成員の独立性の英語

(3) 審判部は，審判請求書又は異議申立書に基づいて，特許，商標，意匠及び半導体製品の回路配置に関する紛争を審理する。特定の事項の審理のための審判部の構成は，事件の内容，審判部の構成委員の適性及び仕事量を考慮に入れて，審判部の審判長により承認されなければならない。何れの審判請求及び異議申立も，奇数の審判部構成員により審理されるものとするが，その人数は3以上とし，かつ，そのうちの少なくとも1は弁護士，また少なくとも1は特許庁の職員でない専門家でなければならない。審判部は，紛争事件において意見を徴するために，必要に応じて独立の専門家を招致することができる。例文帳に追加

(3) The Board of Appeal shall, on the basis of a written appeal or opposition, review the disputes related to the patents, trademarks, designs and topographies of semiconductor products. The composition of the Board of Appeal for the review of a specific matter shall be approved by the chair of the Board of Appeal, taking into account the nature of the case, competence of the members of the Board of Appeal and workload. Each appeal and opposition shall be reviewed by an uneven number of the members of the Board of Appeal, but not less than by three members, besides at least one of them shall be a lawyer and at least one of them shall be a specialist, which is not an employee of the Patent Office. If necessary, the Board of Appeal may invite independent experts for the provision of the opinion in the cases of disputes. - 特許庁