Rebirth of America, this is my time

Now that Lawyer Barbara has pointed out the right direction, Ethan will naturally continue to move forward unswervingly.

When he got home, he simply enjoyed the lunch made by Linda, and then he moved out of the California Yellow Pages and found a number.

After a busy tone, an emotionless female voice sounded on the other end of the phone.

"This is the California Office of the American Patent Office."

"Hello madam, I have an invention in hand and I want to apply for a patent. It is a personal application and a temporary application. What documents do I need to bring and where can I go to apply for it?" Ethan expressed his request clearly.

"Sir, I'm glad you can support the work of our patent office."

The female voice on the other end of the phone said carefully: "The steps for an individual to apply for a temporary patent are very simple. You only need to bring the drawings and instructions for your invention to our offline office. The address of our office is No. 4, San Jose City. Street No. 26, you can come here from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm from Monday to Friday. By the way, a warm reminder, personal temporary application needs to pay an application fee of US$70.”

"..."

‘It’s really a bit expensive. ’

Ethan's mouth twitched as he hung up the phone.

You know, his previous weekly salary at Milohua was only eighty dollars, and all the materials for "Snake", including the second-hand TV and joystick sponsored by Evelin, only cost four hundred dollars in total.

And now, the fee for a provisional patent application is seventy dollars?

How can normal people afford this?

“It is indeed capitalism, everything depends on money.” Ethan shook his head and complained: “No wonder Pigeon Zong would specially make a separate video for Walter Hunter. He has the ability to invent and create, but has no money to register a patent. This is really miserable. "

But no matter how expensive it is, you still have to use it.

After hanging up the phone, Ethan prepared according to the other party's request.

I copied the arcade drawings drawn by Evelin by hand. The main emphasis was on the content of the game, that is, when the game starts, the snake will move on its own, and when the joystick is operated, the snake can turn, etc. .

As for things like circuit diagrams, he didn't draw them at all and didn't need to draw them.

After all, Barbara said that provisional applications are not reviewed at all. The most important thing to write is actually what you most want to be protected by law.

After finishing all this, it was already past one o'clock in the afternoon, and then Ethan spent another twenty minutes walking ten miles to San Jose and submitted his application to the California office of the Patent Office.

"Are you going to apply for a patent for the video game arcade machine "Snake Game" in the names of Evelyn Johnson and Ethan Jones?" asked the clerk.

"Yeah." Ethan nodded.

Writing two people's names on the patent application was something Ethan and Evelin had agreed upon.

"Okay, please wait."

Although in the future, some people will always criticize America's agencies for their low efficiency, but that only refers to money-giving projects. In terms of money-collecting projects, they have always been vigorous and resolute.

The clerk made copies, and within five minutes, Ethan received a receipt for the temporary application.

It contains the provisional patent number, filing date, invention title and inventor's name.

At the same time, the other party also said, "Mr. Jones, the provisional application has been completed. In the next year, you can submit a formal application to us at any time. If you do not submit it, the provisional application will be filed tomorrow one year later." It will automatically expire and be permanently archived. If you submit it, your provisional application will be made public by us in the form of a priority oath."

"OK, thanks."

Ethan was very happy looking at the receipt, which was a little crude but represented the iron fist of the law.

No way, who made this thing represent money?

Humming a little tune and singing a song, I happily returned to the car.

Glancing at his watch, the words half past two made him think it was still early.

So he turned around and stopped in front of a video store in San Jose.

On the promotional sign of this store, there is a poster of a blond woman in a red dress. On the poster is written "I Honestly Love You" - Olivia Newton John.

“Holy shit, this song has been released?”

Ethan was surprised because he liked this song better in his previous life.

It's just that it's not the original song, but a cover by a certain male artist.

He muttered something, ignored it, and waved to the store, and a middle-aged white man with a rich face immediately ran out.

"Sir, how can I help you?"

"Is there any new work by Barbra Streisand?"

"Are you referring to The Way We Are, which was released last year?"

"Can you bring it to me to take a look at?"

"Wait a moment, sir."

After a moment, the white man ran out again with the album. It was a palm-sized cassette. On the plastic outer packaging, Barbra Streisand was wearing a black robe.

This cover made Ethan's eyes light up and he nodded: "Yes, that's it. Is there a deluxe version? The one with a poster?"

"Of course." The boss returned to the store again.

When he came out for the third time, he had a box the size of a schoolbag in his hand.

"The vinyl version contains a record, three posters, and an album production record. If you want it, it's fifteen dollars."

"Wrap it up for me, it's a formal dress."

"Sir, that would be an extra dollar."

"no problem."

Ethan counted out sixteen dollars from his wallet and handed it to him. A few minutes later, the boss came out with a gift box that could be held in both hands. The pure white outer packaging and pink ribbon were things Ethan did not tell him. thing.

‘Very good at it! ’

Ethan smiled at his boss, then turned on the radio and came to Stanford amid the soothing music.

Since he arrived a little early, Ethan put down the seat directly and lay down leisurely in the car.

I don’t know how long it took, but when the banging sound was heard, the joking words also appeared.

"Wow~ I'm in a good mood!"

As soon as Ethan opened his eyes, Evelin was already sitting in the passenger seat, "It seems that things went smoothly?"

"uh-huh."

Ethan took out the receipt from his coat pocket and flicked it.

The list made of A4 paper suddenly made a crisp sound.

Evelin took it and took a look, praising: "Oh~ ok, very powerful."

"Of course." Ethan said, "You have helped me complete the preliminary preparations. If I still can't handle this little thing, then I can really find a place to crash to death."

"YoYoYo~ What happened to you today? Could it be that you ate a McDonald's milkshake?"

Evelin smiled and said: "Oh, or are you happy and want to express your gratitude to me? If it's the former, I think I will file a complaint against Linda and say that you went to eat junk food again, and If it's the latter... humph, I won't accept any verbal thanks!"

"Okay, Okay, I understand."

Ethan pressed his hands together and said, "So, I'm not going to thank you verbally."

As he spoke, he pointed to the back seat with his thumb.

Evelin, who felt strange, immediately turned her head.

In an instant, she saw the exquisite packaging hidden under the clothes, so she couldn't wait to take it in her hand.

"Sent to me?"

"uh-huh."

"Did I dismantle it?"

"Please."

Before he finished speaking, the ribbon was untied.

There was silence for a second, as if time had stood still.

The sudden screams are the joy of giving.

“The Way We Are on vinyl???”

"Oh My God!!! This is the one I wrote for you that day! No! I was just writing the album..."

"Oh Ethan! I love you so much!!!"

Note: ① The Yellow Pages is a telephone directory, which was born in the United States in 1880. According to the custom in the United States, the telephone number of a city or region's organization or company will be published on it. ② Walter Hunt, inventor, best known for his invention the sewing machine. ③Olivia Newton John, Olivia John, singer, actor, and John Travolta, the man who played "Face" with Nicolas Cage, starred in "Grease". ④"I Honestly Love You" was covered by Leslie Cheung.