2025年04月01日
特許調査をどのタイミングで行うか？【リライト版】
効率的な特許戦略が図れます。
そういう意味合いの特許調査です。
効率的な特許戦略というよりも、世の中の技術動向を調べる・・・
（１）はそんな目的のために行うことが多いです。
この点について述べます。
✔あまりに特許になる可能性が低い場合は、特許の取下げもできます。
そのような判断ができます。
その場合、特許になりやすい内容で、審査を受けることができます。
（ａ）は対応がやや後手後手に感じませんか？
✔そもそもどのような内容で特許を出すべきか？
✔あるいは、そもそも特許を出すべきでないか？
→特許を出すのを保留し、発明の改良や、発明を寝かせたりできます。
そのような判断ができます。
どのような内容を厚めに書けばいいのかが、判断できます。
このほうが、発明者（特許出願人）にとっては合理的です。
例えば、（ｂ）の調査では、以下のような複雑な内容が多いからです。
（特に、特許調査を行った者と特許の書類の作成者が同じだとベスト）
①と③は、発明者との綿密なコミュニケーションが必要です。
なかなか機械的・事務的にできるものではありません。
そのためにも特許を出す前に特許調査を行うことをお勧めいたします。
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＜機械翻訳＞
When should you conduct a patent search? [Rewritten version]
When obtaining a patent, you will conduct a patent search at some stage.
This will allow you to plan an efficient patent strategy.
So, specifically, when is the ideal time to conduct a patent search?
There are three possible times.
(1) Before creating an invention
(2) After creating an invention and before filing a patent
(3) After filing a patent
Assuming that your invention is almost complete and you are going to file a patent.
(1) is about what kind of invention, research, development, and product development you will be doing in the first place?
That is the meaning of patent search.
Rather than an efficient patent strategy, it is about investigating the technological trends of the world...
(1) is often conducted for such purposes.
So, we will explain (2) and (3).
In other words, is it better to conduct a patent search before or after filing a patent application?
We will discuss this point.
■Is it better to conduct a patent search before or after filing an application?
For convenience, I will start with "(3) After filing a patent".
(a) Conducting a patent search after filing a patent ((3) above)
Conducting a patent search after filing a patent application allows the following patent strategies.
You can decide whether to undergo examination based on the results of the patent search.
✔ If the possibility of a patent is too low, you can withdraw the patent.
✔ If there is a possibility of a patent, what content should you aim for as a patent?
You can make such a decision.
Let's say that there are many contents written in the patent application documents.
In that case, you can undergo examination with the content that is likely to become a patent.
(b) Conducting a patent search after creating an invention and before filing a patent ((2) above)
You may have noticed if you read (a) above.
(a) seems a bit of a delayed response, don't you think?
Conducting a patent search before filing a patent allows even more patent strategies.
In other words, you can make proactive decisions such as the following.
✔ What content should you apply for a patent for in the first place?
✔ Or should you not file a patent in the first place?
✔ If the results of a patent search show that the possibility of a patent is too low
→ You can put off filing a patent and improve the invention or let it sit.
✔ If there is a possibility of a patent, what content should you file for a patent?
You can make such a decision.
There is no need to write extra content in the patent application documents.
You can judge what content you should write in depth.
■ Benefits of conducting a patent search before filing a patent
As mentioned above, patent search (b) is better than patent search (a)!
This is more reasonable for the inventor (patent applicant).
However, there are few services that conduct patent searches (b).
There are several reasons for this, and I would like to go into detail in another article.
For example, in searches (b), the content is often complex, as shown below.
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① It is necessary to meet with the inventor before conducting a patent search
② The content of the patent search needs to be determined based on the content of the idea
③ Feedback during the patent search will make the search more effective
④ Patent application documents can be prepared based on the results of the patent search
(It is best if the person who conducted the patent search and the person who prepared the patent documents are the same person)
⑤ It is possible to determine whether the sale of the product infringes on the patents of other companies
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In particular, ②, ④, and ⑤ are basically within the scope of a patent attorney's work.
① and ③ require thorough communication with the inventor.
It is not something that can be done mechanically or administratively.
When filing a patent for your invention, aim for a perfect patent strategy!
For that reason, we recommend conducting a patent search before filing a patent.
