外观设计专利侵权诉讼中专利无效抗辩的规制

Regulation of Patent Invalidation Defense in Design Patent Infringement Litigation

专利权无效宣告程序是与诉讼程序相独立的一套具有多重功能的制度,但在司法实践中却逐渐演变成为侵权诉讼中被告方的抗辩工具,究其原因,是由法律法规引导、无效宣告程序便捷特点、专利稳定性差以及律师办理案件程序等因素共同导致。问题由来已久,且有关部门亦积极制定对策。2016年4月1日最高人民法院颁布实施的《关于审理侵犯专利权纠纷案件应用法律若干问题的解释(二)》中设计了"先行裁驳、另行起诉"的制度,但问题并未得到根本性解决,应当从侵权诉讼程序及无效宣告程序两方面入手进行规范,完善无效抗辩程序。

The patent invalidation procedure is a set of system with multiple functions, which is independent from the litigation procedure. But in judicial practice, it has gradually evolved into the defense tool of the de- fendant in the tort litigation. The main reasons are the guidance of laws and regulations, the convenience of invalidation procedure, poor patent stability and the way of patent lawyer to handle cases. This issue has a long history, and relevant departments also actively make countermeasures. On April 1, 2016, in Interpreta- tion of Several Issues concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Patent Infringement Dispute Cases （The Second） enacted by the Supreme People＇s Court the system of ＂the first cut and the separate prosecution＂ is designed, but the problem has not been fundamentally resolved. To solve this problem, measures should be taken in both infringement proceedings and invalidation procedure, to improve invalid defense procedures.