The patent infringement liability insurance is a kind of product to provide liability insurance for manufacturers,sales men,or other bodies from being accused of patent infringement on other’s rights.According to the...The patent infringement liability insurance is a kind of product to provide liability insurance for manufacturers,sales men,or other bodies from being accused of patent infringement on other’s rights.According to the terms of insurance contracts,before such insurance product being insured,the insurer demands a legal opinion by patent lawyers,or other related professionals,stating clearly that the insuring product seemed noninfringement of others valid patent rights.Then,the insurance company can sign the contract just to have insured the patents listed on the legal opinion as cause of the infringement lawsuit.So when the legal opinion have flaws,it would cause a certain loss to the insurer or the applicant.The paper takes views of patent infringement liability insurance to bring up issues on the professional liability of the legal opinion.展开更多
文摘The patent infringement liability insurance is a kind of product to provide liability insurance for manufacturers,sales men,or other bodies from being accused of patent infringement on other’s rights.According to the terms of insurance contracts,before such insurance product being insured,the insurer demands a legal opinion by patent lawyers,or other related professionals,stating clearly that the insuring product seemed noninfringement of others valid patent rights.Then,the insurance company can sign the contract just to have insured the patents listed on the legal opinion as cause of the infringement lawsuit.So when the legal opinion have flaws,it would cause a certain loss to the insurer or the applicant.The paper takes views of patent infringement liability insurance to bring up issues on the professional liability of the legal opinion.
