摘要
2019年4月修订的《反不正当竞争法》在第32条中新增了有关侵犯商业秘密行为民事诉讼举证责任分配的内容。该条款规定在商业秘密权利人提出“初步证据”合理表明后,举证责任即被转移到涉嫌侵权人一方,体现了对商业秘密权利人进行倾斜保护的立法趋势。与过去的法律规则、司法实践相比,第32条大大降低了原告在诉讼中所面对的举证难题,有效地平衡了双方当事人的诉讼负担。但是在商业秘密存否、是否构成侵权行为两大核心问题的举证责任分配上仍有大幅改善的空间。应当从“完善现有规定的表述性问题”“合理平衡诉讼双方负担”“构建善意第三人举证制度等配套制度”三个维度对现行法进行完善。
The“Anti-Unfair Competition Law”revised in April 2019 added Article 32 concerning the distribution of burden of proof in civil litigation for trade secret infringement.This clause stipulates that the burden of proof shall be transferred to the suspected infringer after the trade secret owner has provided“primary evidence”to make a reasonable statement.This reflects the legislative trend of inclined protection of the obligee.Compared with the past legal rules and judicial practice,Article 32 has greatly reduced the difficulty of producing evidence faced by the plaintiff in the litigation,and effectively balanced the litigation burdens of both parties.However,considering legislation flaws in the distribution of the burden of proof on the existence of trade secrets and whether tortious,there is still room for substantial improvement.In the future,the current law should be improved by at least three dimensions:“improving the presently stated representational issues”,“reasonably balancing the burdens of both parties in the litigation”,and“building a supporting system such as a bona fide third party proof system”.
出处
《贸大法律评论》
2021年第1期60-72,共13页
Uibe Legal Science
关键词
商业秘密侵权
举证责任分配
立法表述
诉讼负担
善意第三人
Trade secret infringement
distribution of evidential burden
Legislative expression
Burden of legislation
Bona fide third party
