工业品外观设计专利侵权的认定

Criteria for Industrial Design Infringement

专利产品的保护范围和近似外观设计的判定是外观设计专利侵权认定的基础。同类产品的判定应参照外观设计分类表,并考虑产品的具体情况。外观设计的构成要素相同或相近似是决定外观设计相同或相近似的因素。外观设计的相同或相近似应以产品所属领域的普通消费者是否容易混淆为判断标准。公用性和功能性内容是外观设计专利侵权的抗辩事由。

It is essential to determine the legal protection range of the patented product and the similarity of industrial design in a patent infringement case, and the industrial design list and factors of product should be considered then. Homologous or similar elements carries with corresponding homology or similarity of industrial design, and the judger should be the relevant common consumer to the patent product. Parts for public use and functional segments are the pleas of industrial design infringement.