新冠疫情影响下的美国最高法院与2019年度知识产权判例解析

The Experience of the U.S.Supreme Court under COVID-19 and Reading of Intellectual Property Cases in 2019 Term

由于受到新冠疫情影响,美国最高法院在2020年上半年历史性地采用电话会议方式举行庭审听证,并且推迟结束2019年开庭期。美国最高法院在本年度审结的案件总量有所减少,但知识产权案件判决仍然多达7件,超过往年。2019年度判决的商标权案3件,涉及商标与通用名称、损害赔偿、一事不再理原则等,另有著作权案和专利案各2件。对这些案件的判决加以介绍与分析,总结其特点,对我国知识产权司法保护制度的改革具有参考价值。

In the period of COVID-19,for the first time in its 231-year history,the Supreme Court justices heard oral arguments remotely by phone and its 2019 term has been extended for days.The amount of decisions which has been made by the Court in this term has been decreased significantly,though the intellectual property decisions increased a little bit comparing with that of last year.There are 3 cases concerning trademark and generic term,profit damages for trademark infringement,and application of res judicata doctrine.The rest cases included two copyright disputes and two patent disputes.Introduction to and study of these cases are helpful to understand the characteristics of adjudication in the U.S and to improve the judicial protection of intellectual property in China.