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Chapter 1553 The Doorway of Patents

Ziweiyun is now divided into two departments.

Part of it is domestic, which is the birthplace of Ziweiyun.Ziweiyun is currently under dual control. In terms of project development and technical judgment, Dr. Wang Jian, the chief scientist, is the mainstay; in terms of market application and business development, Dr. Zhou Feng, the business president, is the mainstay.

The other part is from abroad, which is relatively simple. In September, a new head was replaced. It was Dr. Thomas Kurian, a dark-looking Indian who was dug from Oracle.

But there is a problem here.

The same is Ziweiyun. When this project is expanding, is it mainly domestic or foreign?When there are differences between the two parties in terms of technical concepts and development directions, how should they be resolved?

We can't part ways from now on and make our own, right?

That will inevitably result in a lot of repetitive development expenditures and unnecessary waste.

The previous president of Ziweiyun’s international business chose to avoid this problem. The new Thomas Kurian was very responsible. Tough question!
For this reason, Kurian brought a team from Silicon Valley to the capital to meet Ziweiyun's domestic development team and discuss a suitable solution with Ziweixing's technical committee.

This is a huge deal!
A mere technical committee can't make a decision, it must be made by Ziweixing's highest decision-making body, the decision-making committee, or the big boss Zhou Buqi.

Zhou Buqi just came back from South Korea yesterday, and he was packing up his things to go to the United States to meet investors, but suddenly he received a call from Shen Xiangyang, telling him to come forward quickly.

Dr. Wang Jian is definitely a world-class scientist in the cloud computing industry.Moreover, Ziweiyun was developed from the ground up by leading the team. He has his own pride and his own fundamentals.

Not to mention Dr. Kurian, he is the most well-known B-end business leader in the industry in Silicon Valley.What's more, he is not only a scientist, but also an excellent management talent.

This point especially makes Zhou Buqi like it.

Kurian's management style is tough!
In the sloppy working atmosphere of Silicon Valley, having such a dark-skinned, strict-management business executive sitting in charge is the pinnacle of Ziweiyun.

From a technical point of view, Dr. Wang Jian and Dr. Kurian should be similar, but Kurian is definitely better in terms of market knowledge and understanding of project team management. This is what an executive from Oracle is best at. .

However, it is impossible for Dr. Wang Jian to help Kurian who has just airborne.

Zhou Buqi knew that this matter should not be handled hastily, or it might damage the morale of the team, so he canceled the scheduled flight and went to the company to meet Shen Xiangyang.

Inquire about the situation first.

Shen Xiangyang didn't seem to want to be seen, so he ran out of the cloud computing building early, and after seeing Zhou Buqi, he led him to the cafeteria, like a thief.

"what happened?"

"We've been arguing for two days!"

"Why are you arguing?"

Zhou Buqi frowned slightly, not quite understanding.

It is true that Kurian has a strong style, but Indians are foreigners in the United States, and Indians are generally friendly in character, so they will not quarrel when they are newcomers.Dr. Wang Jian is a veteran of Ziwei Star, and he will never fight against the newly appointed president of Ziwei Cloud's overseas business for personal gain.

The two parties are business partners.

"I think..." Shen Xiangyang hesitated and shook his head, "It's hard to say, it's very complicated."

Zhou Buqi asked: "Is it a difference in technical direction?"

Shen Xiangyang said: "Yes, but I don't think this is the main reason."

Zhou Buqi asked: "What's going on?"

Shen Xiangyang looked embarrassed, "I... I don't know if it's appropriate for me to say that. If this is in the United States, there must be suspicion of racial discrimination and regional discrimination..."

Zhou Buqi laughed, "There is nothing to say, and there are no outsiders."

Shen Xiangyang said in a low voice: "This Kurian is an Indian with a conceited sense of national pride. When he first arrived yesterday, Wang Jian took a few people to invite him to eat roast duck, but guess what Kurian said? He said it would taste better with some curry."

Zhou Buqi immediately thought of the absurd scene with a strong sense of sight, and said with a smile: "Yes, aren't all Indians like this? I remember the first time I met him, he told me about New Delhi in India. It’s as prosperous as our capital. I’m really surprised that social elites of this level have such absurd social cognition.”

Shen Xiangyang couldn't help laughing, "Yes, when he came yesterday, I went to the airport to pick him up. On the way back, there was a traffic jam for almost 20 minutes. I'm quite sorry, but guess what he said? He said it's okay, he said New Delhi, his hometown, is very similar to Yanjing, and there are often traffic jams, and he is used to it.”

Zhou Buqi said with a smile: "It's really an inexplicable sense of national pride."

There is also a traffic jam in New Delhi. The traffic jams are horse-drawn carts, bullock carts, and tricycles. Can this be the same?

But if you think about it again, you can understand that this is human nature.

Kurian was born in India and went abroad to the United States after graduating from college.When he came to China on a business trip, he always tried his best to maintain the dignity and decency of his motherland.Just like when Zhou Buqi went to Silicon Valley, everyone would say that my country's reform and opening up has achieved world-renowned achievements over the past two decades, rapid development, and a sound economy. It is the most suitable place for investment in the world.

Everyone is about the same.

Sure enough, Shen Xiangyang expressed his point of view along this line of thinking, "I think Wang Jian... what he is arguing about is not the technical direction, but to a certain extent... it is not the height of national dignity, at least It is industry maintenance. The two sides are not on the same track, and it is difficult to have a collision when discussing."

Zhou Buqi was very curious, "What's going on?"

Shen Xiangyang said: "It's like this. In fact, in the general direction, the discussions between the two parties have a common basis. Everyone hopes that Ziweiyun will become better and better. At the same time, it can save money as much as possible and reduce unnecessary Research and development waste, maximize the use of computer talents at home and abroad. A preliminary consensus has been reached. Ziweiyun’s domestic business and overseas business will form a technical decision-making group of 12 people, with 6 people from home and abroad each. When discussing projects and directions, they will be handed over to this 12-member technical decision-making group. Then there will be application, evaluation, and assignment links to dismantle large projects and assign them to domestic and foreign teams to avoid duplication. "

"pretty good."

"But when discussing the direction of patents, something went wrong."

"patent?"

Zhou Buqi didn't understand technology at all, and he didn't know anything about patent-level technology.

Shen Xiangyang said: "This year, the number of patent applications for Microsoft Cloud is 126, and the number of Amazon Cloud applications is 52. Google has not yet officially entered the market, and it seems that there are only a dozen."

After listing the data, Zhou Buqi can understand it very well, "Where is Ziweiyun?"

"163!"

"so much?"

Zhou Buqi was very pleasantly surprised.

amazing!

You must know that Ziwei Cloud's overseas R&D department has only been established for half a year, and has not yet officially launched its efforts. These 163 patents mainly rely on the domestic cloud computing team led by Dr. Wang Jian.

Awesome!
Almost equal to the sum of Microsoft Cloud and Amazon Cloud!
Shen Xiangyang did not look happy, and shook his head, "Patents are different from patents. Our patents are more utility model patents. All Microsoft Cloud patents are invention patents, and Amazon Cloud has only one utility model patent. , and others are invention patents.”

Seeing that Boss Zhou didn't quite understand, he explained the difference in detail.

There are mainly three types of patents, one is invention patents, the other is utility model patents, and the other is design patents.In terms of difficulty, invention patents are the highest and design patents are the lowest.

It's like there is a river, and everyone wants to cross it.

A man cut wood and built a bridge over the river, so that everyone can cross the river.

He invented the bridge, and this is the invention patent.

Later, some people found that the wooden bridge was easy to rot and become unsafe under the washing of the river, so they made further innovations and turned the wooden bridge into a stone arch bridge, which was more convenient and durable.

This is a utility model patent.

Later, someone designed the handrails on the stone arch bridge, engraved with dragon and phoenix patterns, this is the appearance design patent.

From a logical point of view, if you want to build a stone arch bridge, you must first have the concept of "bridge".Utility model patents are inseparable from invention patents. They are not as technical as invention patents, but they have great practical value.

Therefore, the industry also refers to utility model patents as "small invention patents".

As for design patents, apart from products in the design circle, this thing is basically a trap of patent barriers.For example, the circular Home button designed by the iPhone cannot be used in other mobile phones, only oval or square.

The number of patents filed in China every year now ranks first in the world, more than the United States, Germany, Japan, South Korea and other countries combined. It is truly the world's largest patent country.

But among these patents, most of them are useless patents, such as designing a dining table toilet that can eat while going to the toilet. It has zero practical value, but it is really a small invention.Many people can reduce their sentences if they invent and create in prison.

Of course, Ziweixing would not do this. What Ziweixing pursues is technological progress and commercial expansion. It will not patent patents for the sake of patents, and will not fool leaders in pursuit of a beautiful figure.Anyway, private enterprises can't get any scientific research funding from the state, so it's better to be more pragmatic.

However, the invention from 0 to 1 has always been the weakness of the domestic technology industry.

Zhou Buqi immediately understood what Shen Xiangyang meant, "Ziweiyun's patents are all utility model patents and design patents?"

Shen Xiangyang said: "There are no design patents, mainly small inventions. Among the 163 patents applied for this year, 152 are utility model patents, and only 11 are invention patents. Far less than Amazon Cloud, even Microsoft Cloud's ten Less than one-tenth."

(End of this chapter)