禁止重复授权原则实务处理探究

Research on the Practice of Prohibiting Double Patenting

本文介绍了我国现行《专利法》涉及禁止重复授权原则的相关法条,对于实质审查过程中涉及重复授权问题且存在争议的三种特殊情形以及在权利行使过程中两项以上处于有效状态的专利权可能带来的问题进行了深入分析,并从相关法条的立法目的、公平性、合理性等角度出发提出了相关处理意见,以平衡专利权人和社会公众之间的利益。

This paper introduces the relevant article of China's current Patent Law concerning the principle of prohibition of double patenting.In addition,this paper deeply analyses two main aspects.One is about three kinds of special cases concerning double patenting during the substantive examination of patent;the other is about problems caused by more than two valid patent rights during the right exercising process.Moreover,the author puts forward some handling suggestions from the views of legislative purpose of relevant article,fairness and rationality in order to balance the interests between the patentees and the public.