그동안 정보통신 기술의 발달과 함께 인터넷이 새로운 사업수단으로 등장하면서 전자상거래 관련 기술은 전통적인 상거래 방식을 혁신적으로 변화시켜 왔으며, 스마트폰이용자 2천만 명 시대에 접어든 지금 정보검색, 쇼핑, 뱅킹, 소셜 네트워킹, 여가활용 등우리의 생활 전반에 걸쳐 지대한 영향을 미치고 있습니다.
이와 함께 BM(Business Method, 영업방법) 분야 특허 출원도 온라인 쇼핑몰, 금융,광고, e-러닝, 게임, 의료 등의 다양한 분야에서 지속적으로 증가하고 있습니다.
그동안 특허청은 컴퓨터 관련 발명 심사기준을 마련하고, BM 발명 심사사례집과 판례집 등을 발간하여 BM 발명의 심사에 대한 출원인의 이해를 돕기 위하여 노력하여 왔으며, 지난해에는 출원인이 좀 더 쉽게 BM 특허를 이해하고, BM 특허 획득을 위해 출원에서 등록까지 필요한 정보를 한눈에 파악할 수 있습니다. [BM특허 길라잡이 중]
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제1장 BM 특허에 대한 이해 / 1 1. BM 특허란? ············································································································· 3 2. BM 특허의 대상 ····································································································· 4 3. BM 특허 출원 및 등록 동향 ················································································· 5 4. BM 특허의 분류체계 ······························································································ 6
제3장 명세서 작성 및 거절이유 대응 / 35 1. 특허출원 서류 ······································································································· 37 2. 명세서 작성 ··········································································································· 44 3. 특허요건 위반 사례 및 대응 ··············································································· 49 가. 발명의 성립성 ································································································· 49 나. 발명의 상세한 설명의 기재요건 ···································································· 56 다. 특허청구범위 기재요건 ·················································································· 64 라. 진보성 ·············································································································· 80
4. 의견제출통지 및 그 후의 절차 ············································································ 99 가. 의견제출통지 ··································································································· 99 나. 의견서 및 보정서 작성 ················································································ 104 다. 특허결정 및 특허거절결정 ··········································································· 110 제4장 자주 묻는 질문 / 113 제5장 알아두면 유익한 정보 / 123