Chapter 73 Registering a Global Patent
Chapter 73 Registering a Global Patent
There is no rush for the equipment, and it is impossible to produce it immediately in a short period of time. The most important thing at the moment is naturally to register a patent.
A few days later, Yang Wendong learned from Lao Shen that there was already some news about this kind of pressure-sensitive adhesive with lower viscosity, and he also asked Japan to airfreight it over.
A week later, Yang Wendong received the glue.
Su Yiyi opened a bottle of glue, applied a little on the cut paper, and then pressed it tightly with both hands:
After opening it again, the tops of the two pieces of paper were stuck together. Then, she easily tore the two pieces of paper apart.
"Brother Dong, look, it has met your requirements." Su Yiyi said with a smile, "It can be torn apart with a little force, and it won't fall off without any force."
"Let me try." Yang Wendong took the two pieces of paper torn by Su Yiyi, then printed one of them on another piece of paper and tore it apart again.
After feeling the force and taking another look at the torn paper, he said, "There may still be too much glue, or the glue may be a little stronger than I would like. We need to continue debugging."
When making mouse traps, all that mattered was that the stickiness was strong enough, strong enough that the mice couldn't escape.
But it’s different for sticky notes. It has to be just right. If it’s too sticky, the paper will be easily torn, and if it’s not sticky enough, it will fall off easily.
"Well, I'll try it some more." Su Yiyi nodded and said, "I think if I use glutinous rice to make the paste, it should be OK."
"It may be sticky enough, but it won't last long." Yang Wendong said with a smile, "The rice will go bad, so we have to use chemical glue."
"Oh, okay." Su Yiyi nodded and asked, "Then I'll try using a little less glue."
"Well, I'll try it too." Yang Wendong also joined in.
Over the next hour, the two tried several different glues and amounts, and made hundreds of different versions of the original Post-it Note stickers.
Su Yiyi frowned and said, "Brother Dong, this DK29 glue is the most suitable. However, I can only apply the glue based on my feeling. I always have poor control and it is easy to put too much."
Yang Wendong also looked at the "sticky notes" in front of him, thought for a while and said: "It seems that we must buy some test equipment, otherwise we will not be able to record the data."
"Test equipment? What is it?" Su Yiyi asked in confusion.
Yang Wendong said: "It is to test the weight or life of the product. For example, we now need to know exactly how much glue to use and what standard to use in future production."
"Oh." Su Yiyi nodded and asked, "Then life span can also be measured?"
"Lifespan can be measured." Yang Wendong thought for a moment and said, "Lifespan is a small matter, the key issue is still temperature.
The viscosity of this glue is different at different temperatures. Some places are very cold and some places are very hot. These may need to be taken into consideration."
"Then what equipment should we buy?" Su Yiyi asked.
Yang Wendong glanced at the electric fan next to him and Su Yiyi, who was also a little sweaty, and said, "Hong Kong's summer is not over yet, and the high temperature is basically like this. How about this, Yiyi, you go buy a refrigerator. The freezing temperature of the refrigerator is about -20 degrees, which basically meets our requirements."
The best model is naturally a professional high and low temperature testing chamber that can accurately control the time. But there is no doubt that this kind of equipment must be imported, which is expensive and takes a long time to wait.
It would be better to buy a refrigerator so that you can use it at home even after the experiment is completed and avoid waste.
"Okay, I'll go to the department store now." Su Yiyi nodded.
Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Well, it will probably take some time to complete this sticky note, but the ones I have now are enough for me. I will continue to study it slowly after I register the patent."
To register a creative patent, you can apply for a patent by making a similar sample during the research and development stage.
It would be much safer to complete the patent registration first. This is a brand new market that will not be affected by seasonal factors and the total market will be even larger than that of non-stick mouse boards.
After all, although the sticky mouse board is also an innovative product, it has many competitors, such as rat poison, mouse traps, mousetraps, etc.
Post-it notes, on the other hand, are a completely new category of merchandise that will only bring convenience to all those who need it. This is a market that has emerged out of nowhere and has not yet taken away the existing interests of any existing industry.
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After finding lawyer Zhang Weida again and signing the patent registration entrustment agreement, Yang Wendong took out the prototype of the sticky note and explained its function to him.
After listening to this, Zhang Weida was a little surprised and said, "Good stuff. When I am working on documents here, sometimes I remember that I need to do something later or in a few days, but I tend to forget it when the time comes."
Yang Wendong said with a smile: "This is a normal phenomenon, so this sticky note is for the convenience of all clerical workers."
It is a common human problem to forget things easily, and no one is immune to making such small mistakes.
In the smart era of his previous life, Yang Wendong also relied on smartphones to set unlimited alarms. When he remembered something, he would immediately set an alarm on time to avoid forgetting something.
But in this era, there is no other way. Even with sticky notes, they are no match for mobile phone alarms.
But there is no choice in this era.
Zhang Weida nodded and said, “Things like this seem simple when you see them, but no one can figure it out.
Mr. Yang is really amazing. I want to buy some of this stuff. There are so many civilian workers around the world, I am afraid many of them will like this."
Although Zhang Weida is a lawyer and does not do business, his many years of career have allowed him to get to know many businessmen and he has seen some of them.
Yang Wendong said with a smile: "So I need to register a patent immediately."
"Yeah, that's right. Should we register in Hong Kong first?" Zhang Weida asked.
Yang Wendong said: "No, Hong Kong registers together with other countries. Even those that are not members of the Paris Convention, as long as they have some economic strength and patent laws, will register first."
Although the cost of registering patents in most countries around the world will be very high, considering the future market potential of Post-it Notes, these investments are worthwhile.
In the past few months, he has earned 30,000 to 40,000 Hong Kong dollars from sticky mouse traps and fly traps, and he still has enough money to register a global patent.
It’s a good thing that I made the mouse sticky board first. Otherwise, even if I thought of the sticky note, I wouldn’t be able to bring it to market without the money to register a patent, otherwise it would only benefit others in the end.
"Okay, let's go now, so as to avoid any more trouble." Zhang Weida said immediately.
"Okay." Yang Wendong nodded. He also wanted to finalize it as soon as possible.
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