Requirements for Unity of Application - Japan Patent Office
Requirements for Unity of Application - Japan Patent Office
Requirements for Unity of Application - Japan Patent Office
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Figure 3<br />
Plate electrode<br />
Protective/display area<br />
Metal plate<br />
insulator<br />
Electric contact member<br />
Membrane electrode<br />
substrate<br />
Figure 4<br />
insulator<br />
Masking layer<br />
Metal plate<br />
Plate electrode<br />
[Explanation]<br />
(1) The technical fields <strong>of</strong> the specified invention (Claim 1) and related invention (Claim 2)<br />
are both “keyboard switch” and the industrial fields <strong>of</strong> application <strong>of</strong> both inventions are<br />
the same. The problem to be solved <strong>of</strong> the two inventions, furthermore, is the same as<br />
they both are an ef<strong>for</strong>t to reduce the size <strong>of</strong> the keyboard by laminating and increase the<br />
current carrying capacity. There<strong>for</strong>e, the related invention (Claim 2) has the relationship<br />
prescribed in <strong>Patent</strong> Law Section 37(i) with respect to the specified invention.<br />
(2) The related invention (Claim 3) corresponds to the process <strong>of</strong> manufacturing the<br />
keyboard switch <strong>of</strong> the specified invention. Consequently, the related invention (Claim 3)<br />
has the relationship prescribed in <strong>Patent</strong> Law Section 37(iii) with respect to the specified<br />
invention.<br />
(3) The related invention (Claim 4) is a process <strong>of</strong> manufacturing the keyboard switch <strong>of</strong><br />
the relate invention (Claim 2), which holds the relationship prescribed in <strong>Patent</strong> Law<br />
Section 37(i) with the specified invention (Claim 1). There<strong>for</strong>e, it has the relationship<br />
prescribed in <strong>Patent</strong> Law Section 37(iii) with the related invention (Claim 2). Consequently,<br />
related invention (Claim 4) has the relationship prescribed in <strong>Patent</strong> Law Section 37(v)<br />
with the specified invention.<br />
[Concerned Section]<br />
<strong>Patent</strong> Law Section 37(i),(iii),(v)<br />
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