บท 29: Applying for a Patent （Bonus Chapter 1）
As the enhanced Subatomic Serum was originally created by Steve, nobody had managed to come up with it before him.
As such, applying for a patent would not only bring him huge profits, but would also better promote the enhanced Subatomic Serum. Before this, Steve had never interacted with a pharmacist before, so he did not know about how such things like patents worked.
"Once you've applied for a patent, if others want to learn how to make enhanced Subatomic Serums, they'd have to pay you. You could also work with big corporations and split your profits."
Speaking of this, even Kenneth could not help but be envious of him, as the profits for patenting the enhanced Subatomic Serums would be huge! After all, Subatomic Serums were one of the most commonly used serums, with a huge consumer base. However, the patent period had expired for the Subatomic Serums, so any pharmacist could learn how to cultivate and sell them without having to pay a patent fee.
If the enhanced Subatomic Serums were to enter the market, they would surely occupy a huge market share. Even though their price shares would be much higher than normal Subatomic Serums, the profits would belong only to Steve!
Even if it were to only occupy one-tenth of the market, the profits would still be horribly high! Besides, a small market share could still be compensated with a higher price tag. By now, the population of humans on Blue Star had already exceeded a thousand billion, so the profits that such a huge consumer group could bring was unimaginable, even to Kenneth!
Moreover, if the enhanced Subatomic Serum were to be promoted, it would monopolize the market shares quickly. Then, Steve might even become Blue Star's richest person in the blink of an eye! Upon thinking of this, Steve could not help but be tempted.
However, he sobered up quickly, his mind instantly returning to the task at hand.
The enhanced subatomic serum's most important core ingredient was the seven-colored energy serum. This kind of energy serum was only produced in small quantities, and it was almost impossible to mass produce it.
Duncan began to calculate the commercial profits in his head immediately.
If we were to collaborate with Steve now, Masa Mall shall become one of the strongest corporations in Blue Star!
"Mr. Steve, please collaborate with Masa Mall," Duncan said agitatedly. "If you agree to work with us, we shall give you our utmost support. We'd even make you one of our directors!"
Masa Group was a huge corporation in Stanlos Base Camp, but it could not even be counted among the top 100 among the whole of Wander City State, not to mention the whole of Blue Star.
"Mr. Kenneth's suggestion is not bad. I could apply for a patent. However, cultivating the enhanced Subatomic Serums is not as easy as you might think. This is because one of the core ingredients cannot be mass produced yet," Steve explained.
He shook his head and added, "So, the enhanced Subatomic Serum cannot be mass produced either."
Kenneth frowned, he did not expect this factor to be a problem, but thinking of the powers of the enhanced subatomic serum, it was normal for a core ingredient to be rare.
"Not being able to tackle the problem of production now doesn't mean that we won't be able to in the future. If Mr. Steve were to apply for a patent and pass the Pharmacists Guild's vetting process, you could even apply for funds and people from the guild to help you tackle the problem," Kenneth said solemnly.
He then added, "The enhanced Subatomic Serums are linked to the future of humankind's development, so the Pharmacists Guild will definitely help you solve the problem to the best of their abilities."
The guild had its own research fund, and every year it would give out a portion of its money to pharmacists to support them in all sorts of research projects. So, if Steve were to submit his research topic application, it would definitely gather a lot of attention, thus possibly allowing him to able to receive a huge sum of research funds! After all, the end product was already achieved, so they only had to figure out how to mass produce it!
"In that case, how do I apply for a patent?" Steve asked.
Kenneth started to guide Steve on how he should apply for a patent. He soon discovered that applying for a patent wasn't hard, especially with Blue Star's current technology. Moreover, the process was even faster now!
So, after recording a video of Steve personally cultivating an enhanced Subatomic Serum, listing the ingredients, and completing a research paper, the whole application was completed in less than half a day! Most importantly, the enhanced Subatomic Serum was already an end product, so it was much more convincing than any mere report or ingredients list alone.
"I'll bring the end product back to the guild for vetting! I believe that the patent application will be approved soon!" Kenneth said.
Steve nodded.
"Mr. Steve, will you be selling these leftover enhanced Subatomic Serums?" Duncan asked with a smile, seeing a unique business opportunity!
Out of all of the places in Blue Star, only Masa Mall had the enhanced Subatomic Serums for sale now, so if they could promote and sell them sooner than the others, it would bring them fame and unimaginable profits! It could even let the obscure Masa Mall show its face to the whole of Blue Star's population, the effects of which would be similar to a free advertisement, but much more effective than hiring an expensive top brand ambassador!
As of now, Steve had already cultivated 15 bottles of enhanced Subatomic Serums, plus the four bottles that he had brought over initially. Even though one bottle was sold, there were still three bottles left. So, he had a total of 18 bottles of enhanced Subatomic Serums.
If he were to just consign them simply, he would not be able to maximize the profits.
"How will you handle these serums, Duncan?" Steve asked.
"The 18 bottles of enhanced Subatomic Serums? We intend to auction them online, a bottle a day, continuously, for 18 days," Duncan said seriously. "But, of course, we hope to continue doing business with Mr. Steve long into the future."
A bottle a day continuously for 18 days would be akin to free advertising for Masa Mall worldwide for 18 days. That would definitely create quite an uproar in Blue Star! Be it big corporations or powerful beings, they'd all notice Masa Group, then!
Steve obviously hoped that the enhanced Subatomic Serums would bring huge profits, and he could also see the benefits that these serums would bring for Masa Mall.
"Your proposal is not bad, but if I were to only get the profits from the auction, wouldn't it be too advantageous to Masa Mall? Kind of unevenly?" Steve smiled and said.
Duncan's expression changed, but he smiled and said, "During this auction, Masa Group shall not require any fees to be paid, and on top of that, we would be willing to pay you a huge sum as the endorsement fee. However, this expenditure can only be decided after discussing it with the board of directors."
This was a huge matter that was going to cause a sensation around the globe, after all. As such, he could not make a decision just by himself.
Steve nodded and said, "It's decided then. I look forward to working with you."
Duncan smiled, elated. He then reached out his hand to shake Steve's and said, "We look forward to working with you, but, what about continuing business in the future?"
"Let's talk about that after the auction is over," Steve smiled and said.
Duncan scolded Steve for being as clever as a fox in his heart, but still signed the contract with him, a smile on his face. In the contract, another line was added, stating that Masa mall would pay 100 million in original gold as a temporary deposit.
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