Invention An invention that receives a patent is ‘a high level creation from technical ideas that utilize natural law’. Inventions can be classified into those for articles (including … [Read more...]
Industrial Applicability
An invention that is granted a patent must be industrially applicable (Article 29, Main Section, of the Japanese Patent Law). Industrial application is the ability for the invention to be used in … [Read more...]
Novelty
Article 29, Paragraph 1, of the Japanese Patent Law is quoted below: Article 29 (Conditions for Patentability) 1. An inventor of an invention that is industrially applicable may be entitled to … [Read more...]
Inventive Step
Article 29, Paragraph 2, of the Japanese Patent Law is quoted below. Article 29 (Conditions for Patentability) 2. Where, prior to the filing of the patent application, a person ordinarily … [Read more...]
Novelty with Whole Content Approach
The content of an invention described in the specification or drawings, including content outside the scope of the claims, is disclosed by the patent being laid open or published in a patent … [Read more...]
First to File
Article 39 of the Japanese Patent Law is quoted below: Article 39 (Prior application) 1. Where two or more patent applications claiming identical inventions have been filed on different dates, … [Read more...]
