论专利法第四次修订背景下的专利开放许可制度

Discussion on the Patent Open Licensing System under the Background of the Fourth Revision of the Patent Law

专利开放许可制度以专利权人自愿为基础,以开放许可声明为依托,以促进专利运用、降低交易成本为目的,为世界各国广泛采用。德国开放许可制度允许专利申请人在提出专利申请时一并提出开放许可声明,应当为中国所借鉴。我国2020年修订的《专利法》将开放许可声明定性为要约,同时赋予专利权人变更许可费的权利,具有合理性。然而,新法案将开放许可协议的纠纷解决机制规定为由国务院专利行政部门“调解”,未能充分发挥制度的效率功能,宜将用语改为由专利行政部门“裁决”。

The patent open licensing system,based on the patentee's willingness and the open li⁃censing declaration,is widely adopted by all countries in the world for the purpose of promoting patent application and reducing transaction costs.The German open licensing system allows pat⁃ent applicants to submit an open licensing declaration when they file patent applications,which should be learned by China.China's patent Law,amended in 2020,defines the open licensing statement as an offer and gives the patentee room to change the license fee,which is reasonable.However,the new law stipulates that the dispute settlement mechanism of open licensing agree⁃ment is"mediated"by the patent administration department under the State Council,which fails to give full play to the efficient function of the system.Instead,the term should be changed to"ruling"by the patent administration department.