浅析知识产权平行进口问题

Research on Parallel Import of Intellectual Property Rights

由于经济利益的驱动,在国际贸易中,一国未被授权的进口商从外国知识产权人或持有人手中购得商品并未经批准而输入本国,而该知识产权在此以前已在本国得到保护,从而产生平行进口的问题。知识产权平行进口是国际贸易领域不可回避的课题,其合法性问题始终是知识产权法律界争议的焦点之一。学者因为对权利穷竭与地域性原则的理解不同,因而理论界出现了两种截然相反的观点。通过对相关理论殛实践的分析,提出平行进口的合法化取决于各国国内法对于权利穷竭原则与地域性原则的明确与具体化的观点,并针对中国人市后对外贸易发展的需要提出了相应对策。

An unauthorized importer in international trade, tempted by profit, purchases commodities from foreign intellectual property rights owner or holder without getting permission and this copyright was protected in this import country. Thus produce the question of parallel import. It is an inevitable subject in international trade and the question of its legitimacy has been one of the focuses of legal research field. Due to different understanding of the limitation of the right and regional principle among scholars, absolutely contradictory opinions come forth in theory field. After analysis of some related theory and personal practice, the writer brings forward such opinion that legitimacy of parallel import depends on definition and specification on right limitation principle and regional principle in laws of different countries, and dissertates corresponding policies for foreign trade development after China entered into WTO.