论我国民法典中侵害知识产权惩罚性赔偿的规则

On the Rules on Punitive Damages for Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights in the Civil Code

我国《商标法》已经规定了侵害商标权的惩罚性赔偿规则,我国民法典侵权责任编仍有必要规定侵害知识产权惩罚性的一般规则。惩罚性赔偿的适用只是作为损害赔偿的例外而适用,为了防止该制度被滥用,有必要通过明确行为人必须具有主观故意,且客观上必须构成情节严重,并通过赔偿数额的限制,作为侵害知识产权惩罚性赔偿适用的限制,从而保障我国民法典中侵害知识产权惩罚性赔偿规则的准确适用。

Although China' s Trademark Law already stipulates punitive damages for trademark infringement, it is still necessary to specify the general rules on punitive damages for infringement of intellectual property. Since the application of punitive damages is only an exception to compensation, in order to prevent the abuse of such system, it is necessary to limit the application of punitive damages for the infringement of IPR through clarifying that the perpetrator must have subjective intent and such infringement objectively has serious circumstances, and limiting the amount of damages, thus ensuring the accurate application of rules on punitive damages for the infringement of IPR in the Civil Code.