(EPC)製造方法と単純方法の区別
A European patent shall, subject to the provisions of paragraph 2, confer on its proprietor from the date on which the mention of its grant is published in the European Patent Bulletin, in each Contracting State in respect of which it is granted, the same rights as would be conferred by a national patent granted in that State.
If the subject-matter of the European patent is a process, the protection conferred by the patent shall extend to the products directly obtained by such process.
雑談:
弁理士実務修習で、「魚介類の養殖方法」の発明のカテゴリーは何なのか、
講師に質問してみましたが、
実体的に判断して、「製造方法」扱いになるのでは?とのことでした。