A Study on Japan''s Patent Examination System

• Main Authors: Liu Shyue-Yuan, 劉學源
• Other Authors: Jen Eau-Tin
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 1993
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/22853191234362963896

碩士 === 淡江大學 === 日本研究所 === 81 === Patent system plays an important role in Japan''s Industrial development and technology advancement. Now Japan is a top country in Patent world .The Japanese Patent Office receives more than forty percent of all the applications in the world annully . Japan''s Patent system can divided roughly into two parts : grant of patent right and protection of patent right. The former includes patent application , patent examination, patent decision and patent registration ,all of these are administrative dispositions of Paten Offices. The later is mainly concerns patent infringement and are judge by court as to enforce the protection of patent right . This thesis deals with the former part of Japan'' s Patent system . There are eight chapters in this thesis : Chapter 1 explains the purpose and practice of Japan''s patent system. Chapter 2 deals mainly in analysis patentability of invention . Chapter 3 talks about the right of inventer and employee''s invention . Chaper 4 will be focused on the procedure of patent application . The contents include patent application , formality examination , amendment , special applications and domestic priority right . Chapter 5 talks about the procedure of patent examination , mainly on laying open of application , request for examination , publication of application and opposition to the grant of patent. Chapter 6 discusses on trial ,retrial and interpretation . Chapter 7 , a discussion about patent litigation . Chapter 8 ,the conclusion of this thesis.