知识产权诉讼中技术调查官制度的若干问题研究——以技术调查意见为视角

Research on the System of Technical Investigator in Intellectual Property Litigation—from the Perspective of Technical Investigation Opinion

技术调查官制度是审理知识产权案件中查明技术事实的重要制度。技术调查官根据法官的指令参与诉讼审理的全过程并对查明的技术事实出具技术调查意见。由于我国的现行规定存在局限性,导致技术调查意见在司法实践的适用过程中出现诸多问题,比如适用范围的界定不清、适用程序中是否公开以及具体适用方式等问题。为了有效规范技术调查意见的具体适用,结合我国法律规范、司法实践以及国外经验,明确技术调查意见的适用范围可包含事实问题和部分法律问题。根据司法责任制原则的要求,构建技术调查官的责任机制并在此基础上对技术调查意见的内容进行适度公开。同时,为了技术调查官制度对审判人员辅助能力的最大化,技术调查意见在判决书中的具体适用方式可以进行灵活化规范。

The system of technical investigator is an important system to find out technical facts in the trial of intellectual property cases.According to the instructions of judges,technical investigators participate in the whole process of litigation and give technical investigation opinions on technical facts.Due to the limitation of the current provisions in China,there are many problems in the application of technical investigation opinions in judicial practice,such as the unclear definition of the scope of application,whether the procedure is open and the specific application methods.In order to effectively regulate the specific application of technical investigation opinions,combined with China’s legal norms,judicial practice and foreign experience,it should be made clear that the application scope of technical investigation opinion can include factual issues and some legal issues.The responsibility mechanism of technical investigators should be constructed according to the requirements of the principle of judicial responsibility,and on this basis,the content of technical investigation opinions should be moderately open.At the same time,in order to maximize the auxiliary effect of the technical investigator system to the judges,the specific application of technical investigation opinions in the judgment can be diversified.