中国专利无效诉讼制度研究进路反思——兼论法国专利无效诉讼制度

A Reflection on China’s Patent Invalidity Systrem Litigation Research Approach——A Comparative Study with French Patent Invalidity Litigation System

以专利复审委员会为被告的专利无效诉讼在实践中导致循环诉讼,成为我国专利无效诉讼制度改革的主要问题。传统的比较法研究模式试图通过寻找法国法中专利复审委员会的对应机构及其涉诉时诉讼性质确定的相关理论,以求借鉴。本文通过对法国专利无效审查体制的介绍和分析,否定了上述传统研究思路的可行,认为上述传统研究进路应予抛弃,并通过法国司法、行政二元体系下诉讼管辖权划分基本原则的介绍,论证了新研究进路的可行性。

The main problem of Chinese patent invalidity litigation reform is circular actions,which is caused by administrative identity of the defendant Patent Reexamination Board.Traditional comparative research focuses on a search of a similar institution of Patent Reexamination Board in French legislation and tries to find out how French legislation solves this problem.This article proves the mentioned research approach infeasible with a comprehensive introduction and analysis of French patent invalidity system.Besides,based on an interpretation on jurisdiction-divide principle on French judicial-administrative system,the article brings forward a new research approach to patent invalidity litigation.