特許庁は、2024年7月18日から12月19日に、「審判実務者研究会2024」を開催し、2025年3月21日に検討結果をまとめた報告書を公表しました。
特許、意匠、商標など各分野の審判実務における最新の判例や議論をもとに、実務者間で共有すべき評価基準や判断手法を整理・検討したもので、各テーマごとに具体的な事例研究を通じ、技術的側面と市場・需要者の視点を踏まえた総合的な判断の在り方が議論されています。 各分野の最新の実務的知見を整理し、審判に携わる実務者がより納得感のある判断を行うための指針となる資料として重要です。 各分野の検討結果をまとめた報告書及び要約編並びに要約編(英訳)が特許庁ホームページにて公表されています。 審判実務者研究会2024を開催し、報告書を公表しました https://www.jpo.go.jp/news/ugoki/202503/2025032101.html 主要な研究結果と議論のポイント 1. 特許分野
Trial Practitioners' Study Group Report 2024 The Japan Patent Office (JPO) held the "Trial Practitioners' Study Group 2024" from July 18 to December 19, 2024, and published a comprehensive report on March 21, 2025, summarizing its findings. Based on recent case laws and discussions regarding practical trial operations in patents, designs, and trademarks, the group organized and examined assessment criteria and decision-making methods essential for practitioners. Through detailed case studies, they discussed comprehensive evaluation approaches incorporating technical perspectives as well as market and consumer viewpoints. This report systematically organizes the latest practical insights in each field, serving as crucial guidance for practitioners involved in trials to facilitate more transparent and convincing decisions. The complete report, its summary, and an English translation of the summary, covering conclusions from each specific field, have been made publicly available on the JPO's website. Trial Practitioners' Study Group 2024 and its published report: https://www.jpo.go.jp/news/ugoki/202503/2025032101.html Key Findings and Discussion Points:
• Patent Electricity (Case Study 1, Theme 4; Case Study 2, Case 4) Debates focused on asserting patent eligibility of inventions involving human mental activities or human-made arrangements based on specific descriptions in claims and patent specifications. Clarifying the necessity of explicitly indicating technical means and effects was emphasized.
Common across all fields was the acknowledgment of the necessity for comprehensive evaluations considering claims, descriptions, drawings, actual technical effects, and market perceptions. Through discussions among practitioners, specific argumentation methods consistent with established precedents and examination guidelines were consolidated, resulting in a valuable accumulation of insights beneficial for future practices.
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著者萬秀憲 アーカイブ
April 2025
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