完善职务发明制度应以《专利法》为基础

Improving the Service Invention System on Basis of the Patent Law

我国职务发明制度的完善应改变以《职务发明条例》的制定为中心、《专利法》第四次修改同步进行的思路,转而以《专利法》为基础。应以《专利法》作为职务发明的范围、归属、奖酬确立的基本依据,清理现行复杂和冲突的法律体系,并在《专利法》修改完成之后再考虑以专门条例作为细化和补充。特别地,《专利法》修改应就实践中争议最大的发明人与单位就奖酬所作约定的效力予以明确规定。

The improvement of the current service invention system should be based on the modification of the Patent Law instead of enacting the Service Invention Act at the same time. The Patent Law should be the legal basis of the scope and attribution of the service invention as well as the award and remuneration to the inventor, based on which we could organize the current legal system. The legislator should consider enacting the Service Invention Act after the modification of the Patent Law. Additionally, the Patent Law should prescribe the validity of the service invention contract.