专利审查档案对权利要求保护范围的影响

The Influence of Patent Prosecution History on Claim Construction

发明和实用新型专利权的保护范围由其权利要求进行界定。虽然专利法第59条没有提及专利审查档案和权利要求保护范围之间的关系,在实践中无论在确权还是在侵权程序中,专利审查档案对权利要求保护范围的确定都具有重要的影响。本文将通过实际案例分析专利审查档案在确权、侵权程序中对专利权保护范围的影响,从而得出专利审查档案对专利权保护范围的确定有何具体的影响,其在确权和授权程序中有何不同,以及专利权人应当如果利用专利审查档案更好地实现专利权的保护。

The scope of the patent right for invention and utility model shall be defined by its claims.Although Article 59 of the patent law does not mention the relationship between patent prosecution history and claim construction,patent prosecution history has an important impact on claim construction both in patent invalidation and infringement procedures.This paper will analyze the influence of patent prosecution history on claim construction both in patent invalidation and infringement procedures through practical cases,so as to find out what specific influence the patent prosecution history has on claim construction,what are the differences in patent invalidation and infringement procedures,and how the patentee can achieve better patent protection by patent prosecution history.