从中美经贸摩擦看技术转让方侵权担保责任

Technology Licensors’ Warranty of Noninfringement from Viewpoint of Sino-US Trade Friction

美国指责《中华人民共和国技术进出口管理条例》(以下简称《技术进出口管理条例》)中技术转让方侵权担保责任违背《知识产权协定》(TRIPs)的"国民待遇原则",限制了当事人的选择权。但实践中该条款适用的情形非常罕见。《技术进出口管理条例》第二十四条第三款(关于强制性侵权担保责任的规定)的删除,顺应了时代发展的要求,符合我国技术进出口的现实和法律环境。删除该款的规定,虽然不会对我国技术进出口的进行产生明显影响,交易方仍应注意细化侵权担保责任的内容,在合同中做出明确的约定。

The United States accused China’s"Regulations on the Management of Technology Import and Export"that the technology licensors’warranty of noninfringements violates the"national treatment principle"of the TRIPs agreement and limits the parties’choice.However,the application of this clause in practice is very rare.The deletion of Article 24,paragraph 3,of the Regulations on the Administration of Import and Export of Technology in China complies with the requirements of the development of the times and conforms to the reality and legal environment of China’s technology import and export.The deletion of the provisions of this paragraph,although it will not have a significant impact on the import and export of technology in China,the related parties should still pay attention to the details of the content on warranty of noninfringements and make a clear statement in the contract.