Back To The Age Of The '80s

On July 1985, 7, the first patent case with a Chinese citizen as the protagonist officially opened in Chicago, USA.Many years later, domestic intellectual property legal workers gave a very high evaluation of this, thinking that this is the first awakening of Chinese people's intellectual property concept.

Of course this is another story.

On the morning of the 25th, the three of Li Zheng set off from the Chicago Hotel to the Chicago courthouse.

There are already many reporters around the gate of the court.The American people discovered a very interesting thing. In this case between an American and a foreigner, the American media, which has always defended his shortcomings to the point of being unreasonable, actually praised the Chinese man this time.

The curiosity of the American people was mobilized at once, and they began to pay attention to this patent case through various channels.

"It's Li Zheng, that Li Zheng!" Some people were surprised to find that the defendant in the case, another protagonist, was actually Li Zheng, who had just won the Most Influential Biological Person of the Year last year.

Li Zheng's beautiful resume made the American people who guard their shortcomings couldn't believe that this talented young scholar would do such a thing as stealing scientific research results.

"The plaintiff, Oni Baddock, accused the defendants of Huaqing University, Huaqing University Biological Laboratory, and Huaqing University No. 142 Biological Research Laboratory for violating Article 163 of the contract and not disclosing project-related information to third parties in any form during the contract period. , Article [-] During the contract period, research on related projects shall not be carried out in any form. This case is now officially opened."

Oni and Li Zheng stood in the plaintiff's and defendant's seats respectively, and the auditorium was already packed with people. In addition to Oni's teacher and colleagues in Chicago, there were also many Chinese who came here after hearing the news.They came here for the purpose of solidarity with their compatriots, because they have lived in the United States for so many years, and they are very aware of the strong exclusion of the multi-ethnic country in the United States under the inclusive surface.

But when they actually arrived at the scene, they realized that their trip might have been in vain.This young Chinese scholar conquered the American media with his charismatic personality and strong academic level, making these public opinion leaders who are usually so mean that even the president can take the liberty to put away their bitter side.

"First of all, the plaintiff will make a statement and provide evidence." The judge looked seriously at the place where Oni was.

Oni nodded to the lawyer next to him, and the lawyer stood up.

Professor Oni's brows were tightly frowned, and he hasn't let go since he went to court.He already felt a little regret for his impulsiveness. Before filing the lawsuit, he had no idea that the person in charge of the Huaqing Ninth Biological Research Laboratory was actually that Li Zheng.

Isn't Li Zheng from Xiangjiang?How could he have gone to Huaqing? If, if he had known earlier, he might have adopted a more gentle method.

"Yes, judge. On May 1985, 5, Mr. Oni Baddock signed a data contract with Mr. Meng Jiayin, the former head of Huaqing Biological Laboratory, and hired Huaqing University's biological laboratory As its data processor in the 'Extended Organ Storage' project, this is the original contract."

"Article 142 of the contract clearly stipulates that during the contract period, Huaqing University Biological Laboratory shall not disclose to any third party the project information provided by the University of Chicago Biological Laboratory in any way. However, we compared the experimental procedures of the UW solution project and the CH5 solution project. Regarding the discovery, the preliminary work of the CH5 solution project copied the results of the previous project of the UW solution, and this is a comparison diagram of the experimental process."

"Also, Article 163 of the contract clearly stipulates that during the contract period, the biological laboratory of Huaqing University shall not conduct any research related to the contract project in any form. However, as we all know, CH5 solution and UW solution are both organ storage solutions, and Because of the emergence of CH5 solution, the contract between Professor Oni and Novartis was terminated, which brought huge losses to Professor Oni, so we have reason to believe that Huaqing University purposely conducts homogenization research to grab the interests of the contracting parties. I The statement is over."

Oni's lawyer nodded to the judge, and then handed over the contract with Huaqing Biological Research Laboratory and the process comparison chart of the two projects as evidence.

The judge rummaged with a group of judges, all with serious expressions on their faces.There were also rustling discussions in the auditorium. Obviously, the reasons given by Onifang seemed to be sufficient on the surface.

Chen Anbang and Wu Zhaomeng also became visibly anxious, and both of them cast their eyes on Li Zheng who was sitting peacefully beside him.

Li Zheng was talking with the lawyer next to him in a low voice, the two of them spoke in a low voice and fast, so that others couldn't hear what they were talking at all.

"Xiao Chen, we won't lose this lawsuit, right?" Wu Zhaomeng's forehead was sweating, the first secretary of Huaqing to stand in the dock, the first to stand in the dock and lost the lawsuit Secretary of Huaqing, Wu Zhaomeng wanted to cry, but he knew that he would rather argue with the people above than suffer this crime.

He didn't want this way of being recorded in history.

Chen An's face was both angry and impatient. The Chicago side actually used words such as hiring and data processing contractors to describe Huaqing University's biological laboratory in court. Thinking of holding his hand before he died, he said to himself, there will always be One day Huaqing people want to do their own experiments in an upright manner, and the teacher who wants to openly present his own projects, he only feels a surge of enthusiasm.

If it wasn't for the remaining rationality telling him that he couldn't do this, he would have rushed straight up and punched that Professor O'Neill in the face.

Li Zheng!Please!Don't lose this lawsuit!Chen Anbang shouted in his heart.

Li Zheng seemed to have sensed something, so he just raised his head and gave Chen Anbang a reassuring look.

"Now the defendant's lawyer will make a statement." After all the interrogators had read the evidence, the judge spoke again.

Li Zheng's lawyer was hired by Kent, and he is a very famous patent lawyer in the United States.

"Yes, Judge."

"First of all, my client asks me to clarify one point. Huaqing University Biological Laboratory signed the contract with the University of Chicago Biological Laboratory based on the wish of project cooperation, not the so-called data contractor that Chicago said. Here I am There was an invitation letter from the University of Chicago, which clearly stated that Huaqing University Biobiology Laboratory was invited to be the project partner of the "Extended Organ Storage Time" project. In the contract, they cleverly used English words, vaguely The concept of collaborating parties was violated, and I protested to the University of Chicago.”

"I have here a letter of appeal written by Professor Meng Jiayin, which was originally sent to the University of Chicago. Here is a copy. Professor Meng Jiayin was angry at Huaqing for not receiving corresponding compensation after the UW solution paper was published. He died of a heart attack in return. Of course, this is not our sensational card, my client just wants to point out that academic hegemony will lead to regrettable and lifelong results."

The judges on the trial bench looked at each other, and there was a burst of discussion in the audience.

Oni's teacher, Professor Keemen, sat in the first row of the auditorium. He heard the speech of the defendant's lawyer with a sad and regretful expression on his face. He did not agree with his student's behavior.

"Professor Keemen, is what those Chinese people said true?" An uninformed University of Chicago professor next to him asked.

There was a forced smile on Kemen's face, but he didn't answer.The professor's eyes flashed. After working with him for so many years, he naturally knew what Professor Keemen's reaction meant.

"Next, I want to refute the plaintiff's so-called violation of the confidentiality agreement. First of all, the release of the paper means resource sharing, which should be common sense in the scientific research circle. The UW solution paper of the University of Chicago's Biology Laboratory was published on June 1985, 6 , and our project was approved on June 10, 1985, so we only use the available shared information for project research. Of course, if we publish academic papers in the future, we will indicate in the comment column that the experimental data of the previous project came from Chicago Biolabs," said the lawyer with a shrug.

"This is impossible!" O'Neill yelled, he ignored the court discipline and said loudly: "How is this possible? Huaqing and Novartis signed a patent project agreement on July 7, and on June 1 and July One day is less than half a month, this is simply impossible!"

The auditorium and the media at the scene also became noisy all of a sudden. They all thought that the reason given by Huaqing Fang was really ridiculous. Half a month, a project result, you think the scientific research result is Chinese cabbage on the street!

"Silence! Plaintiffs and audiences, please keep quiet!" The judge slammed the gavel representing fairness.

Amid the loud knocking, the scene slowly fell silent.

Li Zheng's lawyer shrugged, "I think everyone must pay attention to one thing. My client is Mr. Li Zheng, and Mr. Li Zheng is synonymous with miracles."

When the lawyer first heard about Li Zheng's project approval time, his reaction was similar to or even worse than that of everyone present. He even thought that such absurd excuses were impossible to win the lawsuit, and he even wanted to give up this project for a while. case idea.

But when Li Zheng put stacks of evidence in black and white in front of him, this seasoned patent lawyer had to admit that maybe he really met a genius, a miracle creator.

After returning to the office, he looked through almost all the experiences of this client. The resume with a halo made him gasp. He, a man in his thirties, had a crush on a young man under 20 years old. There is a feeling of idolatry.