论图形用户界面外观设计专利侵权认定

On the Determination of the Infringement of Graphic User Interface Industrial Design And Commenting

图形用户界面(GUI)外观设计专利在电子产品,特别是智能手机中应用极为普遍,是商业竞争中的重要"武器"。由于其技术特性,GUI外观设计专利在侵权判定上具有一些显著的不同。本文从GUI外观设计专利的保护范围入手,对GUI外观设计专利的客体、免费提供软件行为法律性质等问题进行了分析,进而在考察国外立法成熟经验的基础上,提出完善GUI外观设计专利侵权认定规则的具体化建议。

GUI industrial designs are extremely popular in electronic products, especially smart phones, and are important “weapons” in commercial competition. However, due to their technical characteristics, GUI industrial design has some significant differences in infringement judgments. This article expounds firstly on the protection scope of GUI industrial design, considering the object of GUI industrial design, free behaviors and other issues. In order to promote the Patent Infringement Recognition Rule of GUI Design, on the basis of examining the mature experience of foreign legislation, concrete suggestions for improving the patent infringement recognition rules for GUI designs are proposed.