我国专利期限补偿制度的解析

Analysis of Patent Term Compensation System in China

为保护专利权人合法权益,我国在《专利法》第四次修改中,新增发明专利期限补偿制度,用以补偿授权过程中的不合理延迟。从文义解释分析,国家知识产权局依法延长专利存续期间属于行政补偿行为。作为法律移植的产物,专利期限补偿在我国的适用缺少具体规范条款以及相应的司法经验。因此,可适当借鉴其他法域的规范内涵和实践积累,将“是否需要重新审查”作为适用标准,以申请人修改权利要求与否为依据,区分实质审查、复审、行政诉讼等授权程序;排除“申请人未尽合理努力”的时耗,允认申请人无法履行相应义务的利害。

In order to protect legitimate rights and interests of patentees,China created institution of patent term compensation of invention patents in the fourth amendment of the patent law to compensate for unreasonable delays in the process of authorization.From the analysis of semantic interpretation,the extension of the patent duration by the State Intellectual Property Office according to law belongs to administrative recuperation.As a product of legal transplantation,the application of patent term compensation in China lacks specific normative provisions and corresponding judicial practice.Therefore,we can properly learn from the normative connotation and practical accumulation of other jurisdictions,"whether it is necessary to review"can be taken as the applicable standard,authorization procedures such as substantive review,reexamination and administrative litigation can be distinguished on the basis of whether applicants modify claims;Exclude consumption of"applicant failed to engage in reasonable efforts",permit and recognize the interests of the applicant who cannot perform corresponding obligations.