Top of the Great Era

Chapter 2937 Patents

the next morning.

Ning Yaxian got up early and went to take care of the children.

Zhou Buqi held Ning Yameng's soft and gentle body in his arms, and was too lazy to get up. He smiled and said, "You and your sister really look alike. If I didn't open my eyes, I really couldn't tell whether it was you or your sister in my arms."

Ning Yameng pursed her lips and said, "My sister has bigger breasts than me."

Zhou Buqi said: "All good, all good."

Ning Yameng chuckled and said, "Sister Meimei has a good figure, too."

"I know."

Zhou Buqi had seen it a long time ago. Not to mention the second sister Shi Jingmei, he had also admired the eldest sister Shi Jingyue's charm even when she was naked.

The three sisters of the Shi family are truly extraordinary.

Not only do they have good figures and beautiful looks, but they are also very talented.

Zhou Buqi asked: "Is Shi Jingmei's model blind box really that amazing?"

"Is it fake?" Ning Yameng pursed her lips. "It is very popular in the market, especially in the past few months. The cooperation with luxury brands has skyrocketed the market popularity. Many wealthy big players have entered the market to buy blind boxes. In the past, the blind box business was mainly aimed at the middle class. After cooperating with luxury brands, the really wealthy groups have joined in."

Zhou Buqi asked: "How many series are there in the trendy toy commune now?"

Ning Yameng said: "Four series. Two are brand-licensed series, the football series and the Avengers series. The other two series are original, the model blind box series and the pet blind box series."

"Pet blind box?"

"They are some cute pets, cats and dogs, etc., which were just launched this year."

"Success?"

"It's OK. I don't make much, but at least I can maintain profitability. This series is at the bottom, and I estimate that I can make more than 400 million US dollars in profit this year."

Although Ning Yameng is the vice president in charge of creativity in Chaowan Commune, she is also well-versed in financial matters.

In this respect, he is very similar to Aunt Xue and Ning Yaxian.

They all have the idea of ​​"guarding the home".

Chaowan Commune is the Zhou family’s property. As the daughter-in-law of the Zhou family, she must have the spirit of a master and sort out the accounts.

Zhou Buqi then asked: "What is the total?"

Ning Yameng chuckled and said, "That's a lot. This year's model blind box was a huge success. This year's profit will definitely exceed 3 million US dollars. Sister Meimei has a good business mind. We all admire her."

"What kind of brains does she have?" Zhou Buqi snorted, "Didn't I teach her all the skills she has?"

Ning Yameng said with a smile: "Yeah, that's what she said too. She really admires you."

Zhou Buqi laughed, "What about you? You don't worship it?"

"I admire you. I have always admired you." Ning Yameng lay in his arms and looked up at him. "When a woman likes someone, she will have some admiration for him. Back then... back then, when I hadn't even met you, I already admired you."

"Ah?" Zhou Buqi was a little confused, "Is it true?"

Ning Yameng said, "Really? You are ten years younger than my sister, yet you were able to win her over. When I heard the news, I was so impressed. I thought you, as a brother-in-law, are very capable. Not only are you good at business, but you are also good at picking up girls."

Zhou Buqi curled his lips, "You got it the other way around, right? She was the one who took me down, and I'm the one who's at a disadvantage."

"She said no, you chased her."

"Spread rumors!"

"What about me?" "You..." Zhou Buqi laughed, "You are the one who took the initiative, is that ok?"

Ning Yameng said angrily: "How can you be so mean as to attack your own sisters?"

Zhou Buqi didn't care. "What's the big deal about sisters? Even if they are... Oh, it's getting late. Hurry up and get up. We have things to do later. Zhou Shaoning is coming!"

……

Zhou Shaoning rushed over, exhausted.

After coming here, go to the meeting first.

Zhou Buqi took him to Germany to attend an EU intellectual property rights conference.

Those attending the meeting were all relevant figures in intellectual property within the EU.

The theme of the meeting revolved around suggestions for the development of the European technology industry, with relevant patent data as a reference.

In the past, according to statistics from the European Patent Office, the United States, Germany, and Japan accounted for 60% of European patents.

But there have been significant changes in recent years.

The number of patents applied for by Japanese companies has dropped significantly, but they still rank among the top five.

Korean companies represented by Samsung and LG have risen rapidly, surpassing Japan and ranking among the top three.

At the same time, China is rising strongly as a new force.

In the past year, Samsung applied for the most patents in the EU, with 2833, and South Korea's LG ranked fourth with 1648. In the top 25 list, there are two Chinese companies, one is Huawei, which ranks 11th, with 1077 patents, and the other is Asda, which ranks 17th, with 924 patents.

In contrast, the number of patents in Europe as a whole has fallen sharply.

Except for Germany which still maintains its strong position, the number of intellectual property rights applied for by other EU countries (excluding the UK, all data for the UK are listed separately in the EU) has shown a downward trend, especially technology patents, which have dropped sharply.

This is enough to illustrate the decline of the entire European technology industry.

What replaced it was the rise of China and South Korea.

However, China and South Korea are developing very fast.

But even if China and South Korea are combined, it is less than half of the United States.

This situation is also the result of the fact that many American technology giants disdain to be patent trolls and are unwilling to apply for patents in Europe.

For example, industry giants such as IBM, Apple, and Microsoft have applied for 3,000 to 4,000 patents in the United States, but only 200 to 300 in Europe. These companies only apply for patents in their home countries to protect their own local interests, and do not rely on collecting patent fees to make money or restrict the development of others.

Some American companies are different and have a very asshole-like style. For example, the two companies that have applied for the largest number of patents in Europe are Qualcomm and Intel.

These are all chip companies that are involved in numerous patent lawsuits.

They survive by relying on patents and operate in the gray area on the edge of monopoly.

Various ideas were put forward at the meeting, mainly focusing on the improvement and establishment of digital markets, with the intention of helping small and medium-sized enterprises reduce their operating costs and thus have more funds to develop new intellectual property.

At the meeting, Zhou Buqi expressed his view that this is how it should be done and that the EU should act quickly.

After the meeting, Zhou Buqi communicated with Zhou Shaoning and told him the truth, "In my opinion, this is a dead end, there is no hope! Unless we go against globalization and do everything possible to restrict the development of China, the United States, Japan and South Korea in Europe, otherwise Europe's local technology industry will only decline."

Zhou Shaoning smiled and said: "From a big picture perspective, this is true. China, the United States, Japan and South Korea have dominated every mainstream technology industry track in the world. The only industry left in Europe that is doing well is the automobile industry."

Zhou Buqi said: "Cars are going to fail too! Europe is just too rich, and high welfare is breeding lazy people."