technology to officials, and if they leak the information, won't we be completely unprotected? Just having an additional certification doesn't mean much to us."
It still comes back to the original issue of trust. Over the years, Daxia may have become increasingly powerful, but the corresponding government's credibility among the people has been gradually declining.
Even people with a certain official background like those at the Agricultural College do not have much trust in the government.
This is an overall problem, not an individual problem. When Zhang Mingtu raised this topic, he knew that some people would question it, so he responded with a smile.
"Of course, it's not just about submitting the relevant patent. After the patent is submitted, it will be confirmed by the government. Once the patent is confirmed, it will be protected by the government. Anyone who wants to use this patent can do so. They just need to obtain authorization from the patent inventor. Others can pay a certain price and then use this patent..."
"Pay a price?"
Someone from the Agricultural College's eyes lit up slightly, but they were still a little confused.
"Of course, it can be done for a certain price. Take the current improved varieties as an example. If people from all over the world are willing to pay a copper coin for each improved variety, then they can obtain authorization for the two related varieties. They can synthesize everything, and the government will grant them the relevant patents."
The eyes of the group of agricultural doctors below lit up.
Don't underestimate a copper coin. They are all experts in agronomy and know clearly how vast Daxia is, and what a terrifying number of high-quality seeds are planted in the entire Daxia.
Just giving a copper coin for a good seed seems to be a small amount of money to justify such an important research, but if everyone in Daxia needs to give this amount of money, it would be earth-shattering. It would be a mountain of wealth, and it is foreseeable that it will take not one or two days, but many years.
This part of the patent licensing fee alone can make a person jump from a penniless person to the top landlord.
Moreover, the supply will be continuous, and the good varieties can be foreseen to be promoted for ten, twenty years, or even longer.
This endless source of wealth alone can nurture a top local family, and in the future it can even go further and reach a higher level.
For a moment, everyone present was a little excited. They did not have patents as powerful as good varieties, but they did have many related technologies that were slightly worse and improved based on the original good varieties.
If everything goes as Zhang Mingtu said, then their future rewards will be terrifyingly huge. Seeing that everyone's eyes were becoming excited, Zhang Mingtu smiled and added.
"But any related technology will not be permanently sealed there and preserved as a related patent forever. This is not conducive to the advancement of related technologies. After all, my master would not directly come up with a higher level of technology without being forced to do so."
As soon as these words came out, many people in the audience couldn't help but laugh softly. Zhang Mingtu used such humorous words to make fun of such an embarrassing thing. His master's skills were not forced out by others, but someone stole the original skills.
If there are relevant patents, it may take some time for higher-level technological innovations to emerge.
When the people present heard Zhang Mingtu's explanation, some of them gave up their other thoughts.
A cutting-edge technology can indeed be made public, and it does not have to be sold privately. After all, it can bring huge benefits, but there is no need to directly announce the latest and greatest technology.
You can announce the second-level ones first, and then keep the higher-level technologies in your hands. Wait until the next round of technology promotion and the relevant time comes before issuing the next round of technology patents. In this way, you can make a profit for a longer time.
In this way, the related benefits will also be better.
Zhang Mingtu glanced at the many people below and knew that after the patent law was introduced, a large number of relevant people would definitely not directly announce the latest research, and related research like improved varieties would definitely be compressed step by step.
The best will not be taken out directly, but compared to the beginning, some people would rather let the hidden skills be lost than take them out, because they are much better. It is impossible to become fat in one breath at any time.
"If we extrapolate, relevant research will reach a new level in about twenty years. Therefore, I have temporarily set the protection period of the relevant patents at twenty years. What are your thoughts?"
Many doctoral students related to the class became excited and started speaking, at different times. They did not want the time to be too short and wanted it to be longer.
Of course, people with less skills don't want the time to be too long, they want it to be shorter.
They felt that they would never be able to develop such advanced technology in their lifetime, so they wanted to shorten the time so that they could look at the other party's research path and methods, determine their direction, and hope to learn from them so that they could also gain something.
Zhang Mingtu just watched without feeling anxious.
When the relevant discussions were almost over, he opened another topic.
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