Patent

Locke calmed down and suppressed his slight excitement. "First, I need to refine the Memory Ointment again and see whether I can reproduce it."

"Second, I need to add an 'anti-theft mechanism' to my Memory Ointment." Locke thought, "According to Teacher Sophia, I can add some completely useless ingredients to the Memory Ointment, making it difficult for Potion Masters to crack it for a long time and distinguish which ingredients are effective."

To reverse-engineer a formula, one first had to determine the exact potion formula, and second, know the precise Magic Flame techniques involved.

As long as Locke added some ineffective ingredients meant to mislead others into the Memory Ointment, it would be enough to leave many Assistant Potion Makers at a loss.

Of course, Locke could also take the Memory Ointment and the several Magic Plants he had developed previously to the White Wizard Association to apply for recognition as an inventor. However, there was one problem: he would need to disclose the formulas in order to apply for patents.

Because others needed to replicate and verify them to confirm that they were genuine.

So generally speaking, applying for a patent meant making it public, exchanging tangible benefits for fame.

The Southeastern Corner Region had yet to establish a sound fee system for patent usage rights. Even if it did, it would be useless, because once the formula was disclosed through the White Wizard Association, the difficulty of producing pirated copies would become extremely low.

It would be very easy for the market to become flooded with pirated versions.

Therefore, wizards in the Southeastern Corner Region generally did things this way: they did not apply at first, but instead used these products to make money directly. Once they reached a certain level and no longer needed to rely on