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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3.2.2 Relationship under <strong>Patent</strong> Law Section 37(ii)<br />
It is judged whether the cases satisfy the conditions <strong>of</strong> <strong>Patent</strong> Law Section 37(ii) regarding<br />
“whether the industrial fields <strong>of</strong> application are the same” and “whether the substantial parts <strong>of</strong><br />
matters in the claims are the same”.<br />
“The substantial parts <strong>of</strong> matters in the claim <strong>of</strong> the invention” refers to the matters<br />
concerning a new matter that corresponds to the problem to be solved. Also, the cases where<br />
“the substantial parts <strong>of</strong> matters in the claims are the same” indicate cases where the items<br />
concerning a new matter corresponding to the problems to be solved by the specified invention,<br />
and the matters concerning a new matter corresponding to the problems to be solved by the<br />
related invention, are common matters.<br />
These cases where the substantial parts <strong>of</strong> matters in the claims are the same include not<br />
only the ones where the substantial part <strong>of</strong> matters in the claim <strong>of</strong> the related invention is<br />
equivalent to that <strong>of</strong> matters in the claim <strong>of</strong> the specified invention, but also those where that <strong>of</strong><br />
the related invention are equivalent to all the matters <strong>of</strong> the specified invention, or where all the<br />
parts <strong>of</strong> the related invention are equivalent to the substantial parts <strong>of</strong> matters in the claim <strong>of</strong> the<br />
specified invention.<br />
The following cases corresponding to <strong>Patent</strong> Law Section 37(ii) include the ones satisfying<br />
the conditions <strong>of</strong> <strong>Patent</strong> Law Section 37(i). A description will be given with attention to the way in<br />
which “the substantial parts <strong>of</strong> matters in the claims are the same”.<br />
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