A right that protects a technical idea (an invention). It arises when an application is filed with the patent office, examined and registered, and in principle gives the exclusive right to work the invention for 20 years from filing. In exchange, the content of the invention is published.
Japanese name: 特許
Patent appears in 2 practice questions across 2 topics, including Automotive Semiconductors and Functional Safety, Business Strategy and Accounting Basics.
Answer: A. A procedure for demonstrating to the customer, with documents and samples, that parts made with the same processes, equipment and conditions as mass production meet requirements, and obtaining approval
PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) is a procedure in which a supplier, before starting mass production, demonstrates that parts made with the same processes, equipment and conditions as mass production meet customer requirements and can be produced consistently, and obtains approval. Submissions include design records, process FMEA, control plan, dimensional and characteristic measurement results, process capability studies and samples. The approved process becomes the baseline for mass production, so changing the process later requires notifying the customer. It is separate from patent filing or field failure reporting.
Answer: A. A program is protected by copyright as a work, but the idea of the algorithm (method of solution) used in it is not itself protected by copyright
Copyright protects creative expressions of thoughts or feelings, and program source code is also protected as a work. What is protected is the expression; ideas and concepts such as algorithms are not protected, so writing the same algorithm in one's own code does not infringe copyright (although it may infringe a patent). Technical ideas (inventions) are protected by patent rights, which arise when an application is filed with the patent office, examined and registered, and which last in principle for 20 years from the filing date. Copyright arises automatically when the work is created, without registration or any other procedure.
It is separate from patent filing or field failure reporting.
Which correctly describes PPAP (Production Part Approval Pr…What is protected is the expression; ideas and concepts such as algorithms are not protected, so writing the same algorithm in one's own code does not infringe copyright (although it may infringe a patent).
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FMEA (failure mode and effects analysis) ABC analysis Break-even point Contribution margin Depreciation Five forces analysis Fixed cost Income statement (P/L) Net present value (NPV) Product life cycle