特許出願後の審査請求のタイミング Timing of request for examination after filing a patent application

昨日、ある企業の技術に特許を認めるとの判断が示された。

２０１７年に出願し審査請求、拒絶理由通知書の受領、手続補正、意見書など長い道のりを経ての特許登録査定に至ったものです。

出願後３年経過直前に審査請求をしたので出願から４年を経過しました。早く決着を付けようと思えば出願後６か月程度でも取得できるので、出願の目的や開発の状況に応じて審査請求のタイミングを量ります。

どういうタイミングでことを運ぶかについては知財相談の重要な対象としています。

Yesterday, it was decided to grant a patent for a company's technology.

The application was filed in 2017, and the patent registration decision was reached after a long journey, including a request for examination, receipt of a notice of reasons for refusal, amendment of procedures, and a written opinion.

It has been 4 years since the application was filed because the request for examination was made just before 3 years have passed since the application. If you want to settle quickly, you can get it even about 6 months after application, so we will measure the timing of request for examination according to the purpose of application and the situation of development.

The timing of carrying things is an important subject of IP consultation.