Bosch Matthias
Biomed Tech (Berl). 2002;47 Suppl 1 Pt 2:686-7.
Inventions related to medical treatments and devices are due to specific regulations in the German, European and US patent Law much more difficult to obtain than inventions in the field of ordinary mechanics. In particular, inventions related to treatments of the human or animal body are excluded from patentability. In order to obtain at least some patent protection for such inventions the wording of the claims as well as the wording of the specification and preferred embodiments is very important. Patent protection is in most cases the only remedy to return the investment spent for the research. To maximize the possibility of patent protection in many countries, the timing of publication of the research result and filing of the patent application must be coordinated.
与医疗治疗和设备相关的发明，由于德国、欧洲和美国专利法中的特定规定，比普通机械领域的发明要难得多。特别是，与人体或动物体治疗相关的发明被排除在可专利性之外。为了至少获得对这类发明的一些专利保护，权利要求的措辞以及说明书和优选实施方式的措辞非常重要。在大多数情况下，专利保护是收回研究投入的唯一补救措施。为了在许多国家最大化获得专利保护的可能性，研究结果的公布时间和专利申请的提交时间必须协调一致。
