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本月專題
論說明書中所載之先前技術—以智慧財產法院行政判決 99 年度
行專訴字第 129 號、103 年度行專訴字第 84 號為探討核心
105.04 智慧財產權月刊 VOL.208
ᗫʘהϞʊٝ༟ৃdԨਗ਼Չ੔ഗ ߕ਷ਖ਼лਠᅺ҅i༈Ԭʊٝ༟ৃ౧ᚣ˙όᏐԱኽ
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͡ሗɛϞ່ਕ౧ᚣהϞʊٝʘ΋ ۃҦஔ˖ᘠd˸Դਖ਼лᄲݟ ɛࡰӔ֛הሗ೯׼݊
щՈϞਖ਼л׌dϾਖ਼л͡ሗɛۆ ݊ਗ਼༈Ԭʊٝ΋ۃҦஔ˸༟ৃ౧ᚣ௓జࣣ˙ό௓
జߕ਷ਖ਼лਠᅺ҅˸ᄵБϤ່ਕ 13f
二、違反義務之法律效果
ᆄݲe˚͉eᒵ਷ʿʕ਷ɽ௔ ࠅ Ӌਖ਼л͡ሗɛᏐਗ਼౻ߠ Ҧஔা༱׵ਖ਼л͡
ሗࣩlzf߰͊ୌΥ༈ ࠅ Ӌdۆ ˚͉ၾᒵ਷ʚ˸ࣨჶਖ਼л͡ሗࣩiᆄݲ ၾʕ਷ɽ
௔ۆ ݊࿴ϓࣨჶ€refusalਖ਼л͡ሗࣩၾਖ਼лᛆೌࣖ€ invalidationÿਖ਼лᄻ˟
€revocationʘԫ͟fਖ਼л͡ሗɛ̙ᔟ͟Υቇʘࡌ͍˙όд؂ࣨჶଣ͟ 14fϤ̮d
ʕ਷ɽ௔ਖ਼лجୋ 36 ૢୋ 2 ධ஝֛dᄲݟ௅ژ ̙˸ࠅ Ӌ͡ሗɛ׵ܸ֛ಂࠢlz౤
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л͡ሗɛ׵ߕ਷͡ሗਖ਼лཀ೻ʕd߰͊༐ྼਗ਼ה Ϟʊٝ΋ۃҦஔ˸༟ৃ౧ᚣ௓జ
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三、申復、修正
߰༈΋ۃҦஔʘࡌ͍සऒʿהሗ೯׼ʘ౻ߠ ҦஔdԨೌऒʿ೯׼͉Ԓd΢਷ɽ
εΝจࡌ͍fᆄޟݲ ЇΝจһ౬௰ટڐʘ΋ ۃҦஔdШʔ̙൵ዚᓒ࢝͡ሗᅺٙ 15i
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13 U.S. patent law imposes a duty upon patent applicants to disclose all known prior art references that
would be material to the patent examiner in determining patentability. Applicants fulfil that duty by
disclosing the references in an Information Disclosure Statement. Five IP offices, supra note 3, at 6.
14 The EPO, JPO, KIPO and SIPO require patent applicants to incorporate background art into
application. Failure to meet the requirement is a reason for refusal in the JPO and KIPO, while it can
under certain circumstances lead to both refusal and invalidation/revocation in the EPO and SIPO.
Applicants can overcome the reason for refusal through appropriate amendment of the references to the
prior art. Five IP offices, supra note 3, at 6.
15 The insertion into the statement of prior art of references to documents identified subsequently, for
example by the search report, is required, where necessary, to put the invention into proper perspective.
Under the EPC system it is considered that the subsequent inclusion of such a summary in the
description does not contravene Art. 123(2) EPC, which prohibits the amendment of the application in
a way that it contains subject-matter which extends beyond the content of the application as filed. Five
IP offices, supra note 3, at 6.