Recherche documentaire et diffusion en matière de brevets d'invention
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Abstract EN:
The company grants to the inventor, for a given period of time, the exclusivity of his invention and the right to forbid the working of that invention, in accordance with the regulations laid down by the law on patents of invention. To obtain the protection granted by the law, the invention has to conform to established criteria and its inventor is committed to disclose it to the public. Certain criteria of patentability are determined in view of the documentary search. Therefore this search, which makes it possible to determine the prior art, is of major importance as regard the right to forbid which is conterred upon the inventor. Given the fact that patents of invention are considered as the best source of information, what search means are used to enable the preparation of the documentary search? the diffusion of the invention is the compensation required by the law in exchange for the protection that it grants. The low now makes provision for this diffusion which replaces the legal publicity organized heretofore. The diffusion helps the technological watch and makes it possible to constitute documentary stocks which are needed for establishing the documentary search. The two themes that are covered, i. E. The search and diffusion in matters of patents of invention, are examined from the point of view of their evolution, an evolution which is closely linked to the progress made in the art of information and to information-processing. The future prospects of these independent matters are considered and they leave people wondering over the place occupied by the documentary search in the law on patents of invention.
Abstract FR:
La societe accorde a l'inventeur l'exclusivite de son invention, le droit d'en interdire l'exploitation, pendant un intervalle donne conformement aux regles fixees par la loi sur les brevets d'invention. Pour obtenir la protection accordee par la loi, l'invention doit repondre a des criteres etablis et son inventeur s'engage a la porter a la connaissance du public. Certains des criteres de brevetabilite s'apprecient au regard de l'etat de la technique. La recherche permettant la determination de l'art anterieur a en consequence une importance capitale a l'egard du droit d'interdire dont l'inventeur est gratifie. Les brevets d'invention etant consideres comme la meilleure source d'information, quels sont les moyens de recherche mis en oeuvre pour rendre possible l'etablissement de l'etat de la technique? la diffusion de l'invention constitue la contrepartie que la loi exige en echange de la protection qu'elle accorde. La loi prevoit desormais cette diffusion qui se substitue a la publicite legale jusqu'alors organisee. La diffusion facilite la veille technologique et permet la constitution de fonds documentaires indispensables a l'etablissement de l'etat de la technique. Les deux themes etudies, la recherche et la diffusion en matiere de brevet d'invention, le sont au regard de leur evolution. Evolution intimement liee aux progres des sciences de l'information, a l'informatique. Les perspectives d'avenir de ces matieres interdependantes sont envisagees et permettent de s'interroger sur la place qu'occupe l'etat de la technique dans la loi sur les brevets d'invention.