2011年3月31日 星期四

美國專利法第134條

美國專利法第134條規範專利申請人不服專利局審查而上訴到專利上訴與衝突委員會(BPAI)的各方權利義務

對專利申請人:若其專利申請案被核駁兩次(或以上),可將審查委員的決定的爭議訴請"專利訴願與衝突委員會"做出進一步判斷

對專利權人:當專利經美國再審程序(re-examination)對任一權利範圍做出最終決定時,可以此決定訴請"專利訴願與衝突委員會"做出進一步判斷

針對第三方:在Inter Partes再審程序中,若第三方(通常是舉發人)不服審查委員的決定,包括認定原權利範圍的專利性、修改的權例範圍、或是新增的範圍,可以上訴到"專利訴願與衝突委員會"做出判斷

[原文]

35 U.S.C. 134 Appeal to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences.

(a) PATENT APPLICANT.- An applicant for a patent, any of whose claims has been twice rejected, may appeal from the decision of the primary examiner to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, having once paid the fee for such appeal.

(b) PATENT OWNER.- A patent owner in any reexamination proceeding may appeal from the final rejection of any claim by the primary examiner to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, having once paid the fee for such appeal.

(c) THIRD-PARTY.- A third-party requester in an inter partes proceeding may appeal to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences from the final decision of the primary examiner favorable to the patentability of any original or proposed amended or new claim of a patent, having once paid the fee for such appeal.

Ron

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