实用新型优先权审查探析

Analysis of the Examination of Priority of Utility Model

优先权制度的利用已由最初的方便申请人向另外的缔约国提出申请,演变成了有助于申请人于一定期限内进行专利完善、改进、价值评估并合并申请,以降低专利维持成本的一种行之有效的方式。但是,实用新型专利申请在优先权的提出时存在投机性,在审查中又存在一定程度的主观随意性。本文基于实用新型优先权审查的原则,探讨了"主题明显不相关"的审查标准,并对优先权在实用新型专利保护中的法律效力进行了探析,对实用新型优先权要求是否正确进行了思考和建议,为申请人今后合理要求优先权给出了方向。

The use of priority comes into effect from making it convenient that applicants easily file an application to another contracting states to helping applicants to refine, improve, do worth assessment of patent and merge applications in order to reduce the maintenance cost of patent. But in utility model applications, there are speculativeness in claiming priority and some subjectivity in examination. Therefore, based on the principal of the examination of priority in utility model, the criteria about ＂subject matter is obviously not related with each other＂ is discussed, the force adeffect of priority in the patent protection of utility model is researched, the validity of priority in utility model is considered and suggested, and the direction about reasonably claiming priority is provided for applicants.