改訂欧州審査基準の運用開始 1.審査基準 H部 補正及び訂正 第4章 2.2 最初の出願内容
1.審査基準 H部 補正及び訂正 第4章 2.2 最初の出願内容
(2015年11月1日施行)
2.2 2.3 Content of the application as "originally" filed – general rules
Under Art. 123(2), it is impermissible to add to a European application subject-matter which the skilled person cannot derive directly and unambiguously, using common general knowledge,is not directly and unambiguously derivable from the disclosure of the invention as filed, also taking into account any features implicit to a person skilled in the art in what is expressly mentioned in the document. Literal support is, however, not required by the wording of Art. 123(2) (see T 667/08).
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⇒明細書に文言上明記されていない場合でも、当業者がその知識を勘案すれば出願時の明細書から導き出すことの可能な事項について補正を行う場合、123条に関する拒絶理由応答時、また、補正の根拠を示す際に、以下の文言等を主張することが非常に有効であると考えられる。
e.g. "The attention of the Examining Division is drawn to the fact that the Guidelines for Examination have been changed in order to support a more liberal approach in determining the original disclosure of the application as filed. According to the new wording of the Guidelines, H.IV.2.2, the general knowledge must be included in order to determine the content of the original application documents……."