我国专利侵权诉讼赔偿额的影响因素分析

The Analysis on the Determinants of Patent Infringement Awards

本研究基于2000-2014年我国专利民事诉讼数据,实证考察了涉案专利特征、诉讼主体特征及诉讼策略与专利侵权赔偿额的相关性。研究表明:第一,相对于外观设计,当涉案标的为发明专利及实用新型时,原告能够获得相对更高的赔偿;第二,相对于个人,当原被告为企业时,原告能够获得相对更高的赔偿额;同时,在侵权诉讼赔偿案件的审理上,对国内外原告的审判具有一致性;第三,原告在面临被告提出管辖权异议、提起专利无效及采用非法定赔偿额类型的案件中能够获得相对更高的赔偿额;最后,东部省市案件的赔偿额要显著高于中西部省市;2009年提高法定赔偿额上限规定的制度改革尚未对法院审判额产生正向提升效果。反映出在创新驱动发展战略实施大背景下,加强知识产权司法保护力度、提高专利侵权诉讼赔偿额度的重要性。

Based on the patent civil litigation cases during 2000- 2014 in China,we empirically investigate the effects of patent characteristics,litigants features and litigation strategy on the amount of patent infringement awards. We find that：first,compared with the design patent,when the involved patents were invention patents or utility model,the plaintiff can obtain higher awards; second,when the involved litigants were the enterprises,the plaintiff can obtain a relatively higher awards; Meanwhile,the judgment results are consistent between foreign-related plaintiff and domestic-related plaintiff;third,in the cases that the defendants file jurisdiction dispute or challenge the validity of patent,or the awards are calculated through no-statutory approach,the plaintiff can obtain higher awards. Finally,the awards to the eastern provinces cases are significantly higher than those in the central and western provinces. The reform of the compensation provisions in 2009 has not yet produced a high awards. Our findings show the importance of strengthening patent protection and increasing the infringement awards under the context of innovation driven strategy.