摘要
美国最高法院在2015年度的最后一个月连续发布3份知识产权案判决,其中涉及专利法中的双方复审程序、加倍损害赔偿救济以及著作权案件胜诉方的律师费赔偿等问题。通过这些判例,最高法院支持立法机关为专利权利要求的效力认定提供行政复审与司法审判两种不同的轨道;但对于惩罚性损害赔偿以及赔付律师费的问题上,则往往并不认同下级法院所确立的更为细致但僵硬的标准,而倾向于从法律文本和立法史出发,更加强调常识性理解。
In the last month of the 2015 Term, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered 3 decisions related to some important issues, such as inter partes review（IPR） and enhanced damages in patent cases and attorney fees paid to the prevailing defendant in copyright cases. The Supreme Courts held that it＇s the legislative power to make a division between PTO＇s administrative review track and the court＇s judicial review track on determining the validity of patent claims. As to the issues on punitive damages and attorney fees, the Supreme Court emphasized more the common sense understanding based on the text and legal history of particular provisions, rather than the specifi c but rigid standards established by the lower courts in previous cases.
出处
《知识产权》
CSSCI
北大核心
2016年第8期132-140,共9页
Intellectual Property
