American fame and fortune

After looking for a place to buy several newspapers and checking the relevant information column, Martin made a few phone calls to confirm that one of the law firms could provide professional services, and immediately went to the door.

Receiving Martin was Gary Hodgson, a patent attorney who started as a patent attorney.

Hodgson first stated the fee standard for patent consulting.

Without further ado, Martin went straight to the point: "I have a product and I want to apply for a patent for its appearance, but what about the shape of the product?"

Hodgson simply reminded: "It must be an industrial product with a novel, original and decorative design."

"What about the appearance that reality has?" Martin asked.

Hodgson asked, "Did you bring the product or drawings?"

Martin shook his head and thought for a while: "For example, the appearance of the product is based on my brother..."

Hodgson opened his mouth slightly, staring blankly at this strange creature, thinking, are you joking? He reminded again: "Mr. Davis, we are discussing very serious patent issues."

Martin said solemnly: "I'm serious!"

Hodgson thought for a moment and said, "Impossible to pass, because it is not original, not novel enough..."

The more you say it, the more it doesn't feel right. How can this be so weird? Hodgson's professionalism made him resist the urge to swear, and he clenched his fists and shook: "Like this, it is common in real life, and people have reached consensus on items, and it is impossible to pass the appearance patent."

This is not quite what Martin envisioned.

Hodgson continued: "If you have to do it, it's just a waste of time and money."

Martin understood another meaning: "Patent application is time-consuming and labor-intensive?"

Hodgson said: "It takes an average of 19 months from submission of application to approval for appearance patents, and 24 months on average for invention patents."

"Thank you, lawyer." Martin asked Hodgson for a business card, paid the consulting fee, and left the firm.

Back in the car, Martin held the steering wheel but didn't start the car.

It is normal for the assumption to be different from the reality.

As a result, some adjustments to reality are required.

Martin drove to Duluth, a satellite city of Atlanta, where a group of import and export trading companies gathered.

They not only do import and export, but also accept small commodity orders.

Martin originally thought about making it cheaply in Yiwu, but he asked several Chinese business companies, and it would take a month just to transport it, so he finally chose a local trading company.

After contacting more than a dozen companies on the spot, Martin circled a few and asked for their contact information.

Then rushed to the ATL Freedom Association.

He had already made an appointment with Kelly Gray, and when he came to the lobby where the press conference was held last time, Martin told the front desk staff and went up to the third floor.

People from the Free Association came in and out, and it was quite busy.

Martin entered the office, and Kelly Gray was signing documents: "You wait a moment."

"You go first." Martin sat on the sofa in the reception area and picked up a newspaper.

"Atlanta Free Press", the most famous liberal media in Georgia.

The report on the third page of the newspaper mentioned Milton, whom Martin had paid attention to before, and made Milton worthless.

Martin found the reason from the Constitution on the same day. Milton claimed that the Methodist Church actively carried out skills training to help women find employment, but the Angry Freedom Council would only talk about it and not do practical things at all.

Kelly Gray finished processing the documents, came to the reception area, and handed a document bag to Martin: "The formalities are completed, and from this week onwards, you will also serve as a social investigator for the Freedom Association."

She added emphatically: "Salary, $200 a week."

"Thank you, Kelly, this will make my money easier." Martin knew what Kelly cared about, and he said, "I'm here today, and there's one more thing we talked about last time, Milton from the Methodist Church Attacking us again, I'm going to fight back against him."

To make a gun, you must have the awareness to make a gun, let alone he has other ideas.

Several directors of the Freedom Association focused on discussing Milton, and Kelly was very concerned: "Tell me."

Martin said: "All I can think of are some stupid ways. Recently, the club has been annoyed. I persuaded the boss to mobilize the club's people to protest to the Methodist Church. The target is Milton."

He took the initiative to hand the gun to Kelly, of course Kelly had to hold it tightly, thinking for a while: "Yes."

After the two contacted several times, Martin specifically learned about the situation of Kelly Gray and the Liberty Association: "These days, I have thought about it over and over again, and I still think of some, but I am not sure if it will be useful."

Kelly Gray laughed: "Don't worry, I won't laugh at you."

"Let's talk first, don't laugh." Martin said his thoughts in an appropriate way.

Kelly Gray thought it was funny at first, like a low-level gangster playing a rogue, but after hearing it later, she became serious.

She stared at Martin: "What do you think? What do you want?"

Martin scratched his head, as if it was difficult to speak, he hesitated for a moment before saying: "I'm not afraid of your jokes, I'm afraid of poverty, and want...to make money."

He used the surrounding social environment as much as possible: "The night before yesterday, a serious shooting occurred in the Clayton community, and five people were killed. Traffickers in the community, beaten into a hornet's nest by shotguns."

Kelly nodded: "I saw the news, you should be more careful."

"I bought a long gun for self-defense, that's not a solution." Martin pursed his lips, paused for a moment, and sighed: "I'm still young, and I don't want to die in a stinky ditch, and I want to move to a safer community."

Kelly Gray felt a little sympathetic, but after thinking about it, she found that what Martin said involved too much.

Now it is she who has concerns: "Martin, you have given me a difficult problem."

The path Kelly Gray chose was actually a social ladder. Her family's limited resources were all invested in her two older brothers.

Now the ATL Liberty Association has a vacant position as the vice chairman, and she is eyeing this position.

Martin could guess her concerns, and said at the right time: "You don't need to participate in these low-end matters, Kelly. I will lead people to do them. If there is a problem, it is all the responsibility of the Beast House. If public opinion arises, you can push it gently." One hand. If you don’t get up, you don’t have to do anything.”

Kelly Gray stood up, took a few steps back and forth, and made up her mind: "Remember, don't cause personal injury."

"We are all civilized people in our club, like me and Lao Bu." Martin told the truth, and then asked tentatively: "Kelly, you know, we are all poor people, and the boss is rather stingy. Mostly moral support."

Kelly went to the desk, fetched a form, and handed it to Martin: "You fill it out, the public meeting needs to go through the application process, and I will ask Ella to help you with the formalities. Liberty will have special event funds, and getting support is not a problem .”

Martin became more motivated: "Brothers don't have to go out to work part-time during the day, and they can continue to protest."

Kelly said, "Make it louder."

Martin has no worries about attracting people: "If I provide free food, I can find another hundred people."

Kelly nodded: "Yes."

After Martin filled out the form, he followed Ella to several offices, and through the channel of the Freedom Association, the assembly permit would be approved soon.

Kelly was not free at noon, so Martin simply invited Ella to have lunch, and then specially called Andrew.

During the period, we talked about the crew from Hollywood. Andrew and Benjamin are currently making preparations. A production team of the project will arrive in advance in a short time to arrange matters after the crew arrives in Atlanta.

That female producer from LA Freedom is coming.

Martin counted the time.

In the afternoon, Martin called and asked Bruce and Hart to drive a car each to collect meeting materials from the Freedom Association.

The Liberty Club holds gatherings all year round, and they have all kinds of related items. Martin asked for materials related to the House of the Beast, and they can also find a partner to customize them.

Just wait a day.

Martin went back and got the samples out first.