Course title
特許法   [Patent Law]
Course category	general education courses	Requirement		Credit	2
Department		Year	1～4	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.

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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