Course title
特許法   [Patent Law]
Course category general education courses  Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 14  Semester 1st 
Course type 1st  Course code 020196
Instructor(s)
瀬津 太朗   [SETSU Taro]
Facility affiliation Graduate School of Engineering Office   Email address

Course description
In this lecture, students learn the laws of intellectual property rights, including patent law. And students will also learn the practice of patent application, patent search and so on.
Text will be posted on Moodle for each lecture, so you do not need to prepare.
This course is offered as a course for 'Science, Technology and Society' in General Education curriculum, and given by the lecturer who has firsthand experiences on intelectural properties and patents at Japan Patent office. The lectures are designed based on examination and appeal examination of patent.
Expected Learning
(1) You can understand the outline of the intellectual property system such as patents.
(2) It is possible to learn how to use patent information useful for future research activities.
(3) It is possible to acquire basic practical ability such as preparation of patent application specifications.
Course schedule
1 Summary of the Intellectual property system: Self-introduction,summary / kind of the Intellectual property rights system
2 Summary of the Patent system: Summary of the Patent system,flowofthe Patent application
3 Patentable invention: Revision,Divisional application,Invention to become the patent
4 Procedure of application for patent: National application, Application to the foreign country
5 The use of the patent information (Patent information search): The use of the patent information, Patent information search
6 How to make a description [1]: Matters that require attention at the time of the making of claims,a description, the drawing, specific example
7 How to make a description [2]: Claims being aware of the range of the Patent right
8 Novelty, Inventive step [1]: Judgment technique of Novelty and Inventive step, practice
9 Novelty, Inventive step [2]: Correspondence to a notice of refusal reason
10 Novelty, Inventive step [3]: Revision of the claims for the notice of refusal reason
11 Appeal system, Utility Model Law: Trial for patent invalidation, Trial for correction, Patent opposition, Utility Model Law
12 Design Law, Trademark Law: Design Law, Trademark Law
13 Utilization of intellectual property: License (Exclusive license, Non-exclusive license), Utilization at the university
14 Patent right, Infringement: Patent right, doctrine of equivalents, Infringement
15 Employee's invention, Rights of inventor, Conclusion: Employee's invention, Rights of inventor, Conclusion
Prerequisites
In addition to 30 hours in the class, students are recommended to prepare for and revise the classes spending the standard amount of time as specified by the University.
Required Text(s) and Materials
Text will be posted on Moodle for each lecture.
References
2018 intellectual property rights system briefing session (product for beginners) text
2018 intellectual property rights system briefing session (product for practitioners) text
http://www.jpo.go.jp/oshirase/event/setumeikai/setumeikai-text/index.html
Assessment/Grading
Grades are given based 60 % on interim report and final report, and 40 % on contribution and homework during the classes.
Unless you submit both the intermediate report and the final report, you can not acquire credits.
I will not test.
Message from instructor(s)
Subject name is "patent law", but You also learn intellectual property rights system.
Course keywords
patent, invention, intellectual property rights, Japan Patent Office, Intellectual Property High Court
Office hours
I accept e-mail if you have any questions.
Remarks 1
Remarks 2
Related URL
Japan Patent Office HP http://www.jpo.go.jp/index.htm Japan Platform for Patent Information https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/web/all/top/BTmTopEnglishPage
Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
Last update
3/4/2019 9:33:37 AM