Patented Invention and Technology of Physical-object & Material Type

The physical-object & material type are the name of the categorization based on the appearance or property of an invention and technology. The physical-object type focuses on () the shape, () structure, () combination of articles. The material type focuses on () physical/() chemical properties and () their transformation (()() are "6-factors"). This categorization is based on the "principle", "use of principle", "ways of its use" which are the essence of an invention and technology. In this book, an invention and technology are dealt with by two-dimensional arrangement which is composed of the upper 6-factors and principleits useways of use. The above viewpoint is very useful to analyze some difficult problems on patent law (for example, identification of an invention, theory of dividing an invention into elements, inventive step, doctrine of equivalents, PBP claims). Besides, it is useful for making an invention. This categorization is easy to use because of its feature focusing the appearance or property of a product, and can be applied commonly to all patent laws in the world. In other words, this book considers technology, invention and patent comprehensively.