미국 특허법 § 100 - 정의, 35 USC § 100 - Definitions

미국 특허법 § 100 - 정의, 35 USC § 100 - Definitions 

따로 명시되어 있지 않다면,

(a) invention은 invention 또는 discovery.

(b) process는 process, art of method, 그리고 "a new use of a known process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, 또는 material" 을 포함한다.

(c) United States와 this country는 USA, its territories 그리고 possessions.

(d) patentee는 특허를 받은 patentee와 그 권리를 승계 받은 successors를 포함한다.

(e) third-party requester는 patent owner가 아니면서 a person requesting ex parte reexamination under section 302이다.

(f) inventor는 individual 또는, 만약 a joint invention 이라면 "the individuals collectively who invented or discovered the subject matter of the invention".

(g) joint inventor와 coinventor는 "any 1 of the individuals who invented or discovered the subject matter of a joint invention".

(h) joint research agreement는 2 or more persons or entities가 the performance of experimental, developmental, or research work in the field of the claimed invention를 위해 협약한 a written contract, grant, 또는 cooperative agreement.

(i)

        (1) patent 또는 patent application의 claimed invention의 effective filing date는 —

                (A) 관련된 특허들이 없다면, actual filing date; 또는

                (B) 관련된 특허들 중 가장 빠른 the filing date

        (2) application for reissue 또는 reissued patent의 effective filing date는 reissue가 포함된 청구항의 발명으로 간주된다.

(j) claimed invention는 a claim in a patent or an application for a patent에 의해 정의된 the subject matter.

35 USC § 100 - Definitions 

When used in this title unless the context otherwise indicates—

(a)The term “invention” means invention or discovery.

(b)The term “process” means process, art or method, and includes a new use of a known process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, or material.

(c)The terms “United States” and “this country” mean the United States of America, its territories and possessions.

(d)The word “patentee” includes not only the patentee to whom the patent was issued but also the successors in title to the patentee.

(e)The term “third-party requester” means a person requesting ex parte reexamination under section 302 who is not the patent owner.

(f)The term “inventor” means the individual or, if a joint invention, the individuals collectively who invented or discovered the subject matter of the invention.

(g)The terms “joint inventor” and “coinventor” mean any 1 of the individuals who invented or discovered the subject matter of a joint invention.

(h)The term “joint research agreement” means a written contract, grant, or cooperative agreement entered into by 2 or more persons or entities for the performance of experimental, developmental, or research work in the field of the claimed invention.

(i)

(1)The term “effective filing date” for a claimed invention in a patent or application for patent means—

(A)if subparagraph (B) does not apply, the actual filing date of the patent or the application for the patent containing a claim to the invention; or

(B)the filing date of the earliest application for which the patent or application is entitled, as to such invention, to a right of priority under section 119, 365(a), 365(b), 386(a), or 386(b) or to the benefit of an earlier filing date under section 120, 121, 365(c), or 386(c).

(2)The effective filing date for a claimed invention in an application for reissue or reissued patent shall be determined by deeming the claim to the invention to have been contained in the patent for which reissue was sought.

(j)The term “claimed invention” means the subject matter defined by a claim in a patent or an application for a patent.

(July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 797; Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4603], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–567; Pub. L. 112–29, § 3(a), Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 285; Pub. L. 112–211, title I, § 102(1), Dec. 18, 2012, 126 Stat. 1531.)