我国知识产权侵权司法判例实证研究——以维权成本和侵权代价为中心

An empirical research on IPR Infringement judicatory cases in China by focusing on the cost of IPR protection and IPR infringement

为对我国知识产权实际保护状况作出客观评判,以近年来我国各级法院审理的4768件知识产权侵权案件司法判例为统计对象,重点围绕权利人维权成本和侵权人侵权代价进行实证分析。结果显示,知识产权维权"(经济)成本高"问题并不显著,但维权"周期长"问题确实存在,且多由确权程序引发诉讼中止所致。在侵权代价方面,知识产权侵权"赔偿低"问题十分突出,法院过多适用"法定赔偿"标准确定赔偿额,使权利人常常得不偿失,而"举证难"是导致这一问题的关键原因。建议我国加大对知识产权侵权行为的惩罚力度以提高侵权者侵权代价,并从解决"举证难"入手,破解"赔偿低"问题。同时,完善我国知识产权确权机制,以根治知识产权维权"周期长"之痼疾。

In order to make an objective judgment on the actual situation of IPR protection in China, this article investigates 4, 768 judicatory cases of IPR infringement in recent years and focus on the cost of IPR protection and IPR infringement. The results showed that the problem of ＂high （monetary） cost＂ of IPR protection is not significant, but the problem of ＂long cycle length＂ do exist, which is mostly owing to the too long procedure of IPR confirmation. As to the cost of IPR infringement, the problem of ＂low compensation＂ is very prominent. The courts always adopt the rule of pre - established damages when determining compen- sation, which usually results in the fact that the amount of compensation cannot make up the protection cost of right holders. Its key cause is the problem of ＂diitlcult to prove＂. This paper suggests to increase the penalties for infringement of IPR and enhance the payout of infringers, while solving the problem of ＂difficult to prove＂ to increase the compensation for right holders. In addi- tion, China should improve the procedure of IPR re -examination in order to thoroughly resolve the problem of ＂long cycle＂.