Hokkaido University Syllabus
Course Title
Patent and Document Preparation
Subtitle

Instructor (Institution)
Ryosuke SUZUKI(Faculty of Engineering)
Other Instructors (Institution)
Ryosuke SUZUKI(Faculty of Engineering)
Naoki HIGUCHI(Front Office for Human Resource Education and Development)
Ikuo TERAUCHI(Institute for the Promotion of Business-Regional Collaboration)
Osamu SUGITA(Hokkaido University Hospital)
Takuya YOSHIHARA(Front Office for Human Resource Education and Development)
Shigehiko YAMAGUCHI(Center for Innovation and Business Promotion)
Akio ICHISHIO
Takahiko TOMITAOpen To Other Faculties /Schools

Course TypeYear2016

SemesterType of ClassLecture

Number ofCredits

1st Semester (SpringQuarter)

Course Number015481

1Year of Eligible Students

4〜Eligible Department /Class
Numbering CodeMajor Category CodeENG
Level Code3Middle Category CodeOther Information
ENG 3200
Major Category Title
Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering
Level
General Education Courses offered in upper years; Specialized Subjects (advanced)
Middle Category Title

2
Small Category CodeSmall Category Title

0
Language Code

Language Type

0Classes are in Japanese.

Key Words
Patents, protection and utilization of inventions, documentation

Course ObjectivesOKThe students understand the importance of patents, the protection and the utilization of inventions. They can write an
example of patent documents.

Course Goals
The reason and history of patent law, the relationship between patent law and an invention in science and industry, will be
noticed from the intellectual property strategies. The expression in application form is practiced.

Course Schedule
5 April (0) Prof.R.O.Suzuki explains the rule of this class to the students briefly.
5 April (1) Prof.S.Yamaguchi "Brief Overview of the Patent law"
The purpose of the Patent law is, through promoting the protection and the utilization of inventions, to encourage
inventions, and to contribute to the development of industry. The patent system will be explained based on this purpose
with the history, and the relationship between Patent law and an invention in science and industry will discussed.
12 April (2) Prof.A.Hitoshio "Practice of Patent Attorney regarding patent procedures"
It explains a role of Patent Attorney with examples for obtaining a patent grant on an invention created by students orresearchers.
19 April; lecture cancellation due to health control of B4 students
26 April (3) Prof.N.Higuchi "Strategic IP management in a beverage and food company"
Relationship between IP management and marketing strategies in a beverage and food company will be discussed. The
countermeasures to fake merchandise in China are also introduced.
3 May; National holiday
10 May (4) Prof. T.Yoshihara "Intellectual property strategies in an IT company"
Under this topic, the buying, selling and licensing of intellectual properties will be discussed.
17 May (5) Prof. O.Sugita "Research and Development of New Pharmaceutical Drugs in Pharmaceutical Company andPatent Strategy"
Research development and patent strategy will be explained based on the experience in taking part of non-clinical researchdevelopment and filing pharmaceutical approval for manufacturing five pharmaceutical drugs at Suntory holdings,
Pharmaceutical Division (Now: Daiichi-Sankyo Company).
24 May; lecture cancellation due to a day of Friday class
31 May (6) Prof.T.Tomita "How to draft the claims and the specification as the patent application documents"
Interpretation and description of invention will be learned in a practical manner. Something familiar such as a pencil will
be used as the subject matter.
7 June (7) Prof.I.Terauchi "Summary lesson"
Based on the experience of intellectual property management in Panasonic and Hokkaido University, I'll summarize about
the role of all kinds of the intellectual properties at the final lesson and talk about various utilizations of intellectual
properties in companies and universities.

Homework
Self-learning is needed to acquire the obtained knowledge. No special preparation for this class is needed.

Grading System
A series of invited professors in a large auditrium will give the short tests to confirm the attendence of students and toevaluate the level. "Fail" score is given to the students who are absent 3 times without reasonable reasons.

Textbooks

Reading ListWebsites
推薦参考書 http://www.inpit.go.jp/archives/soudanpatent.pdf
資格試験の受験指導会社による紹介 http://profession.lec-jp.com/benrishi/introduce.html

Website of Laboratory
Affiliation of professors; http://www.suntory.co.jp/?ke=hd
http://cofre.synfoster.hokudai.ac.jp

Additional Information
The lectures are recorded for e-learning system, and the absent students may use them in future.

Update2016/01/29 16:23:17