Report on Comparative Study Carried Out Under Trilateral Project 24.2

	Report on Comparative Study Carried Out Under Trilateral Project 24.2
	1. Introduction
	1.1 Current situation of the three Offices
	1.2 Abstract of the project 24.2
	2. Hypothetical application 1
	2.1 Claim interpretation
	2.2 Statutory subject matter
	2.3 Novelty / inventive step (obviousness)
	2.3.1 As to prior art 1
	2.3.2 As to prior art 1+2
	3. Hypothetical application 2
	3.1 Claim interpretation
	3.2 Statutory subject matter
	3.3 Novelty / inventive step (obviousness)
	4. Conclusion

	Appendix1.1 Hypothetical application 1
	Appendix1.2 Hypothetical application 2
	Appendix2.1 Answers from the three Offices
	Appendix2.2 Tables for claims as to statutory subject matter by the USPTO