论我国专利确权制度的改革路径:从"行政一元制"到 "行政与司法二元制"
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On the reform path of patent confirmation system in China: From "administrative unitary system" to "administrative and judicial dual system"
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    专利确权制度是我国理论界与实务界长期争议的焦点问题之一。在专利侵权案件的审理中,出于提高审判效率和妥善解决纠纷的目的及要求,已有法院尝试突破"行政一元制"确权模式的藩篱,有逐渐从完全遵从专利权的有效性推定向主动审查专利权效力问题过渡的趋势。在青禾公司诉共创公司侵害实用新型专利权纠纷一案中,南京市中级人民法院依据原告涉案专利权不具备创造性授权条件而驳回了原告的诉讼请求,但并未直接认定涉案专利权无效。最高人民法院诉诸诚实信用等基本原则对一审法院有限审查的做法予以肯定,但又以现有技术抗辩的基本事实不清为由发回重审,纠结之状凸显无疑。发回重审,可能的局面会是重回法院中止诉讼,等待专利无效宣告结果的老路。"行政一元制"确权模式导致专利侵权案件审理周期过长,亟待对之进行改革。现有改革方案可分为"赋予法院专利权效力审查权"和"确立专利权当然无效抗辩制度"两类。然而,现有改革方案各有利弊,有的缺乏理论支撑,有的缺乏实效性,且存在较大分歧,无法达成统一意见。理想的改革方案应当是赋予法院恰当的专利权效力审查权,从而既能使法院在专利侵权诉讼中彻底解决涉案专利权的效力问题,同时又具备理论的支撑且不至于引发司法权与行政权的现实冲突。法院与专利行政部门分享专利权效力审查权具有互补性而非替代性。赋予法院在专利侵权诉讼中审查涉案专利权效力性纠纷的权力并不会过度增加法院的负担,亦不会对专利行政部门职权的行使产生过大影响。同时,我国权力配置始终遵循功能主义原则,在不同机构之间分配具有争议性的权力时,所考虑的是将权力配置给最具有功能优势的机构。赋予法院在专利侵权诉讼中审查涉案专利权效力性纠纷的权力符合我国权力配置的原则。最后,我国法院当前审理专利案件的队伍已经较为庞大和专业化,积累了审查专利权效力问题的丰富经验并提升了专业能力,足以胜任专利权效力审查工作。"二元制"确权模式具有合理性与可行性,有望解决我国现行专利确权制度所引发的问题。

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    The patent confirmation system is one of the long-term controversial issues in theoretical and practical circles of China. In the trial of patent infringement cases, for the purpose of improve trial efficiency and proper settlement of disputes, some courts are trying to break through the barriers of "administrative unitary system" right confirmation mode, and there is a gradual transition from fully complying with the presumption of the validity of patent rights to actively examining the validity of patent rights. In Qinghe Co. v. Gongchuang Co., Nanjing Intermediate People’s Court rejected the plaintiff’s claim on the basis that the plaintiff’s patent right involved in the case did not meet the authorization conditions for creativity. However, the court did not directly determine that the patent right involved in the case was invalid. The Supreme People’s Court affirmed the practice of limited examination by the court of first instance by resorting to the basic principle of good faith, but sent it back for retrial on the ground that the basic facts of the defense of existing technology are unclear, which highlights the tangle. If the case is sent back for retrial, the possible situation will be the old way of returning to the court to suspend the lawsuit and wait for the result of patent invalidation. The "administrative unitary system" right confirmation mode leads to the long trial cycle of patent infringement cases, which needs to be reformed urgently. The existing reform plans can be divided into two categories: giving the court the power to examine the validity of patent rights and establishing the defense system of the invalidity of patent rights. The existing reform plans have their own advantages and disadvantages, some lack theoretical support, some lack effectiveness, and there are great differences, so it is impossible to reach a consensus. The ideal reform plan should be to give the court the appropriate power to review the validity of patent rights, so that the court can not only completely solve the validity of the patent rights involved in the patent infringement litigation, but also have the theoretical support, and will not lead to practical conflict between judicial power and administrative power. It is complementary rather than alternative when the court and the patent administration department share the power to review the validity of patent rights. Giving the court the power to examine the validity disputes of the patent right involved in the patent infringement litigation will not excessively increase the burden of the court, nor will it have much impact on the exercise of function and power of the patent administration department. At the same time, the allocation of power in China has always followed the principle of functionalism. When allocating controversial power among different institutions, what we consider is to allocate power to the institution with the most functional advantages. It is in line with the principle of power allocation in China to endow the court with the power to examine the validity of patent rights involved in patent infringement litigation. Finally, the current team of Chinese courts to hear patent cases has been relatively large and professional. They have accumulated rich experience in examining the validity of patent rights and improved their professional ability, which is enough to be competent for the examination of validity of patent rights. Therefore, the "dual system" right confirmation model is reasonable and feasible, which is expected to solve the problems caused by current patent right confirmation system in China.

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徐棣枫,张迩瀚.论我国专利确权制度的改革路径:从"行政一元制"到 "行政与司法二元制"[J].重庆大学学报社会科学版,2022,28(2):183-194. DOI:10.11835/j. issn.1008-5831. fx.2021.09.002

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