106.09 智慧財產權月刊 VOL.225
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本月專題
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
壹、前言
ආӉʘᄲ
ݟ
ʮႩ
މ
ਖ਼л
ࠅ
ʕ௰Ѣᗭdɰ௰ˏৎ
ن
ᙄٙ
ࠅ
dΪ
މ
͡ሗ˚˸
ܝ
ʘࣛᓃdᏨൖ͡ሗ
ۃ
ʊʮකٙ
ۃ
Ҧஔd͉ఱ࢙πί˴ᝈɪٙ
ܝ
Ԉ
ʘ
3
fਖ਼л҅ʿ
މ৫ج
əኋඎᒒеϤ၇˴ᝈʘԈdѩ
ߧ
ɢ
ܔ
ͭ܄ᝈʷٙ
ආӉкᓙᅺ
א
˙όdΎႾ˸܄ᝈeՈٙሞଣࡡ
ۆ
d˸ਂ̈ቇʲٙආӉк
ᓙf
TIPO
Ϟᛠ
2013
ϋ
و
ආӉᄲ
ݟ
ਿʕϞᗫආӉʘкᓙӉ
5
ٙ
ݖ
ʔ
ᆽeˏᗇගଡ଼Υਗዚʘሞ
ࠑ
ʔၚᆽd˸ʿкᓙ݊щঐჀҁϓ͡ሗਖ਼лʘ
೯ٙٙሞଣܸˏʔԑd
މ
ʺආӉٙᄲ
ݟ
ۜሯၾᅠᄳۜሯd༹ਞϽ
ආӉʘᗫ
ج
ʿᄲ
ݟ
ਿ
ܝ
dʚ˸
ࠈࡌ
f
ࡌ
͍ਿʘlz࢙dܼ̍ሜ
ʱ
ݖ
ʿᄣ̋кᓙlz࢙dԴආӉٙкᓙ
ݴ
һᆽʷf̤อᄣࣩԷႭ˸̂ྼ
ਿlz࢙˲ঐ͍ᆽቇ͜dᔟϤdಂૐঐʺᄲ
ݟ
ۜሯ˸ʿၚආᅠᄳۜሯdԨԴᄲ
ݟ
ʘႩ֛ᅺһɓ
ߧ
ʷ˲һՈ̙ཫf
貳、歐、美、日審查進步性之判斷方式
一、歐洲專利局(
EPO
)
(一)問題解決法
މ
əঐ˸܄ᝈ˲̙ཫಂٙ˙όԸкᓙආӉd
EPO
࣬ኽкԷ
೯ج
࢝
̈ዹतٙਪᕚ༆Ӕ
ج
problem-solution approach
d˴
ࠅ
ʱ
މ
ɧ
ࡈ
ච
ݬ
4
j
1
ᆽ֛௰ટ
ڐ
ٙ
ۃ
Ҧஔ
the closest prior art
d
2
ܔ
૧ה
༆Ӕٙ܄ᝈٙҦஔਪᕚ
objective technical problem
d˸ʿ
3
௰ટ
ڐ
ۃ
Ҧஔʿ܄ᝈҦஔਪᕚ
މ
̈೯ᓃdϽඎ͡ሗਖ਼лʘ೯࿁ᆞ
༈ධҦஔ٫
the skilled person
ϾԊ݊щ
މ
ᜑϾٝٙ
obvious
f
ୋɓච
ݬ
d̀፯֛௰ટ
ڐ
ٙ
ۃ
ҦஔdՉஷ੬
މ
ఊɓˏᗇ˖
ᘠd˲౧ͪε
ࡈ
तᅄʘଡ଼ΥϾϓ̙೯࢝̈͡ሗਖ਼лʘ೯ٙ௰Գ̈೯
3
"The tendency to resort to
¨
hindsight
©
based upon applicant's disclosure is often difficult to avoid due to
the very nature of the examination process." USPTO, MPEP 2142.(at 2100-142) (Rev. 07, 2015. 11).
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EPO Examination Guidelines, Part G VII-2, November 2016 edition.