涉外定牌加工在商标法中的法律性质--兼论商标侵权构成的判定

涉外定牌加工中使用他人注册商标的行为原则上属于构成侵犯商标专用权的行为。涉外定牌加工的产品不在我国境内销售,不会导致相关公众混淆,但是,"混淆可能"并不是构成商标侵权的必要条件;且在相同商品上使用相同商标的情况下,所谓的"推定混淆"是绝对推定,不能通过相关证据来推翻。涉外定牌加工产品虽然用于出口而不在本国销售,但并不属于过境货物,因此定牌加工仍属于具有营利性质的商业活动的范畴。

Using registered trademarks in international OEM activities principally should be regarded as trademark infi＇ingement action. The OEM products, not to be sold within the territory of China, would not give rise to the confusion of relevant public, however, as a criterion in determining the similarity between the mark and the sign, and the goods or services, ＂the likelihood of confusion＂ cannot be deemed as a general element in establishing trademark infringement. Moreover in double identity cases, the so-called ＂presumption of likelihood of confusion＂ is an absolute presumption, which can be overruled by no means.Although the OEM products are solely for export, it still differs from the goods in transit. Therefore, the OEM activities fulfill the requirements of ＂commercial use＂. In a word, the international OEM activities referred principally constitute trademark infringement.