LEXICON
No.63 May 30, 2011

(Examiner's) decision to grant a patent
特許査定
Notice of allowance
特許査定通知
Substance patent; Process patent; Formulation patent; Use patent
物質特許;製法特許;製剤特許;用途特許

Examiners (審査官) from the Patent Office (特許庁) must issue a notice of allowance (特許査定通知) to applicants (出願人) when they find no ground for rejection (拒絶理由) and decide to grant a patent (特許査定). Patents are registered in the patent registry (特許原簿)...

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