The Double or more Life of the Fake Heiress (Mirabella) novel Chapter 1515

The assistant glanced at Hank before relaying everything Calvin had said on the phone.

After listening, Hank's brow furrowed deeply, his voice betraying neither joy nor anger, "He applied for the patent in advance?"

The assistant's head hung a bit low, "Yes, we're just waiting for the certificate to be issued. And since the copyright for software begins from the date of application, our authorization letter to Mr. Calvin is legally ineffective."

Hank's expression darkened. Dane had just brought up the patent issue. Without it, wouldn't their department become a laughingstock?

Seeing Hank silent, the assistant hesitantly spoke again, "I asked Grayson. Now, unless Prestige College withdraws their application, the patent rights won't likely fall to our tech institute."

"What's Mr. Calvin's stance?" Hank asked instead.

"He didn't say much. I even think he might have known all along but chose now to speak up," the assistant shared his suspicion.

Hank turned on his computer on the desk, stating indifferently, "If he had known, he wouldn't have prepared all those documents for us."

"So, what do we do now?" The assistant looked at Hank. "Getting Prestige College to withdraw their patent application seems unlikely."

Hank quickly typed a password on his keyboard, logging into his email. Upon seeing a new message, his expression shifted from cold to pleased.

Without looking up, he told the assistant, "Nothing is impossible. Arrange another meeting with Mr. Calvin for me."

The assistant, though surprised by Hank's lack of anger over the patent issue, saw him engrossed in his computer and didn't inquire further, simply responding affirmatively.