[유럽특허 독파하기] 13. 발명자의 지정 (Designation of the inventor)

조문

Article 62

Right of the inventor to be mentioned

The inventor shall have the right, vis-à-vis the applicant for or proprietor of a European patent, to be mentioned as such before the European Patent Office. 

• A62 - 발명자는 언급될 (도덕적) 권리가 있다.

Article 81

Designation of the inventor

The European patent application shall designate the inventor. If the applicant is not the inventor or is not the sole inventor, the designation shall contain a statement indicating the origin of the right to the European patent.

• A81 - 특허 출원은 발명자를 지정해야 한다.

Rule 19

Designation of the inventor

(1)The request for grant of a European patent shall contain the designation of the inventor. However, if the applicant is not the inventor or is not the sole inventor, the designation shall be filed in a separate document. The designation shall state the family name, given names and country and place of residence of the inventor, contain the statement referred to in Article 81 and bear the signature of the applicant or his representative.

• R19(1) - 등록 요청서에 발명자를 지정해야 한다.  출원인이 아닌 경우, 발명자 지정이 별도로 제출되어야 하고 특허에 대한 권리 진술서를 포함해야 한다.
• EP 지역단계 출원에서는 하지 않는다. 왜냐하면, PCT에 이미 포함되기 때문에.
• 발명자 지정이 제출되지 않으면 (하자가 해결되지 않으면), 거절된다 (Art 90(5) EPC). 하자 치유는 FP 가능.

(2)The European Patent Office shall not verify the accuracy of the designation of the inventor. 

Rule 20

Publication of the mention of the inventor

(1)The designated inventor shall be mentioned in the published European patent application and the European patent specification, unless he informs the European Patent Office in writing that he has waived his right to be thus mentioned. 

• R20(1) - 발명자가 권리를 포기하지 않는 한 발명자가 공개된다.

(2)Paragraph 1 shall apply where a third party files with the European Patent Office a final decision determining that the applicant for or proprietor of a European patent is required to designate him as an inventor.

Rule 21

Rectification of the designation of an inventor

(1)An incorrect designation of an inventor shall be rectified upon request and only with the consent of the wrongly designated person and, where such a request is filed by a third party, the consent of the applicant for or proprietor of the patent. Rule 19 shall apply mutatis mutandis.

• R21(1) - 잘못 지정된 사람의 동의를 얻어 요청에 따라 잘못된 지정을 수정하고, 제3자가 제출한 경우 출원인의 동의를 얻어 수정한다.

(2)Where an incorrect designation of the inventor has been recorded in the European Patent Register or published in the European Patent Bulletin, its rectification or cancellation shall also be recorded or published therein.