论我国专利等技术类上诉案件强制调解制度的构建——美国联邦巡回上诉法院相关经验借鉴

On the Construction of Mandatory Mediation System for Patent Appeal Cases in China——Drawing on Experience of United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

为缓解专利等技术类上诉案件审判压力,提高处理此类上述案件的效率与准确性,顺应我国知识产权诉讼改革的发展趋势,我国可以借鉴美国联邦巡回上诉法院的相关做法和经验,构建我国专利等技术类上诉案件强制调解制度,实现专利等技术类上述案件的调解程序和审判程序的分立。从明确强制调解的启动阶段、限制强制调解的适用范围、设置强制调解的专门机构、选任多元专业的调解人员、规范强制调解保密性要求和实现与诉讼程序证据衔接等方面进行具体制度设置,并对我国《民事诉讼法》进行相应修改,出台相关司法解释和操作指南,确保该机制在实践中得以顺利实施。

In order to ease the pressure of trial work brought about by the rapid growth of patent appeal cases,improve the efficiency and accuracy of handling such appeal cases,catch up with the development trend of intellectual property litigation reform,China may draw on relevant practices and experience of US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to construct the mandatory mediation system for patent appeal cases and realize the separation between mediation procedure and trial procedure in patent appeal cases.To ensure successful implementation of such mechanism in practice,specific systems shall be established from the following aspects such as defining the initiating stage of compulsory mediation,limiting the application scope of mandatory mediation,setting up a specialized agency for mandatory mediation,selecting and appointing diversified and professional mediators,formulating confidentiality requirements of mandatory mediation and realizing evidence admission in both mediation procedure and litigation procedure,thus the Civil Procedural Law of China shall be amended accordingly and relevant judicial interpretations and practical guidance shall be issued.