JPS63147691A - Patent control document - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention: This invention is a method for informing and/or inquiring about matters related to patents. Regarding patent management forms sent to parties.

Generally, when one patent ratio 1JI (including utility model registration issue side, etc.) is carried out, (a) procedural amendment inquiry, (b) examination request inquiry, and (c) acceptance and handling of reasons for refusal, until this patent is established. Inquiry (d) Inquiry on acceptance of decision of refusal and how to deal with it (n) Intermediate administrative procedures such as acceptance of the petition for objection and inquiry on how to deal with it, etc. must be carried out many times, and even after the patent is granted, there is no need to continue paying the pension. It is necessary to carry out makeshift work, etc. as necessary.

For this reason, patent management departments must handle a large number of different types of procedures every day, resulting in frequent issuance of documents, and there has long been a desire to improve the efficiency of office work through computer management. However, in this case, an important requirement is not only the human input of the data, but also the format in which the manually generated data is output, that is, the type of form used.If this form is poorly designed, various types of It becomes necessary to prepare separate forms, which means that it takes time and effort to send the cents to the printer. In addition, such a form needs to be readable, easy to understand, and easy to view by an unspecified number of people on the inventor's side, but if it is poorly designed, it will be unsatisfactory in these respects as well. Put it away. In other words, such a form (a) saves time and effort on the part of the patent administrator, (U) is easy for the recipient to understand, and (c) is easy to respond to, and (d) It is necessary to create a form that resembles a return letter so that the patent administrator who receives the answer can easily understand it, and (d) this and subsequent administrative procedures are convenient.

By the way, in the past, there was no form that could meet these various requirements, and instead the patent administrator wrote the content of the notification and inquiry on a form and sent it to the inventor. There was an inconvenience in that it was not possible to respond smoothly if the inventor who received the request was not accustomed to patent work. In other words, it is usually difficult for an inventor who receives such a letter to know what to do if the letter simply says, for example, "Notice of Decision of Refusal."

Moreover, when submitting answers in writing, different departments may use various forms, which often causes inconvenience to the patent administrator who receives the answers in the subsequent procedures (organization). In even worse cases, the patent manager who receives the answer may not even be able to identify which patent the answer is for.

In view of the above-mentioned points, the present invention ([) allows documents to be created by a computer, and can be efficiently performed without checking against ledgers or filed documents; (II); and It is possible to create a communication field and a response field at the same time without having to write by hand, (1) Furthermore, the contents of the notification can be typed out by computer in this communication field, (IV) In addition, depending on the contents of the notification at this time, (■) Moreover, if necessary, the progress of intermediate procedures up to now can be automatically printed out on the computer. (Vl) The purpose of this document is to provide a patent management form on which the notification/inquiry information for this letter can be printed.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the structure of a patent management form according to the present invention. In this figure, 1 is a sheet of paper (size B4) that serves both as a communication sheet and an answer sheet;
Make a perforation 2 approximately in the center of the paper, dividing paper 1 in half.
(or just a dotted line) is formed, and this sewing machine opening 2
The form 1 can be separated into a communication section 3 and an answer section 4 by the following. Further, at each position on the communication part 3, there is a destination print fIjl (second print @) 5, an identification matter print field (first print field) 6, and a notification/inquiry matter print field (
3rd printing column) 7, response deadline printing column (4th printing system),
Intermediate procedure matter printing field (fifth printing field) 8.6 line document printing field 8 (sixth printing field) is provided. Each of these printed Kiryu printing fields 5 to 8 will be explained below.

First, destination printing 4'lJ5 is for printing the destination of this paper 1 by computer, and is provided at the upper left of the communication section 3. In addition, the identification information printing column 6 is for computer-printing information necessary for identifying the case, such as application number, name of invention, special award classification, etc. It is located slightly above. This identification information printing field 6 allows the inventor who receives this form 1 to easily know which patent the notification/inquiry is regarding. In addition, the notice/inquiry printing field 7 is a field in which the purpose of sending this form 1, that is, the matters to be contacted to the other party, is printed out using a computer. It is divided into a section (hereinafter referred to as the "inquiry matter printing section") that prints the information to be asked, and both sections are used depending on the purpose, and necessary and appropriate sentences are printed out from the computer.

For example: (a) When inquiring about the necessity of amendment to the invention, "Necessity of amendment" is printed in the "inquiry matter printing section" and (0) it is notified that the application has been published and a request for examination is made. When inquiring about the necessity of a request for examination and whether an amendment is necessary, "Notification of publication number" is printed in the "notification matter printing section", and "necessity of request for examination" and "amendment" are printed in the "inquiry matter printing section". "Necessity" is printed.

(8) When inquiring about the notification and how to deal with the notification when receiving a notification of reasons for refusal, enter “Receipt of notification of reasons for refusal” in the “Notification matters printing section” and “How to deal with the reasons for refusal” in the “Inquiry matters printing section”. ” etc. is printed.

When the inquiry is printed in the "inquiry printing section", a menu of countermeasures corresponding to the inquiry is printed out by the computer in the print i3a of the answer section. In addition, the intermediate procedure matter printing field 8 is for computer printing of the progress of the proceedings to date related to this patent by associating the date with the procedure name, and is provided at the lower right of the same sheet l. A sentence is written.

Similarly, in each position on the answer part 4, an identification item printing column 9 (printing column 1a) and a countermeasure menu are printed. 1i! 110 (third a printing field) is provided. Here, print identification information 4! i! 19 is for printing the application number, name of the invention, special award classification, etc. necessary for identifying the case in the same manner as the above-mentioned identification information printing column 6, and is for printing the application number, name of the invention, special award classification, etc. above the answer section 4. It is provided. This identification information printing field 9 allows the patent manager who receives the form 1 to easily know which patent the answer is for. Further, the countermeasure menu printing column 10 is provided below the answer section 4 and is divided into a column for inquiry contents and a column for reply contents, and several types of countermeasures are provided according to the notification/inquiry printout flj17. Computer-printed menus. For example, if "Inquiry about the necessity of amendment" is written in the notice/inquiry printing column 7, the same statement will be printed on the combiator in the inquiry contents column of this countermeasure menu print 4% 110, and the same answer will be sent. In the content column, 口 Amendment Required (Amendment details are as below) 口 Amendment not required is printed on the computer, and ``Notice of Reasons for Refusal Accepted.''
If it is written as ``Inquiry on how to deal with it,'' Oral: Submit a written opinion (contents are as below) Oral: Submit a procedural amendment and written opinion (Opinions, contents, and amendments are as follows) Oral: Submit an application for change If you agree, the answer menu will be printed out on the computer.

In this way, this patent management form 11 divides the form 1 into two parts, one of which is used as the communication part 3 and the other as the answer part 4, so there is a communication part 3 and an answer part 4.
and can be created at the same time, and since the communication part 3 and answer part 4 are printed by a computer, they can be created without having to be handwritten.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a computer system for printing the patent management form 11 described above. In this figure, numeral 12 is a central processing unit that forms the core of this computer system, and this central processing unit 12 contains various data related to patents that have been filed (or have not yet been filed, if necessary), such as application numbers, special award classifications, etc. Inventor, title of invention, intermediate procedure status, etc. are stored for each patent, as well as countermeasures (countermeasure menu) corresponding to the notification/inquiry contents.
is memorized. In addition, 13 is a CRT (cathode
ray tube) 14, a keyboard 15, etc., input any one of the application number, the name of the invention, the reference number, etc. as a keyword, and input the contents of the notification/inquiry. As a result, patent data corresponding to this keyword is displayed on the display from the central processing unit 12, and a notification/inquiry text and a countermeasure menu corresponding to the notification/inquiry content are read out and supplied to the printer 16. The printer 16 prints the patent management form 11 described above, and prints each field from the destination print field 5 to the countermeasure menu print field 10 at once in accordance with the data from the central processing unit 12.

In this way, the patent management form 11 can be created by simply setting it on the printer 16 and inputting keywords and notification/inquiry details from the terminal device 13.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another example of the structure of the patent management form according to the present invention. The patent management form 11a shown in this figure is different from the patent management form 11 shown in FIG.
A and the answer part 4a are arranged one above the other. Even in this case, the same effect as the patent management form 11 shown in FIG. 1 can be obtained.

Furthermore, in each of the embodiments described above, the patent management form L1
．． 11a is printed one sheet at a time, but a plurality of patent management forms with the same content may be created at once using pressure-sensitive paper or the like.

Furthermore, in the embodiment described above, the patent management form 11
．． Although the patent management form 11, Ila is described as a single sheet, the patent management form 11, Ila may be constructed using continuous paper. Thereby, the setting on the printer 16 can be further simplified.

As explained above, the patent management form according to the present invention has the following features: (a) Divide the paper into left and right or top and bottom areas, use one of the resulting areas as a communication area, and use the other area as a response area; (II) In addition, the communication part includes a first printing column for printing at least one of the application number, the title of the invention, and the reference number necessary for labeling the patent by computer, and a mailing address. a second printing field for computer-printing, and a third printing field for sorting and computer-printing the communication matters of notification matters and inquiry matters, and (c) in the answer part. , a 13th printing column for computer-printing at least one of the application number, the name of the invention, and the serial number necessary for labeling the patent; and a solution plan corresponding to the communication requirements. A computer-printed printing field 3a is provided so that the inventor can select it, and (d) these printing fields 1a, 33rd printing field, and the first to third printing fields can be simultaneously printed by the computer system. It is characterized by the fact that

Therefore, according to the present invention, (1) a document can be created by a computer, and this creation work can be done by one person; (m) Furthermore, the content of the notification can be typed out by computer in this communication field, and (IV) The computer can also list out the countermeasures according to the content of the notification at this time, and the inventor can (V) In addition, this written notice/inquiry address can be printed out by computer.

Furthermore, since the communication section is provided with a column for computer-printing the intermediate procedure status, it is possible to automatically print out the progress of the intermediate procedure so far by the computer.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a patent management form according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a computer system for printing this patent management form, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a patent management form according to the invention. It is a figure which shows the other example of a structure of a management form. 1...Paper, 3...Communication part, 4...Answer part,
5... Address print field (second print IfJ), 6... Identification matter print field (first print field), 7... Communication/inquiry matter print field (third print field), 8 ...Intermediate procedure matter printing field (5th printing!!jI), 9...Identification matter printing 11
dl (Print column 1a), 10... Coping menu print column (Print column 3a), 11... Patent management form.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. In a patent management form sent from a patent administrator to an inventor to notify or inquire about matters related to a patent to the inventor, (a) the paper may be rotated horizontally or vertically; (b) In the communication area, the application number and invention necessary to label the patent are used. The first printing field for computer-printing at least one of the name and reference number, the second printing field for computer-printing the destination, and communication requirements for each of notification matters and inquiry matters. (c) In the answer section, the application number, title of the invention, and serial number necessary for labeling the patent are provided. A printing field 1a for computer-printing at least one of the items, and a printing field 3a for computer-printing so that the inventor can select a countermeasure corresponding to the communication requirement, (d) and A document for patent management, characterized in that these printing fields 1a and 3a and the first to third printing fields can be simultaneously printed by a computer system. 2. The patent management form according to claim 1, wherein the communication part has a space for computer printing of intermediate procedure status.