专利授权确权程序优化问题探讨

A Discussion on the Improvement of Patent Grant and Invalidation Proceedings

明确专利复审委员会在驳回和无效复审程序中依职权审查的权限有利于提高专利质量,但该权限须在规定的范围内依法行使。考虑到无效宣告程序中专利复审委的居间裁决角色,后续行政诉讼以对无效宣告程序决定有争议的对方为被告更为科学合理。专利授权确权诉讼以高级法院为一审、最高法院作为终审更有利于简化、优化程序。结合我国司法改革进程,可建立跨区域知识产权专门法院进一步集中专利侵权案件的管辖,并引入专利权无效抗辩制度,减少因侵权与确权诉讼程序纠缠造成的不必要拖沓。

It＇s helpful to improve the quality of patent if the power of initiative examination by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences could be written in laws or regulations explicitly, provided that this power is exercisedwithin legal limits. The patent invalidation litigation should be more scientifically perceived as a proceeding between the right owner and the applicant of invalidation, considering that the Board＇s decision is an administrative verdict. In order to simplify procedures, the litigations against the Board’s decisions on patent review and invalidation should be conducted before a high court and appealed to the Supreme Court. As a step of judicial reform, setting trans-administrative districts specialized intellectual property court can centralize jurisdiction of patent infringement cases, and the introduction of patent invalid defense in these courts can effectively reduce unnecessary procrastination caused by overlapping procedures.