優惠期與國際優先權

優惠期與國際優先權

更詳細的問題，可參考哈今的討論，以下為“專利法--理論與實務”第173頁的內容摘錄：

倘申請人於其提出第一次之專利申請以前，就其申請專利之發明、新型或新式樣已有公開展覽之事實時，縱申請人係於新穎喪失例外之六個月優惠期間內提出第一次之專利申請而無新穎性喪失之問題，然此際，優先權期間究應自其公開展覽之日起算，亦或自其第一次申請起算？

此問題之處理，應依保護工業財產權巴黎公約第十一條第二款之規定，優先權期間自該發明公開展覽之日起算。

作者：陳智超
isbn：978-957-11-3633-5
五南出版

第十一條
(1)各同盟國家應依其國內法之規定，對於任一同盟國領域內政府舉行或承認之國際展覽會中所展出商品之專利發明，新型，新式樣及商標賦予臨暫時性保護。
(2)前揭暫時性保護，不應延長第四條所規定之期間。倘申請人於稍後提出優先權之主張，則任一國之主管機關得規定優先權期間係自商品參展之日起算。
(3)各國得令申請人檢具必要之證明文件，以證明所展出之商品及參展日期。
Article 11(a)
(1) The countries of the Union shall, in conformity with their domestic legislation(b), grant temporary protection(c) to patentable inventions, utility models, industrial designs, and trademarks(d), in respect of goods exhibited at official or officially recognized international exhibitions(e) held in the territory of any of them(f).
(2) Such temporary protection shall not extend the periods provided by Article 4. If, later, the right of priority is invoked, the authorities of any country may provide that the period shall start from the date of introduction of the goods into the exhibition(g).
(3) Each country may require, as proof of the identity of the article exhibited and of the date of its introduction, such documentary evidence as it considers necessary(h).