城市空气污染背景下的专利法变革——绿色专利及其强制许可

Changes in Patent Law in the Background of Urban Air Pollution:Green Patents and Compulsory Licensing

为了应对城市空气污染等环境污染,英国、日本等国相继建立了绿色专利制度,以加快对发明专利的审批进度。我国《发明专利申请优先审查管理办法》有类似规定,但运行过程中仍然面临诸多问题。绿色专利授权后,以公共利益为理由可以对其进行强制许可,但实际运行过程中仍存在较多障碍难以克服。在城市空气污染背景下,我国专利法律制度急需做出相应的变革。

In order to cope with urban air pollution and other environmental pollution,Britain,Japan and other countries have established a green patent system to accelerate progress on the patent approval. ＂ China Patent Application Priority Review Management Practices＂ has a similar provision,but there are still facing many problems during the operation. For the public interest,there could be a compulsory license after the green patents authorized. In actual operation there are still more difficulties to overcome. In the context of urban air pollution,Chinese patent law system needed to make the appropriate changes.