Chapter 443： Tearsing patent grant (1/2)

Vienna, Austria's New Energy Power Company has recently increased its business a lot, especially the business sector is extremely busy.

Since Vienna has become a city that never sleeps, the company's headquarters has often been invited by major cities, and it is natural to talk about business.

No commercial value now does not mean that there is no commercial value in the future. Electricity is the tuyere of this era, and the era of blowouts is coming.

Power companies may lose money, but monopoly power companies can never lose money. Even if the government would limit prices in the future, it would not be impossible to leave a reasonable profit.

Having mastered the power supply of a city, you have the right to speak locally, especially in industrial cities.

If you want to crack down on your competitors, you only need to give them a wave every 30 minutes during the peak period of power consumption, and it will make people speechless.

The world of the future is inseparable from electricity, whoever has the power, masters this era. By the end of the 19th century, almost every consortium had its own power company.

On the surface, the Austrian New Energy Power Company appears to be a system. In fact, it is a subsidiary company of the royal consortium, but because of actual needs, this company will become a new consortium.

No matter how it changes, the ultimate ruler is the royal family. Of course, on the bright side, there is no direct relationship between the two, and it seems that the shares invested by the royal family are less than 10%.

As for this share, once it is listed, it will continue to be diluted. Most of the shares of the company are held by various institutions. If you want to check carefully, there are institutions behind the institutions, and cross-shareholding between institutions, the equity is dazzling.

This does not hide the caring person, as long as ordinary people can't see it. What can be seen are smart people. Things that don't have evidence don't talk at all.

This is a legitimate business, and even if it is spoken, the impact will be limited. But the cost of talking indiscriminately is likely to be speechless forever.

No one cares about the issue of equity, at least until Austrian New Energy Power goes public.

Elkson is the manager of the Commerce Department of the Austrian New Energy Power Company. Recently his most important job is to return a telegram and then send a representative to negotiate with the government.

The object of the negotiation is not limited to Austria, but many customers in Europe are his clients. Some cities need cooperation, and some need pure patent licensing.

Although patent management in this era is not very strict, European countries basically have patent laws. Small companies and individuals violate it. It is obvious that the government cannot take the lead in violating it.

If the government takes the lead in violating the patent bill, if it is passed on, it will not only be a loss of face, but also a lot of money will be lost in a lawsuit.

Most European countries are marked by judicial notarization, so many judicial systems are independent. In such cases, the court is happy to erect a model of judicial notarization.

Of course, this is only for the government. When faced with individuals or private enterprises, the deterrent effect is not so great.

It is not uncommon to pay no royalties or pay less. How much can be collected depends on the patience of the patent owner.

If the government wants to be face-saving, fear of getting a lawsuit that must be lost does not mean that companies will also be afraid. Usually everyone will open a vest, in case of losing the lawsuit, declare bankruptcy directly, and change to a new vest to continue to play.

In this regard, Austrian New Energy Power is lucky. This power system belongs to public infrastructure, and the customers are mainly local governments, all of whom need to pay attention to eating.

Customers must pay attention to food, and even power companies that are engaged in this business must pay attention to food, and it is impossible to win the bid without a patent license.

Of course, this is also the reason why the Austrian New Energy Power Company did not receive much patent fees. Otherwise, others will start another stove and set up a system to avoid patent barriers.

There is not much money, so there is no need to re-development. With so many patent technologies involved, the cost of bypassing the patent system can be much higher.

After more than two months of work, Elkson came up with the first results and knocked on the door of President Mark Oliver's office.

”Come in!”

Mark Oliver's voice sounded.

Elkson walked into the office and reported: ”President, we have completed a preliminary judgment with the representative of BNP Paribas, and the two sides have basically reached an agreement on the patent authorization issue. The only trouble is that they need exclusive authorization.”

Without any surprises, the first to reach a preliminary intention was the French. After all, they are arrogant, they just need a patent license, and they have not invited the Austrian New Energy Power Company to invest.

No investment is needed, so it is easy to talk about. No one can live with the money, and the Austrian New Energy Power Company now needs money to expand its scale.

Instead, the investment was invited, and the Ministry of Commerce had to resort to dragging the word. The contract can be signed in advance, and when construction starts, you need to consider.

After all, the cost has not yet come down, and construction will begin immediately, that is, trading at a loss. Unless the local government is willing to pay the bill, the Austrian New Energy Power Company can't afford it.

Advertising in Vienna is enough. With the advertisement of ”Night City”, the patent license fee that can be collected is enough to recover the previous investment.

Mark Oliver's right index finger hits the table, which is his habit when thinking about problems. After being silent for a while, he slowly said, ”Tell the French, if they are willing to pay more than one million Aegis patent license fees, give them an exclusive license.”

The Austrian New Energy Power Company's patent licensing fee is not high, and there are different standards according to different countries. For example, the French patent licensing fee is 300,000 Aegis, and residents use electricity to pay the patent at the standard of 0.2 Aegis per user per year. The fee is 100 Aegis per year for factories and enterprises, and another 50,000 Aegis per year for each city lighting system.