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? Exceptions: Nondisclosed disclaimers – Restore novelty over a prior right (Art. 54(3)) or an accidental anticipation – Excise nonpatentable subjectmatter (morality, ’public order’, medical treatment) ? Rule 137(4): Amendments must be acpanied by basis – Refer to application as filed. Indication sufficient if not necessary to look further 在審查中的修改 (Art. 123(2) EPC) 主要條款:不能超出提交時申請文件的內(nèi)容 不接受的修改 引入了 沒有披露的特征 引入或刪除了一個 披露的特征 ,形成一個沒有披露的特征組合 可接受的修改 修改為已披露的特征組合,甚至可以擴大范圍! 從組合中刪除非實質(zhì)性特征 (cf. G1/93) 例外 :未披露的放棄 通過在先權(quán)利或由于意外而恢復 新穎性 (Art. 54(3)) 刪除不可專利的主題 (道德 , ’公共秩序’ , 醫(yī)療方法 ) 細則 137(4): 申請須在以下基礎(chǔ)上 針對原始申請,足夠的指示,如果不必進一步查看 Opportunities to amend (Rule 137) ? Amendments only with request for substantive examination (response to m. Rule 70a or Rule 161) ? No amendment between filing and ESR ? No further amendment without the consent of the Examining division – File divisional 修改時機 (Rule 137) 僅當請求 實質(zhì)審查時的修改(答復依據(jù) Rule 70a或 Rule 161的審查意見) 在提交到 ESR期間不能修改 未經(jīng)審查部門同意不能做進一步修改 提交分案申請 169。 2022 169。2022 Divisional applications (Art. 76) – When to file ? Uses: – Respond to unity bjection – Postpone decision to protect second invention (but equal cost as if two applications had been filed initially) – Prolong uncertainty ? Twoyear window to file a divisional (Rule 36(1)) – Clock starts after first Office action or Intention to grant – Clock starts again when unity objection is raised – Clock starts again when a different unity objection is raised 分案申請 (Art. 76) – 何時提出 ? 作用 : – 答復單一性駁回時 – 推遲保護第二發(fā)明的決定(但一旦決定申請其費用與當初就申請兩件是相同的) – 拉長不確定性 ? 提交分案申請的兩 年 時間窗 (Rule 36(1)) – 計時從第一次審查意見或意圖授權(quán)開始 – 當有單一性駁回時計時重新開始 – 當有不同的單一性駁回時計時又重新開始 Divisional applications – Conditions ? Claims must not go beyond content of parent application as filed – Similar to amendment practice – But ‖dirty‖ divisional can be cleaned (G1/05) ? Filing by (Rule 40(1)(c)) is convenient ? Priority claim and designations copied from parent ? 4month grace period for accrued annuities 分案申請 ——條件 權(quán)利 要求 不能超出原申請的內(nèi)容 類似補正的要求 但“污染”的分案允許凈化 (G1/05) 通過引述 對比 文件來提交很方便 (Rule 40(1)(c)) 優(yōu)先權(quán)和指定國與在先申請相同 已發(fā)生的年費在 4個月的寬限期內(nèi)繳納