美国法中涉外专利之诉的法律适用与执行——基于管辖与禁令执行的分析

Legal Application and Enforcement of Foreign-Related Patent Litigation in the United States: An Analysis Based on Jurisprudence and Enforcement of Injunction ?

经济的全球化和专利法的区域性特征存在不可避免的矛盾,在这样一个背景下实现对专利权利的境外保护非常必要。以美国判例法的最新经验来看,在涉外专利诉讼中,适用别国专利法在本国境内对别国颁发的专利进行管辖、审理符合国际法原则,也可很好地实现对专利的更有效保护。这样一种司法实践较好地实现了对涉外专利的管辖。管辖之外,涉外禁令是美国涉外专利诉讼和保护的另一个关键节点和有效工具,美国法院为我们提供了涉外禁令的使用范例。美国的相关实践和法理分析给我们提供了进一步分析的起点。

The conflict between economic globalization and patent territoriality is unavoidable. It is necessary to provide patent protection extraterritorially. According to U.S. legal practice and case law, applying foreign law to legal disputes concerning patents issued by foreign countries not only conforms to the international law, but also guarantees better protection against patient infringement. In this way, the U.S. court shall achieve better jurisdiction over foreign-related patents. Besides the rules of jurisdiction, injunction is yet another effective instrument for foreign-related patent’s litigation and protection in the United States. The U.S. courts provide us a useful example of applying injunction on foreign-issued patent, and the relevant discussion by the U.S. courts offered us a starting point for further analysis.