关于知识产权损害赔偿的几点思考

Several Ref lections on the Damages of Intellectual Property Right

知识产权是一种市场关系中的权利。我们应当更多地从市场关系的角度理解知识产权的价值,并由此而确定损害赔偿的数额。在侵权纠纷中,法院和行政执法机关应当从涉案作品、发明专利、实用新型和外观设计的市场价值,包括潜在的市场价值确定损害赔偿的数额。至于商标,则应当更多地从商誉的价值,包括恢复商誉所需的努力来确定损害赔偿的数额。关于损害赔偿数额的计算方式,我国著作权法、专利法和商标法的规定甚至比发达国家还完善。关键的问题在于我们应当重新认识知识产权的市场价值,并由此而在法律的框架之内确定损害赔偿的数额,进而有效保护知识产权和创新成果。

Intellectual Property Right exists in market. We should try to understand such a right and its value in the perspective of market relationships, especially when deciding the amount of damages. In infringement disputes, courts and administrative enforcement organs should decide the amount of damages fully taking into account of the market value of the involved works, patents, utility models, and industrial designs, including their potential market value. As to trademarks, decision of damages should be made according to the value of goodwill, including the efforts made to recover the lost goodwill. With regard to the method in calculating the damages, the current intellectual property laws of China have even better stipulations than those of the developed countries. The crux is that we should rediscover the market value of intellectual property right, whereby to decide the amount of damages within the legal framework, in order to effectively protect intellectual property right and improve innovation.