论专利侵权判定中的禁止反悔原则

On the Doctrine of Estoppel In Judging Patent Infringement

在发明和实用新型专利侵权纠纷中,等同原则的使用越来越普遍,禁止反悔原则是等同原则的限制性规则,它的使用也因此越来越受到人们的关注,但禁止反悔原则的适用还存在许多问题急需解决。着重探讨了该原则在使用中应注意的事项。

The doctrine of equivalents （DOE） is more and more widely used in judging invention patent and design patent infringement. As the restrictive doctrine of DOE, the doctrine of estoppel is also receiving increasing concern. But many problems still exist in its practice, which are in dire need of solving. The paper discusses some points for attention in the application of this doctrine.