涉外贴牌加工行为的商标侵权认定

Research on the Recognition of OEM Trademark Infringement

在涉外贴牌加工中使用他人商标的行为是否构成侵权,需要考量两个要件:该行为是否该认定为使用商标和是否会涉及对商品来源的混淆。由于该类产品往往销往境外,在国内并未涉及对商标的实际使用,且在该境外是否会造成商品混淆,已不属国内法的管辖,因此,涉外贴牌加工行为不应被认定为商标侵权行为。但是,我国《商标法》在商标侵权方面并没有规定,在相同的商品中使用相同商标之时,需要构成公众混淆。这就造成了理论和司法实务中对涉外贴加工行为定性上的差异。要让涉外贴牌加工货物的司法裁判保持一致,就需完善相关立法,以解决混淆要件的功用,明确涉外贴牌加工行为的性质。

We need to consider two elements in deciding whether using other＇s trademark in a foreign OEM commodities acts constitutes infringement： first, whether the act is recognized as the use of the trademark; secondly, whether it will involve confusion about the source of goods. Since these products are often sold abroad,which do not involve the actual use of the mark at home. In addition, whether it will cause confusion in the other countries is not under the jurisdiction of domestic law, therefore, foreign OEM processing behavior should not be regarded as trademark infringement. However, China＇s Trademark Law does not provide regulations and rules on the trademark infringement, so using the same trademark in the same commodity need to constitute public confusion. This has resulted in the difference between theory and judicial practice of foreign posted on qualitative processing behavior. So we need to improve the relevant legislation to solve the confusion of elements of function, make the nature of the behavior of foreign OEM clear, and make judicial judgment on foreign OEM goods consistent