还原发明构思,准确选取最接近现有技术

The Importance of Selecting the Closest Prior Art Accurately in the View of Invention Concept

最接近现有技术选取是创造性“三步法”评述中的第一步,若最接近现有技术选取不当,会降低审查意见通知书效能,影响审查结果准确性,无法得出客观公正审查结论。本文从实际案例切入,阐明如何基于还原发明构思来选取最接近现有技术,并根据“三步法”整体逻辑重新审视最接近现有技术选取是否恰当,以期对发明创造所作出的技术贡献作出客观判断。

The choice of the closest prior art is the fi rst step in review of"three-step approach"for creativity judgment.If the closest prior art was inappropriate,it would reduce the effectiveness of the offi cial action,which leads to an injustice conclusion.This article starts with the actual cases to clarify how to select the closest prior art in the view of invention concept.Moreover,according to the overall logic of the"three-step approach",we could examine whether the closest prior art is appropriate.Thus,we will make objective judgment on the technical contributions made by inventors and creators.