Davila whistled and happily selected a dress.
His fingers wandered through the neatly hung coats, and finally stopped on a light gray suit. That's it. This suit is paired with a twill tie, which happens to be the same suit that President Anderson wore when he signed the "New Shanxi Ceasefire Agreement." Tonight, there is no more perfect dress for surrender!
Davila is in his forties, with a resolute and handsome face and a firm and aggressive gaze. As one of the representative representatives of the radical wing of the Veritas Party, his image in the public eye has always been radical and ambitious, and he often puts forward well-directed proposals. The "Mu Xing Act" that has caused a lot of commotion recently is another masterpiece from his hand.
On the table at hand was a classical-style invitation from the "Jinghua" law firm, inviting him to attend tonight's reception. Davis believes that this is a sign that Mu Xing, represented by "Jinghua", has surrendered. He will dress up to accept the full surrender of the "Jinghua" firm.
Davila showed a confident smile in the mirror - another success - to be honest, he was used to it.
Unlike the overwhelming publicity in the media, the passage of a bill, especially a proposal to amend the patent law, is certainly not that simple. The media is just further misleading the people, deliberately vaguely claiming that the "Moxin Act" has entered the substantive stage to guide the people's intentions - that statement is actually wrong. Mu Xing's patent is a big piece of cake that neither Cerberus nor the Earthbound Party can swallow alone.
They first go through a series of interest exchanges. To form a majority in the parliament, first ensure that the proposal can be passed smoothly;
Secondly, manipulate the Star Alliance into making slight concessions in the Citadel's diplomatic negotiations. This way, you can gain the goodwill of the Citadel councilors. It can also allow the Citadel Council to ignore proposals that "obviously infringe the patent agreement". Of course, after sacrificing the benefits gained by the Star Alliance on the battlefield, the military also needs to be appeased.
Finally, after the cake is divided, a little bit of leftovers will be left to the public—perhaps some cheap products are on the market, or two or three comprehensive discounts—to show that they have all benefited.
This was a tacit meeting to share the spoils...if Mu Xing was still in Star Alliance. If it continues to dominate the entire technological frontier, no one will dare to say anything. that time. Jupiter is a god, and she can do whatever she wants in the great Star Alliance Council! But Mu Xing has been missing for a long time now, and she has taken the initiative to cut off her interest relationships with big companies. After losing the support of those people, it was fitting that the cake she left behind would be watched by everyone.
As for the legendary "alien threat". Haha, it happens every year, who cares? Besides, even if we are really invaded by aliens, we can still rely on the army and incite the masses to go to the front line. Who said we must rely on Mu Xing? ! No matter how advanced the technology is, it must be made into a weapon to be powerful, and the more powerful the weapon, the more complicated it is to make. The longer it takes. When a critical moment comes, it may be of no use to hold the Buddha's feet of Mu Xing temporarily.
Today, Davis is fully prepared for everything from political proposals to public opinion trends. I believe that Mu Xing and "Jinghua" have felt tremendous pressure from all levels! If they declare total surrender, Davis will graciously accept their surrender on behalf of Cerberus; if they continue to be evil, Davis will not mind letting the hammer fall and making the bill real. Started.
By then, Mu Xing, which has been deprived of its patent rights, will have nothing!
He opened the curtains, and New York under the sunset was as red as blood. It's such a beautiful weather.
*****
The reception was still in the traditional open reception format, and the men were polite. Women compete for beauty. There was a lot of drinking and drinking, and the guests were in groups.
During various attentive entertainments, Congressman Davis did not forget his goal tonight. He found that most of the guests invited by "Jinghua" Office today were business tycoons, and most of them were manufacturing companies. They seemed to be present. There were slightly fewer politicians... This made him frown. Davis was very proud to arrive very late, and no one would be later than him. But then the warm greetings from the general manager of "Jinghua" made him feel relaxed again.
After 9 o'clock, the beautiful general manager of "Jinghua" Office ended the conversation with the guest he was talking to and walked up to the small stage arranged in the front of the hall.
The guests seemed to know that the main show was coming, and gathered around the stage in tacit understanding, looking at the Asari woman with burning eyes. Although the cake has been placed on the table, Davis is not the only one who can share it with everyone! If "Jinghua" Firm represents Mu Xing, she voluntarily gives up the rights and interests of those patents, then as the "former owner", she is also one of the people who has the right to divide the cake. This is the reason why these business giants are happy to come. . They want to participate in the feast of sharing, but they are less willing to listen to Cerberus.
"...Jinghua Firm represents the 'Patent Sharing Rights Association' and welcomes everyone..."
The opening remarks of the general manager of "Jinghua" immediately made the guests feel a little confused.
Doesn’t he represent Ms. Mu Xing? What the hell is this "Patent Sharing Rights Association"? ! Well... because "Jinghua" Law Firm always represents Mu Xing and is let out to bite people. Over time, in the eyes of people like Xinglian, "Jinghua" Law Firm has become equated with Mu Xing, so for a while Time failed to realize. They had to think about it for a while, and then they discovered - ah, it turns out that "Jinghua" is a law firm open for business!
Of course they can also take on other business! And tonight, "Jinghua" Office came forward to invite on behalf of...which means that it does not necessarily have to represent Ms. Mu Xing.
After thinking about this, most people immediately shouted "cheating" in their hearts! Most of them came here to divide the interests left by Mu Xing.
But at this moment, a clear sound of glass breaking sounded among the crowd, echoing in the empty hall for a long time, and everyone could hear it clearly. Everyone turned their heads in surprise. Find out who is so rude. Then I saw Congressman Davis standing there with a pale face, still making a gesture of holding a drink, but his wine glass had already shattered on the floor.
Although the companies managed by these giants use a large number of patents. However, it is all handled by the people or firms below, and the leader does not need to personally care about these matters, so they do not understand the "Patent Sharing Rights Association". But because of the "Mu Xing Act", Congressman Davis has been doing a lot of research on patent-related laws and companies recently. Therefore, he not only knew the name "Patent Sharing Rights Association", but also knew that it was a behemoth comparable to the Star Federation Council!
Patent law was originally a law enacted to protect the interests of developers.
But as time enters the 21st century, patents have gradually become a tool to divide interests and markets. There are endless and diverse patent applications. It covers almost every level of society, so much so that when it comes to manufacturing companies, it is best not to produce any goods. The extent of patent infringement as soon as it is produced! Patent owners often use the protection of patent law to unscrupulously release their greed in their hearts, always trying to swallow up most of the benefits of the product.
If a company wants to successfully develop and launch new products, it will only spend the cost on patents. It accounts for more than one-third of the total cost! Tens of thousands of patent lawsuits are filed every day around patent rights, indirectly supporting countless patent lawyers. By this time, patents have transformed from a driving force for social progress to an obstacle.
Then, the Citadel Patent Agreement was born. In addition to stricter patent application methods and significant reductions in the patent terms of some unimportant patents, such as "shape design" patents, "process" patents, etc., this agreement also has clear restrictions on patent profits. To ensure the vitality of production enterprises.
In the private sector, various organizations for sharing patents have sprung up like mushrooms after a spring rain - these organizations exchange patents. To obtain the required patents and further reduce production costs; at the same time, these organizations also protect the interests of patent applicants in order to fight against new patent agreements. Bring together patent applicants. As intermediaries, these organizations not only participate in patent exchanges, but also provide patent pledges, advance loans, assistance in applications, venture capital and other functions...
In the process of development, these organizations gradually changed from middlemen to exchange entities, so they were called patent banks.
From the moment of its birth, the patent bank was destined to be a behemoth. They are even more powerful than traditional banks. The "Patent Sharing Equity Association" is among the giants of patent banks. The latest one to rise in recent years!
By this time, if Congressman Davis still doesn't realize what's going on, he must be a complete idiot...
Sure enough, as if he did not see the congressman's gaffe, the host continued with a smile and said, "I am honored to inform you that the 'Patent Sharing Rights Association' holds 54% of the shares of Jinghua Firm, and it is the largest shareholder of our firm. And the 'Jinghua' firm has also been representing all the legal affairs of the 'Patent Sharing Rights Association'..." At this time, the giants present had a rough idea of the power of this behemoth through their assistants, and they immediately paid corresponding attention.
Their companies have more or less shared or even borrowed patents from the "Patent Sharing Equity Association", and this association is the so-called community of interests!
Therefore, when the host's eyes swept across the audience, almost all the guests smiled and nodded to her to express goodwill. Finally, her eyes rested on the pale Congressman Davis.
Davis was not willing to give in, so he forced a smile, suddenly pushed aside the people in front and walked to the front of the small stage. "So, what is the relationship between the 'Patent Sharing Rights Association' and Ms. Mu Xing..." he asked unwillingly.
"Ms. Mu Xing is the president of the 'Patent Sharing Rights Association'!"
As if the host had known he would ask this question, he gave a shocking answer without hesitation. "Ms. Mu Xing has deposited a total of 45,000 patents in the association! Of course, these include... those that the 'Mu Xing Bill' wants to be disclosed. I heard that the bill was submitted by you, the congressman? I don't know what you think about the current situation of the association. What do you think of the 1.55 million patents we own? Maybe you want us to disclose them all? Haha~"
Today, when patent agreements are extremely strict, applying for a patent is no longer something that can be done with just a few pieces of paper and tens of dollars a year. Today’s patent applications are each a real technological innovation! With over 1.5 million patents, this is an unimaginable force! And the stakeholders it represents are even more unimaginable...
Davis felt a surge of blood and almost wanted to vomit on the spot.
But the host's eyes only flickered on him, then turned back to the guests in the hall and continued. "In view of the recent deterioration in Starlink's patent protection, the 'Patent Sharing Rights Association' has decided to lower Starlink's patent sharing level from 'trust level' to 'exchange level'; patent credit will also be reduced from 'full credit' to Starlink 'Transformed into 'key credit' for enterprises. We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause you..."
Davis could no longer hear the rest of the words. Under the eyes of the business tycoons present who wanted to tear him apart, he fainted in horror. (To be continued)
