论商标先用权中的“商标”与“使用”

On the "Trademark" and "Use" of the Prior Use Right of Trademark

商标先用权的立法确认及其在司法实践中的适用,既体现了"使用"的价值得到了立法者和司法者的认可,"使用"在商标权取得过程中的地位藉此得到了明确,也充分弥补了我国商标注册制的缺陷与不足。但由于我国《商标法》相关规定的局限性,商标先用权在适用过程中仍然可能出现困难。为此,应当将对"商标"的保护延伸至"商业标识",并强调商标的实际使用及其在先性而非其影响力,同时应当正确理解商标在先使用的主观状态。

The legislative confirmation and judicial application of the prior use right of trademark reflect that the value of ＂use＂ has been recognized by the legislative body and the judiciary, by which the status of ＂use＂ in the process of acquiring the right of trademark is clarified. On that account, the deficiency of our trademark registration system is fully offset. However, due to the limitations of our trademark law, some difficulties may still exist in the application of the prior use right of trademark. Therefore, the protection for ＂trademark＂ should be extended to ＂commercial signs＂, and it is the practical and prior use of trademark----rather than its influence----that should be emphasized. Moreover, the subjective state of the prior use should be understood correctly.