摘要
侵害专利权之诉与确认不侵害专利权之诉的关键问题,均为判断产品或方法是否落入专利权保护范围这一法律事实问题,侵权之诉本质上包含确认之诉,确认不侵权之诉实质上可视为侵权之诉的一部分。因此,确认不侵害专利权之诉既是确认之诉,性质上也是侵权之诉之一部分,其管辖问题可依一般地域管辖或依侵权之诉处理。在后之侵害专利权之诉主张赔偿损失等给付请求的,可以构成在先确认不侵害专利权之诉的反诉,一般应当合并审理,未提出给付请求的则不应作为反诉受理而应作为反驳在前诉中提出。侵害专利权的警告关键在于使潜在的侵权之诉被告感受到了威胁和不安,其具体警告方式并无定形。对于侵权警告及发出方的认定,宜作宽松解释。专利权人仅针对被诉侵权产品的使用者向行政部门提起专利侵权纠纷处理请求,使被诉侵权产品生产者、销售者的经营处于不确定状态,且其不能参与行政处理程序以维护其权益的,应认定此类处理请求属于侵权警告。
The key issue of patent non-infringement action is same with the patent infringement action,which is to determine whether the alleged product or method fall into the protection scope of the patent.Tort action in nature includes declaratory action,so the non-infringement declaratory action can be deemed as a part of tort action,and the issue of jurisdiction in declaratory action can be handled according to tort action.The later infringement action can become a counterclaim of the prior non-infringement declaratory action if a damages payment claim be raised and the two actions generally should be consolidated.But if it is an infringement action without damages payment claim,it cannot be accepted as a counterclaim by court.The key point of infringement warning is to make the potential infringer feeling threatened and disquieted and the specific warning ways can be in various forms.If the patentee demands the patent administrator to deal with infringement issues directed at end users but not producer or distributors,this kind of demands should be deemed as infringement warnings because the producer or distributors cannot attend the administrative procedure to protect their interests and their business are in an uncertain status.
出处
《知识产权》
CSSCI
北大核心
2020年第7期50-58,共9页
Intellectual Property
关键词
确认之诉
专利权
管辖
反诉
侵权警告
declaratory action
patent right
jurisdiction
counterclaim
infringement warning
