Back to Ming Dynasty with Industrial Revolution System

Chapter 886 The Patent Law and Amendment Law
In the courtyard where the Ministry of Criminal Justice is located, Chu Yun is drafting the Regulations on the Patent Law with officials from the Ministry of Criminal Justice.Chu Yun wants to encourage science, technology and invention as much as possible in this agricultural land.

While developing technology, Chu Yun tried to determine a large framework in the form of law.

The reason why the law is important is not only to tell people what to do and what not to do, but also to pass on a spirit of the rule of law.

The Ministry of Punishments is gradually developing in the direction of the courts, and the development of democracy in the future depends on the power of the courts.The Ministry of Punishment manages law enforcement officials in various places, and sets up local courts, which are independent of the administrative yamen, and compete with the separation of powers of civil affairs officials and magistrates.Law enforcement officials can even arrest and investigate civil affairs officials when they commit crimes.

This is the fifth day of their discussions on the "Regulations on the Patent Law", and the general framework has only been confirmed.

"We need to set up an agency to examine and approve patents, and also establish protection periods and protection measures," said an official from the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

"The patent examination and approval agency will be established in the Ministry of Industry, and the "Patent Law" will give this agency the power to approve. The protection period is set at 15 years, and the protection measures we have discussed in the past five days are almost the same. There is another issue that needs to be considered." Chu Yun sat at the main seat, while stacks of documents were placed in front of the officials of the Ministry of Punishment on both sides of the long table.

"What's the problem?" the Criminal Ministry official asked.

"With regard to patent enforcement, if the patentee's inventions are protected by the Patent Law, but the invention is not implemented, it will damage the economic interests of the society, and the patent agency should have the right to require them to enforce the patent." Chu Yun said.

"What the military leader said is very true. Some people have inventions, and they may be unwilling to promote the products to the market in a short period of time because of the psychology of rare goods. This will affect the popularity of the invention." Some officials of the Criminal Ministry nodded.

"Also, the patent owner can transfer the right to use and ownership of the patent. If the country finds it necessary, it can also use the market value to purchase the patent owner's patent." Chu Yun added another point.

He brought this up because almost all patents are now in the hands of the technical talent he summoned, which is a loophole.But Chu Yun can ask them to take the initiative to hand over the patent rights to the state through the system, then all the core technologies will be in the hands of the state.

Even so, the Bill of Rights is necessary to motivate some home-grown technical talent to innovate.

Innovation is not just the invention of intergenerational industrial products such as the steam engine and the internal combustion engine, it is also a kind of innovation to transform them and apply them to fields that others have not used.

"Write this down." Minister of the Ministry of Punishment said to other officials of the Ministry of Punishment.

Chu Yun discussed the details with the officials of the Ministry of Punishment, and asked them to publish the first draft. After the first draft of the "Bill of Rights Regulations" came out, it would be sent to Chu Yun's residence.And after Chu Yun passes it, a patent examination and approval management office can be set up, and all the summoned technical patents will be collected by the patent office.

"I'm stupid, and I want the military leader to come and guide the drafting of the "Rights Law" in person. It really violates the military leader's expectations." After sending Chu Yun out, the minister of the Ministry of punishment said with emotion.

"Since ancient times, our craftsmen have either served the royal family, or passed it on to the inside but not to the outside, and passed it on to the male but not the female." To a certain extent, this has hindered the development of technology. How can you blame you when you have no clue?" Chu Yun said.

The Monopoly Act enacted by the British Parliament on the other side of the ocean is recognized as the beginning of modern patent law and was issued ten years ago.

Chu Yun's technology is more developed, and of course it needs corresponding legal support.

In addition to the "Patent Law", Chu Yun also wants to overhaul the "Law of the Ming Dynasty", remove the royal power and outdated content in it, and start to build a framework according to the modern legal system, especially the modern commercial law and procedural law.In order to cooperate with mercantilism, the commercial law emphasizes the rule of law and democracy, and the people can sue the people, or the people can sue the government, and the government can sue the people.

Of course, the establishment of a modern legal system is very painful for countries where traditional thinking still dominates.

No matter how painful it is, the new law must be implemented.Chu Yun knew that with the rise of overseas trade and the growth of the working class, even if he did not introduce some laws in advance, the business class and the working class would automatically put forward their demands.

"Labor Law", "Property Law", "Company Law", "Contract Law"... Behind the increasingly prosperous business and advanced technology, these laws cannot be separated, otherwise "following the teachings of the ancestors" will only cause drastic changes in society Periods cause many disputes and even revolutions.

Chu Yun felt a little tired when he left the courtyard where the Ministry of Criminal Justice was working. The law is very important, but the process of finalizing the provisions is very boring.

"Master, the British Royal Envoy arrived in Beijing yesterday, won't you take this opportunity to rest for a few days?" Yu Cheng asked from the side.

"I want to finalize the law of rights as soon as possible. Law is a good thing. After all, a country cannot rely on only one person for a long time. No matter how strong an individual is, it will be worn away by time. In the past, the "Law of the Ming Dynasty" was the most advanced law in the East. Even Goryeo and Dongying copied the same laws. However, more than 200 years have passed, and now earth-shaking changes have taken place, and the "Law of the Ming Dynasty" urgently needs to be overhauled." Chu Yun said.

"Master, what you said is true." Yu Cheng said.

"How far have you and Goya developed? If you want to talk about marriage, I will give you a generous share." Chu Yun asked Yu Cheng on the way back to his mansion.

"Hui Junzhu said, the horoscope has not been written yet..." Yu Cheng frowned.

"Trash, thanks to the fact that I prepared the share money for you half a year ago, now there is a lot of interest." Chu Yun shook his head.

"I can't help it. She's in the Army Lecture Hall, where the management is semi-closed, and she rarely comes out." Yu Cheng said helplessly, "Mr. Military, when do you plan to formally meet with the British Royal Envoys?"

"I need to rest for two or three days. I've been traveling to and from the Ministry of Criminal Justice recently, and all I can think about are the legal provisions. It's good for the envoys to come to the capital and let them experience the oriental culture for a while." Chu Yun was not in a hurry to meet the royal envoys group.

Aren't the royal missions just some nobles in Britain? Chu Yun has summoned countless Westerners to work in research laboratories and factories, and they have long been used to it.

Back at his mansion, Chu Yun saw the nanny taking care of Ling'er, and the girl Chen Yuanyuan playing with Ling'er.

"Where did Ella go?" Chu Yun asked.

"Madam, Xiao Xiu'er, and Liu Rushi went to the street to buy new clothes for the young master," said the nanny.

(End of this chapter)