竞争法对知识产权的保护与限制

Protection of and Restrictions on Intellectual Property under Competition Laws

知识产权法对知识所建构的权利义务规范以及民法基本原则对知识产权的保护和限制存在着天然的缺陷。知识的私有性与社会性,决定了知识产权与反不正当竞争法和反垄断法的被保护与被规制的关系。反不正当竞争法着眼于侵权人,保护知识产权不受侵犯;反垄断法着眼于权利人,以便防范知识产权的滥用。二者弥补了私法层面对知识产权保护的不足和对滥用知识产权行为制约的局限。

Both the framework of rights and obligations buih under the intellectual property law and the protection of and restrictions on intellectual property rights are born imperfect. It is the private and social characters of knowledge that determines that intellectual property is subject to the protection and restriction of anti-unfair competition law and antitrust law. Anti-unfair competition law is intended to protect intellectual property against tortfeasors while antitrust law provides that a owner of a right shall not misuse his/her intellectual property right. Both laws fill up the gap of protection of intellectual property under private law and fully restrain abusing intellectual property rights.