专利确权机制研究

Study on China's Patent Invalidation System

国家创新驱动发展战略和知识产权强国建设对知识产权工作提出了更高的要求。我国专利确权制度作为知识产权保护环节中的重要内容,还存在程序复杂、审级多、与专利侵权保护程序缺乏制度性衔接等深层次的体制机制性问题。在借鉴美国、日本、德国等专利制度发达国家的先进经验的基础上,对专利确权制度中的突出问题进行改革,在法律制度层面上建立"专利无效行政决定作出即公告,关联侵权案件随即处理"等制度,加快侵权案件处理的效率;在体制机制层面上确立专利确权行政机构的准司法地位,简化确权案件的司法审查;设立国家知识产权高级法院,赋予专利确权行政机构重大侵权案件的行政执法权,统一专利确权和侵权案件的处理。

China's national strategy of Innovation-driven Development and the construction of Intellectual Property Power set higher requirements on Intellectual Property governance. As an important part of IPR protection, China's Patent Invalidation System still has many problems to be resolved, such as complex procedure, overmuch levels of trial, and lack of coordination between procedures of patent protection and invalidation. Based on the experience of USA, Japan and Germany, China should also reform her patent system and resolve its problems. For example, Courts should hear patent infringement cases right after Patent Reexamination Board(PRB) publish its decision on patent invalidation; PRB should be regarded as Quasi-Judicial Agency; founding IP Supreme Court and authorizing PRB to deal with major patent infringement cases. Such measures could improve the efficiency of IP protection and unify the procedures of both patent infringement and invalidation cases.