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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
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105.04 智慧財產權月刊 VOL.208
ᒵ਷ਖ਼лجୋ 42 ૢୋ 3 ධୋ 2 ಛ஝֛ 7d הሗ೯׼ʘ౻ߠҦஔᏐা༱׵Ⴍ׼
ࣣlzi˸ʿᒵ਷ᄲݟਿ๟ୋ II ௅ʱୋ 3 ௝ୋ 4.2 ື஝֛ 8d͡ሗɛᏐኋ̙ঐ׵Ⴍ׼
ࣣlz౧ᚣ౻ߠҦஔʘ༉୚Ⴍ׼f຅Ϟልᅰ΋ۃ ҦஔࣛdᏐ౧ᚣ༈௰ટהڐሗ೯׼
ʘ΋ ۃҦஔf̤༈ਖ਼лᄲݟਿ๟ୋ II ௅ʱୋ 3 ௝ୋ 4.3.3 ືۆা༱dӔ֛Ⴍ׼ࣣʕ
༱ה΋ۃҦஔ݊щהމሗ೯׼ʘ ౻ߠҦஔࣛdᏐϽᅇ΋ۃҦஔ݊щϞп׵הሗ೯
׼ʘଣ༆eᏨ॰ၾᄲݟ 9f್߰༈΋ۃҦஔᅠᄳ੻ཀ׵ᔊఊdϾኬߧೌجଣ༆הሗ
೯׼eᏨ॰˸ʿᄲݟ ʘઋرࣛdۆʔঐ၈ʘމʊୌΥᅠᄳ౻ߠҦஔʘࠅӋ 10 f
ʕ਷ɽ௔ਖ਼лج݄Б୚ۆୋ 17 ૢୋ 2 ಛ஝֛ 11dႭ׼ࣣᏐᄳ׼࿁೯׼ ٫אྼ
͜อۨٙଣ༆eᏨ॰eᄲݟϞٙ͜ ౻ߠҦஔdԨኋ̙ঐ˸ˏᗇ˖΁ˀ݈༈Ԭ౻ߠ
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ߕ਷ਖ਼л ج݄Б୚ ۆ 37 CFR 1.56 ஝֛ 12dਖ਼л͡ሗɛϞ່ਕ౧ᚣ༧ሗӋධϞ
7 Article 42 (3) Detailed descriptions of an invention under paragraph (2) 3 shall satisfy the following
requirements: 1. Descriptions of an invention shall be provided in accordance with the methods
prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy in a clear and detailed manner
to ensure that any person with ordinary knowledge in the technology sector to which the relevant
invention belongs can easily make an invention; 2. Technology used for the relevant innovation shall
be stated.)
8 An applicant shall disclose the detailed explanation on the background art in the boxof the detailed
description of the invention and the information on prior art literature where such background art
is disclosed, if possible.n Where multiple prior art literatures exist, the literature(s) closest to the
invention shall be disclosed., Patent Examination Guidelines Part II Chapter 3. 4.2.
9 Whether the disclosure of such basic technology is recognized as the disclosure of background art shall
be determined based on whether the disclosed technology is beneficial in understanding the invention
for which patent protection is sought and conducting prior art searches and examination considering
the technical problem of the invention and the technical solution disclosed in the specification Patent
Examination Guidelines Part II Chapter 3. 4.3.3.
10 If background art of claimed invention is stated, it is deemed to satisfy the requirement for background
art unless it is so simple that it cannot be useful to understand the claimed invention and to do prior art
search and examination. Five IP offices, supra note 3, at 6.
11 ʕ਷ɽ௔ਖ਼лج ݄Б୚ۆୋɤɖ㵦發׼ ٫א實 ͜อۨ專 л͡請 ٙ說׼ 書應當寫׼發׼ ٫א實͜
อۨٙΤ稱d該 Τ稱應當᝺請Ӌ 書ʕٙΤ稱ɓߧf 說׼書應當ܼ̍ɨΐ內࢙j
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12 37 CFR 1.56 Duty to disclose information material to patentability. [Editor Note: Para. (c)(3) below
is applicable only to patent applications filed under 35 U.S.C. 111(a) or 363 on or after September 16,
2012 *]
(a) ...The duty to disclose all information known to be material to patentability is deemed to be satisfied
if all information known to be material to patentability of any claim issued in a patent was cited by the
Office or submitted to the Office in the manner prescribed by ²² 1.97(b)-(d) and 1.98.