Yasumasa SASAKI (Mr.), patent attorney, is giving the lecture “Comparison of Examination Practices for Medical-use Inventions Whose Intended Use Is Expressed by a Mechanism in Japan, the U.S., and Europe” on June 10, at a seminar organized by the JPAA.


Lecture title: “Comparison of Examination Practices for Medical-use Inventions Whose Intended Use Is Expressed by a Mechanism in Japan, the U.S., and Europe”
Organizer: Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA)
Date: June 10, 2019, 16:30–17:30
Location: Benrishi-Kaikan Bldg., 2F conference room
Lecturer: Yasumasa SASAKI (Mr.), patent attorney
Overview: Examination practices for claims in which the active ingredient is expressed by its mechanism (i.e., reach through claims) and claims in which the intended use is expressed by its mechanism (i.e., intended use claims) were compared among Japan, the U.S., and Europe, and related differences and trends were explained. Some strategies based on the differences were also discussed.