When the Doctor Uses A Hack

After the voice came through the phone, everyone in the office was visibly stunned!

At this moment, Xu Ziming was even more anxious: "What's going on? What went wrong?"

The person on the other end sighed: "The PCT international application has been delayed for 12 months!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Ziming immediately frowned: "Isn't there someone we can get to help?"

The other person sighed softly: "It's stuck!"

"We've already submitted it, and the international search unit is even ready, but the PCT application hasn't been processed yet, it's just stuck directly."

The phone was on speaker, and everyone in the office meeting heard it clearly.

PCT is the Patent Cooperation Treaty.

Applying for an international patent involves many steps, and the first step is the international application, followed by the international search unit performing a search inquiry, then starting to modify documents for international publication, and finally beginning the examination work step by step.

Chen Cang's patent for the elephant trunk stent material was submitted as a domestic patent application, and then a PCT international application was submitted again.

This involves a procedural issue!

If Chen Cang hadn't submitted a domestic patent application and applied directly for the international PCT instead, it would have queued internationally.

But since Chen Cang submitted a Chinese domestic patent application, he has up to 12 months from the priority date to submit the PCT application to the International Bureau.

That's a year's time!

There is no procedural issue with this at all.

It even takes into account the domestic patent priority protection and a series of seemingly complicated procedures.

The academic circle, the circle of literati, has always been the most complex circle throughout history.

Why is that said?

Because the people in this circle are incredibly clever, would the rules they set be lacking?

According to the process, Chen Cang's PCT patent application would not even reach abroad, making it impossible to apply for a patent.

What does this mean?

That Chen Cang's patent could hardly sell at a high price in the international market, not even much in the domestic market. If you conduct research, the other party studies the finished product, which becomes a new product, and if they apply for a patent, it becomes theirs.

Moreover, the strategy of the group company's left hand stealing from the right hand is incredibly effective.

Twelve months may not seem long to ordinary people, and dragging it out might be okay.

But Chen Cang doesn't want to drag it out.

With the AATS2020 International Cardiovascular Conference happening next month, Chen Cang already decided to showcase and attract some big investors on this stage.

But now it seems...

It looks unlikely!

Without patent protection, those folks abroad can be really wild.

For a moment, everyone in the office frowned.

Everyone now clearly understood the current situation.

Is it troublesome?

Not exactly very troublesome either.

But it's really annoying.

It feels like when you're sleeping, someone scratches you, making you very uncomfortable.

But, has he done anything wrong?

Not really.

This feeling is the worst.

Furthermore, the domestic patent application for Chen Cang went smoothly, with patents typically taking one or two years to be granted; he received the patent document within a week this time.

But when you're about to step out of the door, I stop you.

Because you have a domestic patent application with a priority date.

So, theoretically speaking, it's not wrong!

Xiao Zhehai couldn't help but shake his head and disdainfully said, "It's really like a sticky candy."

Chen Cang chuckled.

He also knew who it was.

Besides Tan Zhengyang, Chen Cang couldn't think of anyone else.

This move by Tan Zhengyang is actually quite clever because it can be entirely justified.

Submitting a PCT international application within 12 months from the priority date to the International Bureau does not violate the process.

That Tan Zhengyang is just here to make people uncomfortable.

Xiao Zhehai said, "Should I ask around for you?"

Wu Tongpu and Su Haoqiang also both took out their phones, ready to contact someone.

Chen Cang thought for a moment and said, "Let's wait first; Director Xu, please continue."

Xu Ziming looked a bit uncomfortable, feeling uneasy since he hadn't handled things well for Chen Cang.

However, Chen Cang understood this clearly; Director Xu, with his position, is a notable figure in the field, having cultivated a network over the years, but he got stuck unexpectedly, clearly faced preparedness.

Chen Cang thought for a moment, believing that there was no need to rush this matter.

He believed that at the critical moment, someone would be more anxious than himself.

Xu Ziming continued with the clinical trial data analysis.

After the inclusion criteria were relaxed, all thirty-five patients successfully underwent surgery. This data greatly encouraged everyone present.

In the statistics from last year, the mortality rate for Marfan syndrome thoracoabdominal aortic replacement surgery was 4.98%.

But!

Remember, this data is the surgical mortality rate.

What's the difference here?

This means many patients with a very high mortality rate were advised by hospitals and families to give up surgery.

According to the surgical risk score, the surgical mortality rate is very high, and the surgery requires a costly surgical fee, so most people would choose to refuse the surgery.

So, if all these patients are included, how high would the mortality rate be?

It's a difficult probability to calculate.

Thirty-five samples are a small sample, but they represent a special group.

It can be said without exaggeration!

The emergence of the Chen's elephant trunk stent technology surgery significantly reduced the mortality rate of patients.

The meeting concluded, and everyone gradually dispersed.

Before leaving, everyone looked at Chen Cang and said, "Call me if you need anything."

Chen Cang nodded.

He doesn't like asking for help; he prefers to resolve issues himself.

After the meeting, Chen Cang returned home, and it was still early.

Not yet eleven in the morning.

Qin Yue called: "Honey, my third uncle wants us to come over for dinner tonight."

Chen Cang listened and smiled: "Alright, I'll mention it when I return."

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Qin Yongyi graduated from a prestigious university, passed the national exams into the Ministry of Health, and rose step by step to where he is today, which wasn't easy.

The National Health Commission's International Exchange and Cooperation Center is a channel and platform for our country's health system to interact with foreign countries.

Qin Yongyi married relatively late, with his child now just in high school, a daughter.

It seems...

Many capable, high-status, wealthy people prefer having daughters; it's a very curious phenomenon.

The girl, named Qin Meng, is tall, with fair skin, dressed vibrantly, exuding the vivacity a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl should have.

Upon seeing Qin Yue come in, she immediately smiled and stepped forward.

"Hello, sister! Hello, brother-in-law!"

She sweetly greeted them.

This wasn't the first time Chen Cang and Qin Yue had come, so everyone was somewhat familiar with each other.

Seeing Qin Meng, everyone couldn't help but feel fondness for this young girl.