Intellectual Property Guide patent requirements industry approaches patent strength -> patent map International property offices Scenario extends to more patents) - case study .....

1. 技術發想、商業導向
專利研發
Technology Business Patents
Chen JingFung (grace)
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2013/04/17
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2. Outline
• Intellectual Property Guide
• 專利要件 (patent requirements)
• 產業關點: 資訊+通訊類
• 專利強度 (patent strength) -> patent map
• 專利地球村 (International property offices) - 速審
• 情境打造更多專利延伸 (Scenario extends to more
patents) - case study
• Summary
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3. Intellectual Property Guide: comparisons
Right Usage fee Advantage
Utility
patent
(發明)
Articles where the new features
have a useful function
Apply:
$3,800 ~
$15,000
Expire: 20 years from filing
date
新型
美國無, 台灣, 德國有
物品形狀/構造/裝置, 採形式審查
計算匯差 申請日起10年
Design
patent
(新式樣)
The aesthetic shape or layout by
artificial
Apply:
$1,600 ~
2,600
Lasts only 14 years, 1~3
years secure
Copyright
©
Writings, flat artwork, photos,
maps, drawings, programs, prints,
labels, movies …
Only small
filing fee
A very long time ( life + 70
years or 95-120 years)
Nature Mountain, sea … 0
Trademark
™, ®
About $50 ~
$120
• Trademark can deny
offensive right
‐ become “generic”
‐ Ex. Xerox, Aspirin
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Ref: howdoigetatrademark.com Patent fee: http://www.webpatent.com/costs.htm

4. 發明(Utility) + 新型
發明
申請人: MTK
證書號: I384871
名稱: 數位電視訊號管理方法及系統
US8,051,444: make
a bridge btw Ads &
TV program
新型
申請人: 航創科技
證書號: M441883
名稱: 外接式車用高畫質數位電視全
觸控操作系統
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5. 新式樣 (Design)
新式樣
申請人: 神達電腦
證書號: D138189
名稱: 外接式數位電視盒 D505,846: bottle opener
Italian Scooter
D547,242:3-wheel design
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6. 專利要件 (patent requirements)
a statutory class ? (35 USC 101)
Process (method), machine,
manufacture, composition,
new use?
Useful? (35 USC 101)
Novelty?
(35 USC 102)
Unobvious?
(35USC
103)
產業利用性
(industrial applicability )
新穎性
(Novelty? = related with
applied date)
進步性
(Progress?)
專利
標的: 發明, 新型, 新式樣
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7. 101年專利申請件數-產業別統計
產業別
對應之國際專利分
類
本國申請人
案件數
外國申請人
案件數
合計數
發明 新型 發明 新型 件數 百分比 排名
日常用品 A41-A47 174 3,402 151 72 3,799 7.57% 3
保健及娛樂
A61-A63,(A61K及
A61P,A61Q除外)
376 1,827 309 60 2,572 5.13% 9
成型 B21-B32, (B31除外) 608 1,733 527 48 2,916 5.81% 8
運輸 B60-B68 549 2,675 509 113 3,846 7.66% 2
儀器1（光學）
G01-G03 ,(G01N33
除外)
1,727 1,077 1,598 56 4,458 8.88% 1
電力；發電、
配電、變電、
電熱
H02,H05 976 1,329 614 109 3,028 6.03% 7
基本電子電
機元件
Ｈ01,(H01L除外) 780 1,746 748 211 3,485 6.94% 5
半導体技術 H01L 1,230 576 1,852 44 3,702 7.38% 4
基本電子電
路；通信
H03,H04 1,216 518 1,510 42 3,286 6.55% 6
資訊 G06F（17/60除外） 950 871 517 116 2,454 4.89% 10
經濟部智慧財產局-101年專利相關統計數據
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8. 101年國家發明獎 - 資訊、通訊類(1)
申請人: 國立成功大學
證書號: I349867(2011)
名稱:全自動化型虛擬量測的伺服器與系統及方
法
金牌
申請人: 郭峻因
證書號: I323130 (2010)
名稱:視訊解碼之裝置
銀牌
經濟部智慧財產局-101年國家發明創作獎
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9. 101年國家發明獎 - 資訊、通訊類(2)
申請人: 啟碁科技
證書號: I352453 (2011)
名稱:寬頻天線及其製造方法
銀牌
經濟部智慧財產局-101年國家發明創作獎
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10. 101年國家創作獎 - 資訊、通訊類
銀牌申請人: 兆銀資訊系統
證書號: M391691 (2010)
名稱:診間看診報到系統
申請人: 台南科技大學
證書號: M383167 (2010)
名稱:行動化建置農產品產銷
履歷之開發與應用系統
藉由工作流程
(Work Flow)探
討，規劃產銷
履歷建置之標
準化作業流程，
並結合行動條
碼(QR Code)技
術進行文字與
圖片之整合
銀牌
經濟部智慧財產局-101年國家發明創作獎
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11. 101年國家發明貢獻獎
• 半導體類、光電液晶類-平面顯示器－【晶元光電股份有限公司】
• 資訊類、通訊類－【財團法人資訊工業策進會】
– 專精數位內容、感測網路技術、嵌入式系統與多媒體技術、網路通訊與
資訊安全技術等領域，並將成果經由專利授權、技術移轉、產業服務等
多元運用方式…
– 近四年投入新台幣31.5億元的研發經費於專利的佈局上及促成Sony、富
士通、微軟、IBM等18件國內外研發中心設立
• 資訊類、通訊類－【嘉強電子股份有限公司】
– 四年內取得之15項專利所應用開發出產品多達18項，涵蓋有線麥克風、
無線麥克風、無線擴音機、及無線導覽系統等四大類產品…
– 2011年公司營收達8.11億元，上述15項專利導入商品化時程雖短，但產
值已達6,300萬元
• 電力、量測、光及儲存裝置類－【財團法人工業技術研究院-南分院】
• 機械類－【國立台北科技大學】
• 機械類－【財團法人車輛研究測試中心】
經濟部智慧財產局-101年國家發明創作獎
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12. 專利強度 (PATENT STRENGTH) ->
PATENT MAP
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13. 專利強度 (patent strength)
• Patent strength = the research result from
+
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14. 專利強度(patent strength)評估依據
• 專利權利主張數量(# of patent claims)
• 專利引用次數與被引用次數(Prior Art Citations /
Citations Received)
• 專利對手與再審查(Patent opponents &
reexamination)
• 專利分類(patent classifications)
• 專利從申請到公開的時間(prosecution length)
• 專利年齡(patent age)
• 其他(others)
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15. 專利地圖(patent map)
Mobile Phone and Wireless Network PATENT LANDSCAPE 1993-2013
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16. INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY
OFFICES
IP5 = EPO + JPO + KIPO + SIPO + USPTO (Support for 90% patent
application)
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17. PPH Portal Site
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Ref: JPO
• Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Portal Site
– Describe the activities among international patent
offices
Ref: http://www.jpo.go.jp/cgi/linke.cgi?url=/ppph-portal/index.htm

18. Current PPH Guidelines
Short name Important date description
PPH (Paris route) Start pilot 2007/9/4(UK) Using the national work products
PCT-PPH
Start JP,EPO:2010/1/29 KR:2010/6/1
During = 2 yrs
PPH using PCT international work
products
PPH MOTTAINAI Start (8 countries) 2011/7/15 Easing of PPH (Pairs) Requirements
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OSF/OLE/Office of Filing
OFF/OEE/ISAorIPEA

19. Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH): Pair-PPH
• PPH speeds up the examination process
– Participate countries by allowing examiners to re-
sue search & examination results
• a streamline patent processing
– Ex. The OSF can use OFF’s work products
» All claims in the OSF application must sufficiently
correspond to the allowable claims (/search results) in OFF
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Applicant’
s file
Office of First
Filing (OFF)
Office of Second
Filing (OSF)
> 1 claim
(patentabl
e)
2010/5/25 USPTO has eliminated the fee for the petition to
make special under PPH program

20. PPH (Paris Route)
• USPTO is currently in negotiations with other
Patent Offices to become PPH partners
– OSF can utilize search & examination results from the
OFF to accelerate examination
• Improve quality of examination, and avoid duplication of
work
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OFF
application
OSF
application
Patentable/Allowable
Request for PPH
Priority
claim
Ref: finland’s NBPR http://www.prh.fi/en/patentit/pph/request_for_pph.html + USPTO worksharing program

21. [PCT-PPH] Triway Pilot program
• Triway pilot program is limited to 100 applications
of diverse technologies
– Member offices: USPTO + EPO + JPO
– During = one year [2008/7/28 ~ 2009/7/28]
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Ref: JPO

22. PPH MOTTAINAI Pilot Program
(2011~2012)
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Case 2: OFF is other than Office A or Office B.
Case 1: OSF (Office B) provides the examination result to the
OFF (Office A).
Ref: PPH MOTTAINAI http://www.jpo.go.jp/ppph-portal/mottainai.htm
OS
F
OFF
OFF

23. SCENARIO EXTENDS TO MORE
PATENTS
Case study (2nd screen)
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24. Why make a Patentability Search?
• Valuable background info
– Know how to describe & draw components
• Contain a detailed description of your invention
• Provide more info about operability & design
• Obtain commercial info 24
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Check grant patents
on your invention?
Avoid wasting time/
money
Learn valuable
background
info.
“feel for the art”
Invention in
what field?

25. Create a scenario ->
more patents (technologies)
– improve the consistency examinations to map JPO’s
division(code) by IPO’s technical fields
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JPO division/
subdivision (code)
IPO
(technical
fields)
Zeebox is your TV
sidekick Ref: http://zeebox.com/
Scenario

26. • US8014768 (2011)
Mobile phone
multimedia controller
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JPO division/
subdivision (code)
IPO
(technical
fields)
Assignee Disney enterprises, Inc.
U.S. Class 455/420 ; 340/3.1; 340/3.71; …
International
Class (IPO)
H04N 7/14 (20060101); G06F 19/00 (20110101); G06F
17/00 (20060101); A63F 13/00 (20060101); A63F 9/24 (20060101);
H04N 7/173 (20110101); G05B 11/01 (20060101); G05B
23/02 (20060101)
Interactive application –
mobile multimedia controller (2nd screen)

27. Grace@iii.org.tw
JPO division/ subdivision
(code)
IPO
(fields)
Current US8014768 (2011) Mobile phone multimedia controller
International
Class (IPO)
H04N 7/14 (20060101); G06F 19/00 (20110101); G06F 17/00 (20060101);
A63F 13/00 (20060101); A63F 9/24 (20060101); H04N 7/173 (20110101);
G05B 11/01 (20060101); G05B 23/02 (20060101)
G06F
Electricity Transmission and Distribution
/Data Transfer Sub-Division(5T) within
Telephonic Communications Division(5G)
Data Processing Division(5B)
Interface Division(5E)
E-Commerce Technology Division(5L)
Video System Division (5C)
US8014768
(2011) Mobile
phone
multimedia
controller
H04N
how to extend IPO’s technical fields?
Ref: JPO: outline of technical fields examination (1st - 4th), 2012/4/1

28. FI/F-term search
inquiry (G06F): IPC-FI(File Index)
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G06F
JPO-PMGS(En) http://www5.ipdl.inpit.go.jp/pmgs1/pmgs1/pmgs_E

29. Select a main group
G06F7/00
– G06F7/00 (English version) Methods or arrangements
for processing data by operating upon the order or
content of the data handled (logic circuits H03K 19/00)
– G06F7/00 (Japan version) - subgroup
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30. Sub Group G06F9/00
F-term list (patents)
– 9/00 Arrangements for programme control, e.g. control unit
(programme control for peripheral devices G 06 F 13/10; in
regulating or control systems G 05 B)
• 9/06630E . . Timing/schedule management of correction(New, Apr. 2000)
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F-term list: “5B376:stored programmes”

31. Summary
• Scenario -> patent search will make your
patent more strong
– 情境打造更多專利延伸 (Scenario extends to
more patents)
• Create yourself patents DB
– Because those summaries maybe more reliability
<- not only the proper noun
– Make patent map earily
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