爱恨专利2010-11-03 22:44:42

 


不请律师-自己申请专利(19): 泄密问题


有朋友问:“美国的专利申请原则是‘发明优先’,即使A先于B提出申请,但是虽B后于A的申请却先A拿出/造出来实物,则该专利将被授予B。一般情况下是事实,那么A的专利申请机密是否在B申请之前就存在律师泄密的可能性?特别是当A仅仅是个人或小公司并且A的发明是极其重要的(A此时没有实力去生产出实物)的情况下?”


爱恨专利的答复:


我认为你所指的律师泄密的可能性微乎其微,如果存在的话。


美国专利与商标局对专利代理人和律师有个德才兼备的要求,会在上岗执业前(before being recognized as representatives of applicants or other persons) to show that they are of good moral character and reputation () and are possessed of the necessary qualifications () to render to applicants or other persons valuable service, advice, and assistance in the presentation or prosecution of their applications or other business before the Office.


泄密这种事关系到专利律师或代理人的饭碗,量他不敢造次,除非利令智昏。


The Director may, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, suspend or exclude(丢饭碗), either generally or in any particular case, from further practice before the Patent and Trademark Office, any person, agent, or attorney shown to be incompetent or disreputable, or guilty of gross misconduct, or who does not comply with the regulations established under section 2(b)(2)(D) of this title, or who shall, by word, circular, letter, or advertising, with intent to defraud in any manner, deceive, mislead, or threaten any applicant or prospective applicant, or other person having immediate or prospective business before the Office. The reasons for any such suspension or exclusion shall be duly recorded. The Director shall have the discretion to designate any attorney who is an officer or employee of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to conduct the hearing required by this section. The United States District Court for the District of Columbia, under such conditions and upon such proceedings as it by its rules determines, may review the action of the Director upon the petition of the person so refused recognition or so suspended or excluded.


与你的问题相关的另外一点是,即使美国专利局的工作人员合法地获悉你的秘密,在18月公开或专利授权之前,他们也有严格的保密义务。更甚者,美国法律对专利局的工作人员利用工作之便以隐蔽方式染指专利利益也有所防范,叫作restrictions on officers and employees as to interest in patents. 美国专利局的工作人员 shall be incapable, during the period of their appointments and for one year thereafter(在职期间或离职一年内), of applying for a patent and of acquiring, directly or indirectly, except by inheritance or bequest, any patent or any right or interest in any patent(染指专利利益的一种方式), issued or to be issued by the Office. In patents applied for thereafter they shall not be entitled to any priority date earlier than one year after the termination of their appointment (离职一年后染指专利利益). 有问题但不想公开交流,请使用gu.rhonda@yahoo.com


 

相酲子人2010-11-04 01:24:30
谢谢分享这些资料
ERommel2010-11-04 01:24:39
你的这个观点不对吧?
相酲子人2010-11-04 01:28:56
偶的理解是A只是先申请,还没批准之前,另外的人先做出来也申请了,并因此被批准的就快,然后A就没戏了?
ERommel2010-11-04 01:33:08
我觉得这种说法不对
相酲子人2010-11-04 01:36:14
这不大可能吧,B做出来的给A?A不一定能做出来呢还,没做出来之前可行性都不一定有。
相酲子人2010-11-04 01:37:21
而且也不一定是B偷了A的Idea,完全可能是A偷了B的然后抢申啊。
ERommel2010-11-04 01:39:46
专利可保护新颖的想法,不需要有产品
ERommel2010-11-04 01:42:49
A在B之前申请的,除非A在B处有间谍,A不可能偷了B的主意
相酲子人2010-11-04 01:53:07
好像不是这样,我搜了一下:专利权的发明和实用新型应当具备新颖性、创造性和实用性。
相酲子人2010-11-04 01:55:02
这个世界如果B能偷A的,那么A也可能偷B的,没什么不可能的。何况A、B可能本来就曾一起参与过这些发明
ERommel2010-11-04 01:56:55
其他国家不熟悉,至少在美国新颖的想法如果没实践,是可以申请专利的
ERommel2010-11-04 02:00:07
如A是偷B的,A当然不会拿到专利,相反,B可以告A的
相酲子人2010-11-04 02:05:36
你有没有例子啊?我又查了一下美国专利类型
相酲子人2010-11-04 02:08:17
Well,告是要有证据的。A、B没有证据的时候怎么能说对方就一定想不出来呢?
叶泥泥2010-11-04 02:44:53
对,美国只有想法是可以申请专利的,有一个网站专门搞这个,很多公司去找点子生产,要给钱的。
ERommel2010-11-04 02:48:48
没想到泥泥还关心这些:)
相酲子人2010-11-04 03:48:16
你说的是去申请,不是申请到手。这些公司有很多
相酲子人2010-11-04 03:50:59
公司给出点子的人钱,并不代表这些最后的专利属于这些人的。那只是公司的收集方式。
相酲子人2010-11-04 03:57:05
或者这些公司先于其他人找到合作的厂家根据点子做出东西,最后申请到专利了,
叶泥泥2010-11-04 12:04:22
这种东西顺便就关心了,倒不费脑子:D 最近整时间比较少,瞎忙活来着:D
叶泥泥2010-11-04 12:08:57
不是的:D 有公司用你的点子生产了,才会给你钱而已,否则专利还是你的,只不过没实际利益。
相酲子人2010-11-04 21:19:41
还是不对,你说的是其他公司通过这些个中介公司买已经成为专利的事情,不是说光有构想中的点子就能拿到专利。