超越避风港:网络交易平台专利侵权处理机制重构

Beyond Safe Harbor: Reconstruction of Patent Infringement Processing Mechanism of E-commerce platforms

专利侵权纠纷的技术属性使得网络交易平台难以进行专利侵权判定,不宜要求平台就平台内存在的专利侵权行为履行"通知-移除"义务,建议构建分层的"通知-处理"系统,由权利人先寻求知识产权维权中心出具侵权判定,平台依据专利侵权判定结果及其他材料采取必要措施制止侵权。对于缺乏专利侵权判定意见书的通知,平台仅履行将通知转交给被投诉的平台内经营者的措施。在机制重塑的过程中,建议一方面将知识产权维权中心的法律地位类比为司法鉴定机构,并促使其进行市场化运营;另一方面,通过修改《专利法修订草案(送审稿)》第六十三条第二款,在立法上明确网络交易平台不再承担专利侵权判定责任。

It＇s not easy for E - commerce platforms to make patent infringement judgments due to the technical attributes of pa- tent infringement disputes. E - commerce platforms shall not be required to carry out the obligation of ＂notifying - removing＂ a- gainst the patent infringements existing on the platforms. It＇s suggested to set up a hierarchical ＂notifying- removing＂ system. Under such a system, an obligee shall first seek the infringement judgment issued by the intellectual property rights protection center, and then the E - commerce platform shall take necessary measures to stop the infringement based on the patent infringe- ment judgment and other materials provided by the intellectual property rights protection center. For notifications without a patent infringement judgment, measures the E - commerce platforms take shall only include the formal examinations, and the notifica- tion forwarding to the business operators complained. On one hand, it＇s recommended to make close analogy between the legal status of the intellectual property rights protection center and the judicial authentication institutions during the remodeling of the patent infringement processing mechanism, and efforts shall be paid to bring the intellectual property rights protection center into market - oriented operation. On the other hand, it shall be legally defined through modifying Section 63 （2） of the Revised Draft of the Patent Law （for Examination） that E -commerce platforms shall not undertake the obligations of patent infringement judg- ments.