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問１．以下は、ある米国特許出願について米国特許庁の PTAB（The Patent Trialand Appeal Board、特許審判部）がくだした Decision of Appeal（審決）からの抜粋です。翻訳対象箇所を日本語に翻訳してください。
翻訳に際しての注記（１）翻訳対象箇所は３箇所あり、それぞれ*** START ***, *** END ***で始終点を示してあります。
（ ２ ） 翻 訳 に 際 し て 、 引 用 元 を 示 す 記 載 、 例 え ば 、 Amazon.com, Inc. v.
Barnesandnoble.com, Inc., 239 F.3d 1343, 1351 (Fed. Cir. 2001)、Ans. 7–8 等の記載は翻訳せず原語のまま日本語翻訳文に記載してください。引用符で囲まれている語句、例えば”configured to”などの語句は、翻訳上の必要に応じて原語で記載するか日本語に翻訳して記載するかを選択してください。
（３）翻訳文だけを読んでも内容を正確に且つ容易に理解できるよう、文書として自然な翻訳を心がけてください。必要であれば、内容の正確性が担保される限りにおいて、一文を区切って二文で表現するなど、工夫を凝らしていただ
いて構いません。
*** START *** A central issue before us is the meaning of the phrase“configured to” as used throughout claim 1, and in particular, the meaning of
the limitation“a camera configured to acquire three-dimensional image dataof a molding surface of a mold to be cleaned.” As we note above, theExaminer interprets this limitation to mean a camera capable of acquiring
three-dimensional image data of a molding surface of a mold to be cleaned.
Ans. 7–8. On the other hand, Appellant’s position is that this limitation

requires a camera that is specifically designed and positioned to capture
three-dimensional image data of a molding surface of a mold to be cleaned.
Appeal Br. 13. *** END ****** START *** We begin, appropriately, with the claim’s words. SeeAmazon.com, Inc. v. Barnesandnoble.com, Inc., 239 F.3d 1343, 1351 (Fed. Cir.
2001)(“Only when a claim is properly understood can a determination bemade . . .whether the prior art anticipates and/or renders obvious theclaimed invention.”). The PTO’s traditional pre-issuance approach has been
to give claims “their broadest reasonable construction ‘in light of thespecification as it would be interpreted by one of ordinary skill in the art.’”Phillips v. AWH Corp., 415 F.3d 1303, 1316 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (emphasis added).
Under a broadest reasonable interpretation, words of the claim must begiven their plain meaning, unless such meaning is inconsistent with theSpecification. *** END ***Having considered the respective interpretations of the Examinerand Appellant, we find the broadest reasonable interpretation is that thecamera is positioned and includes hardware and software necessary toacquire 3Dimage data of the molding surface of a mold to be cleaned
sufficient to enable the control device to control motion of the arm on thebasis of the image data when the mold is cleaned, thereby moving the laser
head along the molding surface while irradiating with the laser beam toclean the molding surface. *** START *** Although the Examiner applies abroad meaning to the phrase “configured to” to mean “capable of” (Ans. 8), we
find the ordinary and customary meaning of this phrase, especially in light ofAppellant’s Specification, supports a narrower meaning for this phrase torequire that the camera is designed such that it is able to perform theparticular use, purpose or situation recited in claim 1. See Aspec Eyewear,
Inc. v. Marchon Eyewear, Inc., 672 F.3d 1335, 1349 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (Thephrase “adapted to” construed narrowly to mean “configured to”, as opposed
to “capable of” or “having the capacity of”.); Boston Scientific Corp. v. Cordis
Corp., 2006WL 3782840 (N.D. CA. 2006) (“A widely accepted dictionarydefinition of the word ‘configure’ means ‘[t]o design, arrange, set up, or shapewith a view to specific applications or uses.’ American Heritage Dictionary
386 (4th ed. 2000).”) *** END ***問２．以下は ABC Inc.及び XYZ 株式会社間で締結を予定している架空の共同開発研究契約の抜粋です。翻訳対象箇所を日本語に翻訳してください。
翻訳に際しての注記（１）翻訳対象箇所は１箇所で、*** START ***, *** END ***で始終点を示してあります。
（２）翻訳に際して、特別に定義されている用語（先頭大文字の用語です。以下「定義語」といいます。）については、翻訳文でも定義語であることが一目瞭然となるように（定義語でない語と紛らわしくないように）訳語を工夫してください。
（３）翻訳文だけを読んでも内容を正確に且つ容易に理解できるよう、文書として自然な翻訳を心がけてください。必要であれば、内容の正確性が担保される限りにおいて、一文を区切って二文で表現するなど、工夫を凝らしていただ
いて構いません。
Joint Research and Development Agreement（中略）5. Intellectual Property*** START ***a. For the purpose of this Agreement, “Intellectual Property” means aninvention patented pursuant to, or eligible for patent protection underthe Patent Act of Japan, a device registered as such pursuant to, oreligible for utility model registration under the Utility Model Act ofJapan, an industrial design registered as such pursuant to, or eligible fordesign patent protection under the Design Act of Japan, knowhow ortrade secret eligible for protection under the Unfair Competition
Prevention Act of Japan, a work of authorship eligible for copyrightprotection under the Copyright Act of Japan, and those equivalent in any
territory outside of Japan.
b. Any and all activities of the Joint Research shall be recorded in writingin the joint laboratory book prepared by the secretary office of the Joint
Research (the “Joint Lab Book”), for which every entry must be properly
dated and signed with the representative researchers of ABC and XYZ
present in such activities and the secretary office manager. For any andall activities singly pursued by ABC and XYZ each for the Joint Research,
ABC and XYZ shall record such activities in writing in its own laboratorybook (the “Individual Lab Book”), each record of which must be properlydated and signed with the authorized representative of the party andexplicitly contain any information and the source thereof accessed in thecourse of such activities.
c.

If any researcher of ABC or XYZ conceives any Intellectual Property as
the result of the Joint Research but without access to any information
disclosed by the other party or any researcher thereof, and ABC or XYZ
as applicable is vested with, or succeeds to, all titles, rights and interests
in and to such Intellectual Property in relation to such researcher, such
Intellectual Property shall be the sole property of such party unless suchconception is contested as evidenced by any contradictory record
contained in the Joint Lab Book or the Individual Lab Book of the otherparty.

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