Chapter 278 Treat others in their own way
After operating the USB flash drive, Li Dongling played with the USB flash drive in his hand. The USB flash drive in his hand could only be regarded as a first-generation product. He wanted to let U disk technology is fully mature, and it may take several generations of technology updates to reach the transmission speed and memory size of later generations.
It is estimated that a truly mature USB flash drive will have to wait a few years. Just like smartphones and electric cars, they need to be updated and iterated so that technology can continue to be upgraded.
But it does not hinder, Donglin Hi-Tech has released the current USB flash drive. After all, there is no comparison object at all. Compared with floppy disks and CD burners, USB flash drives are almost generationally different. It is not a problem to crush the other party. .
"What is the maximum memory capacity of a USB flash drive now?!" Li Dongling turned his head and asked Chen Tao.
"Currently, 32M memory U disks can be made, and 64M technology is being conquered!"
Li Dongling nodded when he heard this. U disks with 16M, 32M, and 64M memory sizes will basically be available in the next few years. Mainstream hard disk memory size.
"As for patents and technology, has the U disk patent been approved overseas?!" Li Dongling asked the most critical question.
Patent issues have always been a problem that has plagued countless domestic companies. I don’t know how many companies have stumbled on this. Some are dug up by foreign companies and used patents to blackmail them, and some are simply not familiar with the rules of the game. , it was obviously developed in China first, but it was snapped up by foreign companies, and in the end they had to pay the foreign companies!
Dongli Hi-tech should be the company that pays the most attention and attention to patents in China, especially overseas patent layout. After all, the first battle of Donglin Hi-tech was the lawsuit with Microsoft. That lawsuit directly decided The survival of Tanglin Hi-Tech is at stake.
Now, the legal department of Donglin Hi-tech has a team that is responsible for helping Tanglin Hi-tech handle patent legal affairs. On a global scale, it helps Tanglin Hi-tech register patents, acquire patents, and sue and handle those who infringe Tanglin Hi-tech's patents. Those companies.
Li Dongling adopts a reward system for this legal team, that is, in addition to the normal salary, it will also be divided according to the size of the lawsuit claim.
As long as the lawsuit is won, the patent compensation claimed will be distributed proportionally to the lawyers of this patent legal team!
This is very similar to the vulture lawyers in America. They help their employers win the lawsuit and then divide the compensation received.
Relying on this model, Tanglin Hi-tech’s patent legal team is very powerful. Many big names have joined in. I can’t say it can compare with Disney, Nintendo, Qualcomm, and Nanshan. The legal team of Pizza Hut and Longgang Invincible.
However, in the technology industry, Tanglin Hi-Tech's patent legal team is somewhat famous. It searches for companies all over the world that dare to infringe Tanglin Hi-Tech's patents, and then sues them to blackmail them. No, it is reasonable, legal and compliant. Just let the other party pay the due price. After all, the lawyers in the patent legal team are making money for themselves. How can they not be active? This is much more profitable than litigating lawsuits and getting commissions in a law firm!
“The patent legal team has cooperated with professional third-party patent consulting companies and public relations companies to apply for patent protection for U disks around the world, especially Japan, America, Canada, Europe and other places!”
Chen Tao took out several documents that he had prepared a long time ago and handed them to Li Dongling. If he follows the steps, he will definitely be able to apply for a U disk patent from patent offices around the world. But when it comes to the Year of the Monkey or the Moon of the Horse, no one can say for sure.
So, Tanglin Hi-Tech directly cooperates with professional patent consulting companies and public relations companies. With the help of its banknote capabilities, the U disk patents are quickly adopted in Japan, America, and many old European countries. pass.
Looking through a few pages of documents, Li Dongling saw that in many places, the patent for Shenzhou USB flash drives has been approved, and some are under review. It is estimated that it will not take long to be approved.
In a previous life, Langke, who was the first to develop a USB flash drive, encountered patent troubles. When USB flash drives became popular, a large number of companies jumped out, including Kingston, Sony, etc., to compete with Langke for USB flash drive patents. In the end, they could not win. We know how many lawsuits were filed and it took several years to barely get the patent rights. Even so, many companies are still unconvinced.
The reason why we were able to get back the USB flash drive patent was that, in addition to the strong support of the founder of Netac, the most important point was that Netac relied on Toshiba and had the backing of Toshiba. Only then did Netac have the money and be able to compete with Sony. If the company continues to run out of money, otherwise it will run out of money to file lawsuits and declare bankruptcy if it is replaced by another company.
Langke also went public with the help of USB flash drives and made money for decades. The two things he did the most in the future were the USB flash drive patent lawsuit and the second was rent collection. ...
Nowadays, U disks will not encounter those problems. Kingston, Sony, etc. dare to reach out, and Tanglin Hi-Tech’s patent legal team is about to take action. In their eyes, with Kingston, Sony, etc. If a company goes to war, it will make more money. What kind of method does the vulture lawyer team play? It is unreasonable to make three points, let alone reasonable! Putting down the U disk and the files, Li Dongling asked Chen Tao again, "How many parts of the U disk require overseas patent authorization or are imported?"
U disks require the use of flash memory technology, and Toshiba was the first to play with memory. No matter how you feel about Toshiba, it is indeed one of the overlords in the technology industry, and Toshiba's shadow can be seen in almost all fields.
Li Dongling was also a little helpless about this. When the Shenzhou digital cordless phone was made, it was restricted by Toshiba's chips. Li Dongling planned to build Dongxin Semiconductor, spent countless money on it, and invited Academician Ni Guangnan to take the helm, and finally launched it. Sirius chips have shied away from dependence on Toshiba chips, which have been rising in price.
But just as I jumped out of one pit, I fell into another pit dug by Toshiba. Flash memory technology and patents are all in Toshiba's hands, and there is no way around Toshiba.
In the previous life, Netac also relied on Toshiba to defeat many opponents, but at the cost, I don’t think Toshiba was doing charity and helped Netac win the lawsuit. Toshiba was also on the USB flash drive. Got huge profits.
“At present, Donglin Hi-Tech holds more than 75% of the entire U disk patent and technology, but the flash memory patent requires authorization from Toshiba!”
Chen Tao said, "However, the technology department is also accelerating the research and development of flash memory technology in preparation for bypassing Toshiba's flash memory patent wall, but... this will take some time!"
Chen Tao was also a little bit confused as he spoke. Helpless, as a rising star and pursuer, Tanglin Hi-Tech has been spending money on technology research and development since its establishment. The people in the technology department are also working hard, but the gap with established technology giants like Toshiba is still visible to the naked eye. It takes time and opportunity to solve the problem, it is not something that can be accomplished overnight.
Li Dongling was not in a hurry to force Chen Tao and the technical department. There were still three kilograms of iron left in the broken ship. What's more, although the Toshiba ship was a little dilapidated now, it didn't leak yet.
However, next, the entire Nippon Benzene Group was lost for thirty years, let alone Toshiba. From now on, for Toshiba, it will basically be a downhill road without even stepping on the brakes. Also throttle.
“Before the USB flash drive is released, according to the flash memory licensing agreement with Toshiba, Tanglin Hi-Tech wants to obtain Toshiba’s flash memory technology. If necessary, it can pay more licensing fees. The flash memory patent must be obtained!”
Li Dongling explained that even if he paid a little more, Li Dongling did not want to work for Toshiba in vain.
“When the flash memory technology is obtained, the U disk project team will reorganize the memory project team. In addition to upgrading the U disk technology, it can also develop memory modules and solid state drives for computers, and also There are SD memory cards for mobile phones, cameras, laptops and other micro digital products! ”
Money is spent, and it must not be wasted. The flash memory technology obtained from Toshiba at a high price will not be used if Tanglin Hi-Tech does not use it. Isn’t it a loss if you have fun with it? !
How big is the U disk market? Solid state drives that can be used in laptops and SD memory cards used in mobile phones are the big ones. Think about how many laptops and mobile phones are shipped in a year. Just know the market for solid state drives and SD cards.
Samsung in the previous life, as the overlord of solid-state drives and memory sticks, played this business very clearly. It would catch fire every three days. Then once it caught fire, the price of solid-state drives would increase. It was obviously a low-end model. The SSDs were sold to China as high-end products. But at that time, Samsung controlled the entire industry and had pricing power. Even if it wanted to resist, it had no chance.
Until the emergence of Yangtze Memory, after the launch of domestically produced memory sticks and solid-state drives, it immediately cured Samsung's constant fire problem. By the way, it used price wars to help Samsung's memory business department solve the problem of too many people, allowing Samsung and Hynix to The storage departments have begun layoffs.
Li Dongling has no hope that the memory department, one of the computer peripheral departments of Dongling Hi-tech, can cover the sky with one hand like Samsung. As long as it is not strangled, of course, if there is a chance, it will be as controlled as Samsung. It's the same as in China. It would be great if you take a backhand at those foreign computer manufacturers. There is a first time for everything!
(End of this chapter)