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進步性判斷方式及論理之探討―以發明專利進步性審查基準修訂為例
ᓃ€the most promising starting point5f፯኿௰ટڐ΋ۃҦஔʘ࠯ ࠅϽඎ
މj௰ટڐ΋ۃ Ҧஔ඲ၾ͡ሗਖ਼лʘ೯׼ϞᗳЧٙͦٙאࣖ؈d א݊ၾ
༈೯׼Їˇ᙮׵޴Νאટ ڐٙ޴ᗫҦஔჯਹfྼਕɪd௰ટ ڐ΋ ۃҦஔ
ஷ੬ၾ͡ሗਖ਼лʘ೯׼ϞᗳЧ͜௄d˲සცࠅ ίഐ࿴ʿ̌ঐɪЪ̈௰ˇ
ٙ ࡌུу̙ᐏ੻͡ሗਖ਼лʘ೯׼ 6fEPO ɪൡ։ࡰึ€boards of appeal
ආɓӉܸ̈dᆽ֛௰ટڐ ΋ۃҦஔ݊܄ᝈϾʔ݊˴ᝈБ މdᆽ֛௰ટڐ
΋ ۃҦஔ݊ਿ׵฿ׂɪٙҦஔɛࡰ࿁΢ࡈ΋ ۃҦஔٙ͡ሗᅺٙeͦٙձ
तᅄٙ܄ᝈˢ༰dϾኬΣਗ਼ݔ ɓࡈ΋ۃҦஔᆽ֛௰މટ ڐ΋ۃҦஔ 7f׵
ୋɚචݬd̀඲˸܄ᝈٙ˙όԸܔ࿴€ ༆૧ה ӔʘҦஔਪᕚdу࿁׵
͡ሗਖ਼лʘ೯׼ၾ௰ટڐ΋ۃ ҦஔආБଣ༆dҬ̈༈೯׼޴࿁׵௰ટ ڐ
΋ۃҦஔίतᅄɪʘࢨମ 8€͵уਜйतᅄd distinguishing featuresdᆽ
Ⴉ͟ਜйतᅄהிϓʘҦஔ̌ࣖd੽Ͼܔ࿴༈೯׼޴࿁׵௰ટ ڐ΋ۃ Ҧ
ஔॆ͍༆Ӕٙ܄ᝈҦஔਪᕚ 9f׵ୋɧචݬdۆ݊˸௰ટڐ΋ۃҦஔʿ܄
ᝈٙҦஔਪᕚ މ̈೯ᓃdϽඎ͡ሗਖ਼лʘ೯׼࿁׵ᆞ઄༈Ҧஔ٫ϾԊ݊
щމᜑϾ׸ٝٙf
（二）能—會分析方法
EPO ٙਪᕚ༆Ӕجd׵ୋɧචڷݬમ՟˜ঐķึʱؓ˙ ج™€ could-
would approachආБкᓙdɰఱ݊ఱ΋ۃҦஔʘ઺ͪٙ዆᜗ᝈʘdϽඎ
ᆞ઄༈ධҦஔ٫ࠦᑗ༈܄ᝈҦஔਪᕚࣛdʔස݊ঐdϾ˲ึ€not simply
could, but wouldࡌུאҷԄ௰ટڐ΋ۃҦஔdϾᐏ੻ၾ͡ሗਖ਼лʘ೯׼
޴Νٙ೯׼ 10dՉจ଄݊ਪᕚʔί׵ᆞ୦༈ධҦஔ٫݊щঐ੄ྼତ༈೯
׼dϾί׵݊щึҎૐ༆ӔܝߠٙҦஔਪᕚd אಂૐྼତ၇ݔ ҷආא Ꮄ
ᓃdආϾྼତ༈೯׼ 11f
5 T 254/86 ਗ਼܄ᝈɪ௰ટڐ ΋ۃҦஔ౜ࠑϓ̙ԶҦஔɛࡰԴٙ͜eஷֻ೯׼ٙ˜௰Ϟ౻ۃٙ༪ؐ™
€most promising springboardf
6 EPO Examination Guideline, Part G-Chapter VII-3, November 2016 editioniT 606/89.
7 EPO T 1212/01.
8 ̙މഐ࿴ɪא̌ঐɪٙࢨମf
9 ਪᕚ༆Ӕجٙlz଄ʕdҦஔਪᕚܸ݊ࡌ ུאҷி௰ટڐ΋ ۃҦஔٙͦᅺʿ΂ਕd˸౤Զ͡ሗਖ਼л
ʘ೯׼൴̈௰ટڐ΋ ۃҦஔʘҦஔࣖ؈dΪϤdה ່֛ʘҦஔਪᕚஷ੬஗၈މ˜܄ᝈҦஔਪᕚ™f
10 EPO Examination Guidelines, supra note 4, VII-5, November 2016 edition.
11 EPO Case law of the boards of appeal, I.D.5.8th ed.(2016), p183.