外观设计专利诉权滥用的法律规制——以常州邹区灯具市场为例

Legal Regulation on the Abuse of Litigation Right to Design Patent:Taking the Lamp Market in Zouqu,Changzhou as an Example

由于外观设计专利审查方式形式化以及我国现行法律对外观设计专利诉权滥用案件的认定标准和裁判标准没有具体规定,司法实践也没有明确的裁判标准,灯具设计领域近年频繁出现假借合法诉讼手段牟取非法利益的现象。通过诉讼滥用外观设计专利权,不仅会损害他人的合法利益、破坏竞争秩序,而且还会浪费司法资源。规制灯具外观设计专利权的滥用是节约司法资源、维护市场竞争秩序、维护社会诚信的必然要求。在对此类案件进行实证分析的基础上,提议从增强个体权利意识、发挥行业协会作用、完善立法、加强司法等多个层面构建我国规制外观设计专利诉权滥用的制度。

Due to the formalization of the examination method of the design patent,the lack of specific provisions on the identification and judgment standards of the cases of abuse of litigation right to design patent in current Chinese laws,and the lack of clear judgment standards in judicial practice,there are frequent cases in the field of lamp design where legal litigation means are falsely used to seek illegal interests.The abuse of design patent right by means of litigation not only damages the legitimate interests of others,destroys the order of competition,but also seriously wastes judicial resources.It is necessary to regulate the abuse of lamp design patent right to save judicial resources,protect market competition order and maintain social integrity.Based on of the empirical analysis of such cases,the system of regulating the abuse of litigation right to design patent in China is constructed from the aspects of strengthening individual rights awareness,giving play to the role of industry associations,improving legislation and strengthening judicature.