商标行政案件中暂缓审理制度适用的困境及优化对策

The Application Dilemmas and Perfection of the Suspended Trial System in Trademark Administrative Cases

在商标行政授权确权案件中,暂缓审理制度是一项重要的法律制度,然而目前商标行政管理部门基于对效率的追求导致暂缓审理制度的适用缺失,同时商标申请人申请策略的变化以及商标行政诉讼中法院对于情势变更原则的适用进一步加剧了这一适用困境。文章从商标行政案件评审实践出发,以商标驳回复审案件为例对商标行政案件中暂缓审理制度的适用问题进行分析,明确暂缓审理制度适用的必要性并提出相应的优化对策,旨在破除暂缓审理制度的适用困境,以减少行政资源及司法资源浪费,助力闲置商标清理,推进知识产权强国建设。

In the trademark authorization case, suspended trial system is an important legal institution. However, the current efficiency of the trademark administration has led to deficiency in the application of the suspended trial system, and this dilemma is further exacerbated by changes in the filing strategies of trademark applicants and the application of the doctrine of changed circumstances by the courts in administrative trademark trials. This paper analyses the application of the suspended trial system in administrative trademark cases from a practical perspective, taking trademark refusal appeal as an example. Aiming to reduce the waste of administrative and judicial resources and clean up idle trademarks, this paper clarifies the necessity of the application of the suspended trial system and puts forward corresponding suggestions, breaking the dilemma of the application of the suspended trial system and promoting the construction of a strong intellectual property country.