JP2010224984A5

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Publication number: JP2010224984A5
Application number: JP2009072871A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2009-03-24
Publication date: 2011-12-01
Anticipated expiration: 2029-03-24

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以下、実施形態について詳細に説明する。
図１は、特許明細書評価・作成作業支援装置の実施形態の構成図である。
この装置は、特許審査データベース（特許審査ＤＢ１０１）１０１と拒絶理由データベース（拒絶理由ＤＢ１０２）１０２、拒絶理由ＤＢ１０２に格納するデータを作成するデータ作成部１０３、及び拒絶理由ＤＢ検索サブシステム１０４から構成される。 Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail.
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a patent specification evaluation / creation work support apparatus.
This apparatus includes a patent examination database (patent examination DB 101) 101, a rejection reason database (rejection reason DB 102) 102, a data creation unit 103 that creates data to be stored in the rejection reason DB 102 , and a rejection reason DB search subsystem 104. The

以上のようなルールによって、拒絶理由通知書における各段落の記載内容が、拒絶理由通知書解析部１０３−１によって判定される。図４に挙げた例であれば、以下のような情報が認識される。

「特開ＡＡＡＡ−ＢＢＢＢＢ」が、審査対象とされた特許公報の番号である。

「理由」に続く段落である「この出願の」から「特許を受けることができない」に到る段落には、拒絶理由が記載されている。

「記」に続く各箇条書段落、具体的には「（１）」から「〜記載されている」に到る段落と、「（２）」から「〜技術である」に到る段落には、それぞれ拒絶理由の詳細が記載されている。 Based on the rules as described above, the description content of each paragraph in the notice of reasons for refusal is determined by the notice of reason for refusal analyzer 103-1. In the example shown in FIG. 4, the following information is recognized.

“JPAAA-ABBBBBB” is the number of the patent publication that is the subject of examination.

The reason for refusal is described in the paragraph following “reason” from “this application” to “cannot receive a patent”.

Each bullet paragraph following the "SL", specifically the paragraph leading to "(1)""- described Ru Tei" from paragraph reaching the "(2)", "a-technology" from The details of the reasons for refusal are described respectively.

ステップ２
次に、拒絶理由通知書解析部１０３−１は、上述のレイアウト解析の判定結果に基づいて、段落毎に判定した記述内容に基づいて、情報を抽出する。その情報抽出の際にも、記述内容毎に、以下のようなルールが適用される。

ルール２の１−拒絶理由の記載部分に対しては、記述文中の「特許法第」で始まる部分文字列が形態素解析される。形態素解析結果において「助詞」と解析される形態素の直前までが、拒絶理由として抽出される。図４の例においては、「特許法第２９条第２項」が拒絶理由として抽出される。

ルール２の２−拒絶理由の詳細を記載する部分に対しては、それぞれの段落毎に、審査対象の公開特許公報における記述部分、及びその拒絶の根拠となった引用文献中の記述が抽出される。この抽出においては、それぞれ以下のような処理ルールを用いた抽出処理が行なわれる。

ルール２の２の１−審査対象の公開特許公報中の記述部分の抽出
審査対象の公開特許公報において拒絶を受けた部分を指す記述パターン例えば、「請求項Ｎ」など）と、内容を記載する典型的な言い回しを手がかりとする抽出ルール（例えば、”（拒絶を受けた部分を指す記述パターンにマッチする文字列）には、「・・・」と記載されている”といった記述から「・・・」の部分を抽出する）によって、審査対象の公開特許公報中の内容が抽出される。図４の例における最初の箇条書段落においては、拒絶をうけた審査対象の公開特許公報中の記載部分を指す情報（ポインタ情報）として「請求項１」が抽出されるが、その記載内容自身を抽出するルールはマッチしない。

ルール２の２の２−拒絶の根拠となった公知例中の記述部分の抽出
引用例記述パターン（例えば「引用例Ｎ」「引用文献Ｎ」「先願Ｎ」など）と、その実体を表す情報との対応づけ処理が行なわれる。図４の例であれば、「引用例１」と「特開ＸＸＸＸ−ＹＹＹＹＹ号公報」、「引用例２」と「実願○○○○−□□□□□号公報」とが、それぞれ対応づけられる。 Step 2
Next, the rejection reason notice analysis unit 103-1 extracts information based on the description content determined for each paragraph based on the determination result of the layout analysis described above. When extracting the information, the following rules are applied for each description content.

For the description part 1-rejection reason of Rule 2, the partial character string beginning with “Patent Law No.” in the description sentence is subjected to morphological analysis. The reason up to the morpheme analyzed as “particle” in the morpheme analysis result is extracted as the reason for rejection. In the example of FIG. 4, “Patent Act Article 29 Paragraph 2” is extracted as the reason for refusal.

For the part that details the reason for refusal 2 in Rule 2, the description part in the published patent publication to be examined and the description in the cited document that became the basis for the rejection are extracted for each paragraph. The In this extraction, extraction processing using the following processing rules is performed.

Rule 2-2 1-Extraction of description part in a public patent gazette to be examined A description pattern indicating a rejected part in a public patent gazette to be examined (for example, “Claim N”) and the contents are described Extraction rules based on typical phrases (for example, "(character string matching the descriptive pattern indicating the rejected part) is described as" ... "") The contents in the published patent publication to be examined are extracted. In the first clause paragraph in the example of FIG. 4, “claim 1” is extracted as information (pointer information) indicating the description part in the public patent gazette to be examined which has been rejected. The rules to extract do not match.

2. Extraction of description part in known example that is the basis of refusal 2 of rule 2 Citation example description pattern (for example, “citation example N”, “cited document N”, “prior application N”, etc.) and its entity Correlation processing with information is performed. In the example of FIG. 4, “Citation 1” , “JPXXXX-YYYYY Publication”, “Citation 2” and “Actual Application No. XXXXX- It is matched.

Claims

Search the patent examination database that stores the past applications for which examination requests have been filed and the notification of reasons for refusal issued for the applications subject to examination, linked to the description of the claims in the application documents. In the apparatus for supporting the evaluation and creation work of the application documents,
From the result of morphological analysis of the notice of reasons for refusal taken out from the patent examination database and the rules determined in advance, the application to be examined described in the notice of reasons for refusal and the reasons for refusal in the application The description of the claim in which is indicated, the text that is the basis for the reason for refusal, the cited document indicated by the reason for refusal and the wording described in the cited document, and creates information that links the extracted information, A data creation unit to be stored in the rejection reason database;
Reads the application documents, the claim recitations of the refusal database similar search for the claims of the application documents as a key, and the claims of the application documents, the reason for refusal database A reason for refusal database search subsystem that presents information extracted from a notice of reason for refusal issued for an application having a claim statement similar to the claim description that has been searched;
Only including,
The rejection reason database search subsystem part is:
A claim description dividing unit for dividing the description of the claim of the application documents into a minimum search unit for performing the similarity search;
Based on the minimum search unit created by the claim description division unit, a search unit for searching for a record in the rejection reason database and a search unit generation unit for creating a key description thereof,
The similarity between the search key corresponding to the search unit created by the search unit generator and the description content of the published patent gazette of the application for which examination is requested in each record of the rejection reason database is calculated, and the similarity is high A similar search unit that acquires records as search results;
Further patent evaluation and making work support device, characterized in including it.

The data creation unit searches the patent examination database for an opinion document linked to the notice of reason for refusal and analyzes it, and provides a description or reference information regarding the objection or the contents of amendment to the reason for refusal. Create the information by further linking to the information linked to the book ,
Patent evaluation and making work support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the this.

The data creation unit obtains a description corresponding to the reference information from the patent examination database or a patent related database connected to the outside, and creates the information as the information.
The patent specification evaluation / creation work support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus is a patent specification evaluation / creation work support apparatus.

Search the patent examination database that stores the past applications for which examination requests have been filed and the notification of reasons for refusal issued for the applications subject to examination, linked to the description of the claims in the application documents. In a method for supporting the evaluation and creation of the application documents,
From the result of morphological analysis of the notice of reasons for refusal taken out from the patent examination database and the rules determined in advance, the application to be examined described in the notice of reasons for refusal and the reasons for refusal in the application The description of the claim in which is indicated, the text that is the basis for the reason for refusal, the cited document indicated by the reason for refusal and the wording described in the cited document, and creates information that links the extracted information, Creating data to be stored in the rejection reason database;
Reads the application documents, the claim recitations of the refusal database similar search for the claims of the application documents as a key, and the claims of the application documents, the reason for refusal database A reason for refusal database search step presenting information extracted from a notice of reason for refusal issued for an application having a claim statement similar to the searched claim claim;
Only including,
The rejection reason database search step includes:
Dividing the description of the claim of the application documents into a minimum search unit for performing the similarity search;
Based on the minimum search unit, create a search unit for searching for a record in the rejection reason database and a description as a key thereof,
The similarity between the search key corresponding to the search unit and the description content of the published patent publication of the application for which examination is requested in each record in the rejection reason database is calculated, and a record having a high similarity is obtained as a search result.
Patent evaluation and create work support method which is characterized in containing Mukoto the process.

Search the patent examination database that stores the past applications for which examination requests have been filed and the notification of reasons for refusal issued for the applications subject to examination, linked to the description of the claims in the application documents. To a computer that supports the evaluation and creation of the application documents,
From the result of morphological analysis of the notice of reasons for refusal taken out from the patent examination database and the rules determined in advance, the application to be examined described in the notice of reasons for refusal and the reasons for refusal in the application The description of the claim in which is indicated, the text that is the basis for the reason for refusal, the cited document indicated by the reason for refusal and the wording described in the cited document, and creates information that links the extracted information, Creating data to be stored in the rejection reason database;
Reads the application documents, the claim recitations of the refusal database similar search for the claims of the application documents as a key, and the claims of the application documents, the reason for refusal database A reason for refusal database search step presenting information extracted from a notice of reason for refusal issued for an application having a claim statement similar to the searched claim claim;
Was executed,
The rejection reason database search step includes:
Dividing the description of the claim of the application documents into a minimum search unit for performing the similarity search;
Based on the minimum search unit, create a search unit for searching for a record in the rejection reason database and a description as a key thereof,
The similarity between the search key corresponding to the search unit and the description content of the published patent publication of the application for which examination is requested in each record in the rejection reason database is calculated, and a record having a high similarity is obtained as a search result.
A program characterized by including processing .