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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
（三）第二層指標
EPO ٙɪൡ։ࡰึ ܔ ͭʘкԷ ج ܸ̈ୋɚᄴܸᅺ€secondary
indicators މ ආБঐķึʱؓ ج ࣛ̀඲кᓙٙႾп׌Ͻඎ€auxiliary
consideration12 d̤͵ܸ̈ၾ EPC ୋ 56 ૢٙ΋ ۃ Ҧஔ޴༰dස࿁ආӉ׌
ܸᅺආБሜ ݟ ʔঐ՟˾࿁༈೯׼Ҧஔɪᆞᇖʘ൙ᄆ€the technical skilled
assessment of the inventionfί༈ܸᅺπίٙઋ رɨd΋ۃҦஔٙ዆᜗ઋ
رʿהϞࠠࠅΪ९ʘϽඎ̙ঐ̙ᜑͪՈϞආӉ׌dШԨʔ݊הϞࣩԷேც
ࠅவᅵਂ 13f
二、美國專利商標局（ USPTO）
（一）Graham 事實調查
USPTO ʿߕ਷৫ج࿁׵ආӉ׌ʘкᓙ˙όd˴ࠅ݊Աృ 1966 ϋ௰৷
৫ج׵ Graham v. John Deere ɓࣩܔהͭʘ܄ᝈʱؓجdɰ၈ Graham ԫ
ྼሜݟ€Graham factual inquiries14d༈кӔ੶ሜᜑϾ׸ٝڷਿ׵ԫྼሜ
ݟʘܝ ٙܛجਪᕚfGraham ԫྼሜ ݟܼ̍ɨΐΪ९j€Aᆽ֛΋ۃ Ҧ
ஔٙᇍఖձlz࢙dܸ̈̀඲˸͡ሗਖ਼лʘ೯׼׵೯׼ࣛᓃԸᆽ֛΋ۃҦஔ
ٙlz࢙d€BᆽႩ͡ሗਖ਼лʘ೯׼ၾ΋ۃҦஔʘගٙࢨମ 15d€C༆
ؓ༈Ҧஔჯਹʕஷ੬Ҧঐʘ˥๟€ the level of ordinary skill in the pertinent
art16fϤ̮dᄲ ݟɛࡰɰ඲ϽඎၾᜑϾ׸ٝ׌ʘਪᕚ޴ᗫٙ܄ᝈᗇኽ
€objective evidence17d༈ഃᗇኽϞࣛɰ၈މ˜ୋɚᄴϽඎ™€secondary
consideration18f༈ᗇኽ̙ঐяତ׵͡ሗࣛה౤̈ٙႭ׼ࣣdɰ̙ঐ݊͡
12 Ⴞп׌кᓙΪ९ܼ̍˜̙ཫಂٙʔлiೌ̌ঐٙҷഛi΂จٙ፯኿™e˜ೌجཫಂٙҦஔࣖ؈i
੭ڝٙࣖ؈™eд؂Ҧஔ਋Ԉeတԑ ڗಂცӋeਠุɪٙϓ̌ഃf
13 EPO Case law of the boards of appeal, I.D.5.8th ed.€ 2016 , p243. ̤ਞ T 24/81,OJ 1983,133 ʿ
T55/86f
14 ɰ၈ Graham Ϊ९dਞ USPTO, MPEP 2141 II€at 2100-129,130 € Rev. 07, 2015.11f
15 ̀඲Ͻඎ΋ۃҦஔʘ዆᜗dܼ̍࿁׵͡ሗਖ਼лʘ೯׼ٙˀΣ઺ͪf
16 ᆽ֛ஷ੬Ҧঐʘ˥๟̙ٙঐϽඎΪ९dܼ̍€A¨type of problems encountered in the art; ©
€B ¨prior art solutions to those problems;©€C¨rapidity with which innovations are made;©
€D¨ sophistication of the technology; and©€ E¨educational level of active workers in the field. ©
USPTO, MPEP 2141€at 2100-129,140,142 €Rev. 07, 2015.11 .
17 Ϟࣛɰ၈މୋ 4 ࡈ Ϊ९f
18 ܼ̍ਠุɪٙϓ̌eڗ ಂπίШ͊༆Ӕʘਪᕚeೌجཫಂʘഐ ؈e˼ɛʘ̰઻ഃfUSPTO,
MPEP 2141€at 2100-129 € Rev. 07, 2015.11 .