Comments from Speaker
When arguing against lack of Inventive Step in an Examination, an Appeal, a lawsuit, etc., the claimed invention and the cited inventions need to be carefully compared for differences. A difference could be a well-known technique or be disclosed in another document. The citations are usually selected from among documents in the same or related technical field, and for that reason, in many cases, the existence of motivation to combine the prior arts, namely, the claimed invention being easily conceivable based on a combination of prior art is often highlighted. However, there may be cases where the prior art cannot be combined for certain reasons that are conventionally called “obstructive factors” in Japanese practice. This webinar will discuss these “obstructive factors” in detail and provide examples by referring to recent court decisions.
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