Susan looked at the time. It was already around five o'clock. If she finished receiving the boy's patent applications, she would probably get at least seven or eight o'clock.

She is a beautiful woman who naturally puts her family first and never likes to work overtime.

But when she thought about a half-year-old child coming all the way from China, it was really not easy. In addition, Xiao Qi was very handsome and handsome, which was very pleasing to Susan, so she gritted her teeth.

: "Well, your application will take time to process. If you don't mind, maybe it will take about two hours, okay?"

Xiao Qi was stunned, "Aren't you going to get off work?"

Even though the vast majority of Americans don't slack off at work, no one can blame them for throwing things away and leaving after get off work hours.

He originally thought that Susan would accept the application materials first and ask him to come back tomorrow to process them together.

Although Susan is only a federal employee responsible for accepting applications, the steps for accepting applications are quite complicated. She needs to check them one by one and have Xiao Qi confirm and sign. Only then can the first step of formal review be completed.

Even if it takes two hours, Susan still has to hurry up to finish it.

Susan laughed, "I'm willing to help you, little boy from China!"

It is normal not to work overtime, but people will not object to working overtime. The U.S. government is not so idle that federal employees will be scolded for working overtime.

"Then thank you!" Xiao Qi naturally wanted it.

It feels really good to meet good people.

In the following time, Susan devoted herself to her work. Except for going to the bathroom twice, the two of them just sat at the desk, confirming the patent applications one by one, and finally waited until Susan filed the documents.

Put it in a big box, and the time has already reached eight o'clock in the evening without realizing it.

At this time, there were not many people on not only the third floor, but also the entire building. Only a few security guards came over to take a look from time to time.

“Finally done~~”

The beautiful breasts stretched, revealing their infinitely beautiful size again, leaving Xiao Qi dumbfounded.

Secretly comparing with Meiji's classmate, Xiao Qi couldn't help but shake his head: The difference between Eastern and Western races does exist. No matter how big Meiji is, she can't compare with Susan. After all, her body and frame

The difference is determined by body shape... If Tang Mingxiang grew up to be this big, she would have to fall headfirst into the ground when walking, but Susan obviously can hold on to her huge size and move freely.

"Haha, am I beautiful?" Looking at the boy's eyes, Susan, who was used to men's gaze, asked with a smile.

"Very beautiful." Xiao Qi quickly retracted his eyes, he was not a pervert, "Ahem, sister Susan, it's my first time to come to Alexandria. I don't know if I have this honor. Please introduce me to a good restaurant.

Can I have dinner with you?"

"Giggle~~Okay..."

Susan looked at him and nodded without thinking, "Go to Exit B and wait for me. I'll drive out."

Federal employees in the United States are suspected of dereliction of duty if they are not invited to dinner. This kind of favor is as common as in China.

Susan is very beautiful and has a good figure, but Xiao Qi really has no other intentions. She has worked so hard overtime for so long, so a little expression is definitely deserved.

While eating, I can also ask Susan about the specific application process and time. This is information that I can’t get from asking other people.

What's more, dining with a beautiful woman should be a beautiful thing after all.

…

Susan is a very friendly and likeable beauty**. She chose a local restaurant for Xiao Qi with a country-style environment, authentic steaks and apple pies, and affordable prices.

Because Xiao Qi liked Susan's kindness very much, he also tried his best to make Susan laugh non-stop with the jokes he heard in the United States.

Some people read things on TV or on the Internet and think that American women are the kind who can book a room after meeting in person and chatting for a few words.

In fact, it is not such an exaggeration.

They are just very good at expressing themselves and communicating.

If you insist on thinking that you can casually hunt for sex in the United States, I'm sorry, but you have watched too many love action movies.

The same was true for Susan. When she was joking with Xiao Qi, her eyes were very clear, and there wasn't much else at all. She was just chatting and eating like friends.

So the two-hour meal was very enjoyable for both of them, and Susan even told Xiao Qi a lot about the Patent and Trademark Office.

Xiao Qi originally thought that although the process of applying for a patent was complicated, it would not take long.

But during a dinner chat with Susan, I discovered that there have been a lot of patent applications in the United States in recent years. Last year it reached 450,000, and in the first three months of this year it reached 150,000. It can be said that the workload is abnormal.

Many and complicated.

The staff of the Patent and Trademark Office is limited, so the review period for these patent applications has become very long. Even if Australia, EU countries, etc. are invited to provide classified help, a patent can still be processed from application to final approval.

A year is by no means a long time.

Xiao Qi smiled bitterly when he heard this.

Fortunately, the review process is very transparent. If someone has already applied for a similar patent in advance, he will know about it in about half a year and give up completely.

This means that after half a year, you will be able to roughly know whether your patents overlap with those of other companies.

If there is overlap, it will naturally be of no use.

But even if there is no overlap, don’t be too happy, because if the Patent and Trademark Office feels that the description of your patent creation is not reasonable enough, or the claim you make is not reasonable enough, it will reject your patent claim.

Of course, generally speaking, if it is something that is uniquely created by oneself, and the requirements are not so excessive, then one can apply after rejection, and then reject after application... After going back and forth a few times, it can usually be approved, as long as

But when the time comes, it may not be one year, but two or three years.

Xiao Qi didn't have much time to wait for the patent review. He left his contact information and only had to answer the investigation and notification calls from the patent examiner. If anything happened, he could fly directly to the United States, which only took a day.

It’s just time.

I hope everything goes well. I don’t expect to achieve a patent monopoly. I just hope that I can restrict each other with several major companies and no one will try to trick me.
Chapter completed!