105¦~5¤ë¸¹ ¹D ªk ªk °T (289)

DEEP & FAR

 

 

§Ö³t¹D¸ô(Fast-Tracking)
ºñ¯à±M§Q¥Ó½Ð

 

¶À­§ÀR ±M§Q¤uµ{®v

¡E¶§©ú¤j¾Çª«²zªvÀø¨t

¡E¶§©ú¤j¾Ç¥Íª«ÃľǩÒ

 

 

    ªø¼f¬d´Á¶¡ªº¤@­Ó­«­nÀuÂI¬O¡A¥¦©µ¿ð¤F»P±M§Q®Ö­ã¬ÛÃöªº¶O¥Î¡CIt also gives patent applicants time to determine whether the patent will be commercially viable before requesting the grant in the first place.³o¤]¦b²Ä¤@°ê½Ð¨D®Ö­ã¤§«e¡Aµ¹±M§Q¥Ó½Ð¤H®É¶¡¨Ó½T©w±M§Q¬O§_±N·|¦b°Ó·~¤W¥i¦æ¡CAnother major benefit of delayed examination is that it allows applicants to adjust the patent application-in particular the list of claims-during the examination process.©µ¿ð¼f¬dªº¥t¤@­Ó¥D­n¦n³B¬O¡A¥¦¤¹³\¥Ó½Ð¤H¦b¼f¬d¹Lµ{´Á¶¡½Õ¾ã±M§Q¥Ó½Ð®×¢w¯S§O¬O½Ð¨D¶µªº²M³æ¡CIf granted too early, the patent claims might not perfectly match the final version of the invention, thus facilitating circumvention.¦pªG¤Ó¦­®Ö­ã¡A±M§Q½Ð¨D¶µ¥i¯à¤£·|§¹¬ü»P¸Óµo©úªº³Ì²×ª©¥»¤Ç°t¡A¦]¦Ó¦³§Q©ó³WÁסC

 

    Since patent applications must be disclosed when the patent is granted, an early grant occurring before the end of the 18-month period after which patent applications are normally published could increase the risk of competitors being able to quickly design competing technology.¥Ñ©ó±M§Q³Q®Ö­ã®É¡A±M§Q¥Ó½Ð¥²¶·³Q´¦ÅS¡Aµo¥Í¦b18­Ó¤ë´Á¶¡(¦b¦¹¤§«á±M§Q¥Ó½Ð³q±`³Q¤½¶})µ²§ô¤§«eªº¦­´Á®Ö­ã¥i¯à¼W¥[Ävª§¹ï¤â¯à°÷§Ö³t¦a³]­pÄvª§§Þ³Nªº­·ÀI¡CµM¦Ó¡AOur interviews with patent attorneys revealed, however, that this is unlikely to be an issue in practice.§Ú­Ì»P±M§Q¥N²z¤Hªº³X½ÍÅã¥Ü¡A³o¤£¥i¯à¦¨¬°²{¹ê¤¤ªº°ÝÃD¡C ¤j¦h¼Æ¹ï©óMost requests for accelerated examination occur before this 18-month period-a further indication that applications do not view early publication as a serious issue.¥[³t¼f¬dªº½Ð¨Dµo¥Í¦b³o18­Ó¤ë´Á¶¡¤§«e¢w¶i¤@¨Bªí©ú¥Ó½Ð¤H¨Ã¤£±N¦­´Á¤½¶}µø¬°¤@­ÓÄY­«ªº°ÝÃD¡C

 

D.Types of TechnologyD.§Þ³NÃþ«¬

    Technologies relating to climate change, particularly to renewable energy, comprise the vast majority of fast-tracked patents, with some variations across countries.Ãö©ó®ð­ÔÅܤơA¯S§O¬O¥i¦A¥Í¯à·½ªº§Þ³N¡A¥]¬Aµ´¤j¦h¼Æªº§Ö³t¹D¸ô±M§Q¡A¦ý¦U°ê¤§¶¡¦³¤@¨Ç®t²§¡CIn the United States the majority of fast-track requests involve wind power technology, while carbon capture and storage are popular in Australia and Canada.¦b¬ü°ê¡A¤j¦h¼Æ§Ö³t¹D¸ô½Ð¨D¯A¤Î­·¤O§Þ³N¡A¦ÓºÒ®·Àò©MÀx¦s¦b¿D¬w©M¥[®³¤j¸û´¶¹M¡COther environmental technologies-such as recycling or pollution-control technologies-represent around 20 percent of patent applications except in Israel, where 30 percent of applications cover water-saving technologies.¨ä¥LÀô¹Ò§Þ³N¡A¦p¦^¦¬©Î¦Ã¬V±±¨î§Þ³N¡A¥Nªí¤F±M§Q¥Ó½Ð¶qªº20¢H¥ª¥k (°£¤F¦b¥H¦â¦C¡A30¢Hªº¥Ó½Ð®×²[»\¸`¤ô§Þ³N)¡C

 

   »P¦P®É¥Ó½Ð¦ý¥¼½Ð¨D¥[³t¼f¬dªº¨ä¥Lºñ¯à¬ì§Þ¬ÛÃö±M§Q¥Ó½Ð¬Û¤ñ¡AFast-tracked patent applications seem to involve technologies of significantly higher value than other green technology-related patent applications field at the same time but for which accelerated examination was not requested.§Ö³t¹D¸ô±M§Q¥Ó½Ð¦ü¥G¯A¤Î©úÅã§ó°ª»ù­Èªº§Þ³N¡CPatent applications processed under the fast-track procedures are filed in more countries on average and are also more likely to be filed in all major patent offices (the European Patent Office (EPO), the JPO, and the USPTO).¦b§Ö³t¹D¸ôµ{§Ç¤U³B²zªº±M§Q¥Ó½Ð¥­§¡¨Ó»¡¦b§ó¦h°ê®a´£¥X¥Ó½Ð¡A¦Ó¥B¤]§ó¥i¯à¦b©Ò¦³¥D­n±M§Q§½¡]¼Ú¬w±M§Q§½¡]EPO¡^¡BJPO©MUSPTO¡^´£¥X¥Ó½Ð¡CThis suggests that applicants tend to request accelerated examination for patent applications involving high-value inventions that may be attracting early commercial interest from potential business partners.³oªí©ú¡A¥Ó½Ð¤H©¹©¹¬°¤F¯A¤Î°ª»ù­Èµo©ú¦Ó¥i¯à§l¤Þ¨Ó¦Û¼ç¦b°Ó·~¹Ù¦ñªº¦­´Á°Ó·~§Q¯qªº±M§Q¥Ó½Ð­n¨D¥[³t¼f¬d¡C