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| Japanese Patent Practice (3) before JPO- 2009 The great era of Edison shall never return. Edison made his invention patented by adding numerical limitation to prior art.Unfortunately, Japan Patent Office does not accept a numerical limitation in a claim having only one of upper and lower limits. For example, "A device according to claim 1, said portion has at least 5 cm length." is not allowable before JPO. This should be re-written so that "A device according to claim 1, said portion has a length in the range from 5 to 10 cm...
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This memorandum is the second of a series of recommendations on prosecuting patent
application before the JPO.
The reason for rejection is applied to each claim. The examiner must mention either patentable or
non-patentable for each claim. For example, the reason for rejection reads that claims 1, 3-6, 8-10
are obvious or have no inventive step over prior art, then this means that the examiner recognizes
claims 2 and 7 being patentable... |
| This memorandum is the first of a series of recommendations on prosecuting patent application
before the JPO. These recommendations are based on my experience as a Japanese Patent Attorney for
+30 years during which time I have prosecuted applications regarding a wide range of technologies
including Radio/Optical/wired Telecommunications, Semiconductor, Laser, Optical Fiber, IC processing,
Medical Devices, Fuel Cell, Computer Architecture and so on... |
| Dear Sirs;We have respectfully mailed this leaflet herewith to introduce our Patent/Law
Office.Almost all our clients are from foreign countries... |
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