15.03.2014 Views

Requirements for Unity of Application - Japan Patent Office

Requirements for Unity of Application - Japan Patent Office

Requirements for Unity of Application - Japan Patent Office

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

[Example 1]<br />

[Title <strong>of</strong> the Invention]<br />

Flipper and shoe that is fitted to the flipper<br />

[Claims]<br />

1. A flipper comprising a flexible fin area (12) and a practically flat mounting area <strong>for</strong> shoe, and<br />

having a hole which an attaching screw <strong>for</strong> fitting the flipper to the shoe can go through in<br />

the area <strong>for</strong> mounting. (See Figure 1 and 2)<br />

2. A shoe, which is fitted to the flipper and has a hole that an attaching screw <strong>for</strong> mounting the<br />

flipper can go through in the bottom. (See Figure 1 and 2)<br />

[Excerpt from Detailed Description <strong>of</strong> the Inventions and Drawings]<br />

This is the invention concerning a flipper and a shoe that is mounted to the flipper <strong>for</strong><br />

underwater usage.<br />

In this invention, the section <strong>of</strong> a shoe is made separately from the flipper <strong>for</strong> fitting any size<br />

<strong>of</strong> the foot, and the shoe can be attached to and removed from the flipper.<br />

Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3<br />

[Explanation]<br />

The technical fields <strong>of</strong> the specified invention (claim 1) and related invention (claim 2) are<br />

flipper and shoe, respectively. However, the technical field <strong>of</strong> both inventions has direct<br />

relationship and the same industrial field <strong>of</strong> application since the shoe <strong>of</strong> related invention is<br />

used while fitted to the flipper. In addition, both inventions have the same problem to be<br />

solved: a flipper can be used <strong>for</strong> any foot.<br />

[Concerned Section]<br />

<strong>Patent</strong> Law Section 37(i)<br />

21

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!