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A study on microbial patents

May 2003, 5 Patent Attorney Corporation HARAKENZO WORLD PATENT & TRADEMARK (Written by: Kiyooka) Deposit of microorganisms Among inventions related to biotechnology, inventions related to microorganisms cannot be easily obtained by a person skilled in the art. , the relevant microorganism before application

Human cloning, the topic

On December 27, 2002, a religious group in the United States officially announced the birth of the first human clone, a girl. Although it has not been scientifically verified whether this cloned baby is actually a cloned human, judging from the life technology that has been accumulated over half a century, there is a possibility that the appearance of cloned humans is a fact. That means it's expensive. This group

Unity of inventions in major countries

United States According to the United States examination standards, (a) independent (not related to each other), and (b) distinct (relationships that can be patented independently, such as manufacturing process and product, method and device, etc.) ), it is not possible to obtain rights for multiple inventions in one application (MPEP 802). However,

Introduction to the judgment: “Earthbelt” case (precedent regarding the necessity of re-warning after amendment of utility model registration application)

[Matters held] After the application is published, the applicant for utility model registration gives a warning to a third party by presenting a document describing the content of the invention related to the application for utility model registration, and then makes amendments to the scope of the claims. If the amendment restricts the scope of the claims, and the article worked by a third party falls within the technical scope of the invention both before and after the amendment, the applicant shall

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