外观设计专利无效认定研究——以最高人民法院再审的一起典型案件为考察对象

Research on the Invalidation of Industrial Design Patent——With the Perspective of a Case Adjudicated by the Supreme People's Court of China

外观设计专利无效制度旨在将不符合法律规定的授权外观设计排除在专利保护范围之外,以维护公众的利益和专利法制的权威性。外观设计专利无效判断应当以一般消费者的认知水平和能力为准,以整体观察、综合判断作为认定原则,防止将设计要素的相似等同于外观设计的相似。在部分设计要素相似的情况下,更应注重差别部分对于授权外观设计与对比设计整体视觉效果带来的显著性影响。对于具有特定朝向的外观设计产品,特定朝向对于涉案专利与对比设计整体视觉效果存在更显著的影响。(2016)最高法行申360号专利无效行政纠纷案具有一定的代表性,值得研究。

The invalidation system for industrial design is designed to exclude authorized industrial designs that are not in compliance with the law in order to protect the interests of the public and the authority of patent legal system. The judgment for invalidation of industrial design shall be based on the general consumer＇ s cognitive level and ability to prevail, with the overall observation, comprehensive judgment as the principle of identification, to prevent from the similarity of design elements as that of industrial design. In the context of some design elements are similar, we should pay attention to the significant impact by the overall visual effects of the design based on the authorized industrial design and the one with which is used to compare. For the product of industrial design with a specific orientation, the specific orientation has a more significant effect on the overall visual effect of the patent and comparative design. The No.360 patent invalid administrative dispute case, （2016） Supreme Court Shen, has a certain representation, which is worthy of study.