美國設計專利侵害認定相關問題研究─兼論我國新式樣專利侵害認定問題

The Study on the Infringement Test for Design Patent Under the United States Patent Law：The Applicability of the Infringement Test for Design Patent to Taiwanese Patent Law

系所名稱：法律研究所 學位別：碩士 畢業學年：92年 指導教授：鄭中人 本研究分析了美國設計專利的侵權案例，釐清設計專利的侵權訴訟中所涉及的法律問題及事實問題，及解決法律與事實問題所利用的檢測、基本觀點、及法律規定。在本研究過程中，發現由美國專利侵權訴訟的案例所發展出來的法律規則及理論基礎，都必須經得起後繼案件不斷的檢驗及淬煉，才能穩住其成為先導判例的法律地位。因此，本研究就先前案例所應用侵害認定步驟、檢測方式及抗辯方式等相關資料分析整理，於各個步驟中，就主要檢驗的實質內容、性質及標準、理論基礎逐一分析，並整理歸納出一組清晰且明確的侵害認定的流程及檢測。本研究結果顯示，一方面經由外國的案例經驗，一方面依據我國的專利法制，補充外國經驗所不足之處，可綜合整理出我國新式樣專利侵權訴訟中可以適用的侵害認定流程及檢測，希望本論文中所探討的侵害認定流程及相關檢測、理論基礎，將能提供法院在審理新式樣設計專利侵權訴訟實務中應用，及供專利主管機關參考之用，也能引起國內學者、專利業者、專利主管機關及法院作為進一步更深入研究與探討的基礎。

The study investigates the design patent infringement cases in USA, and to make clear the matter of law and the matter of fact in the design patent infringement lawsuits, as well as to solve the issues of the law and the fact in the suits by the tests, the viewpoint of the tests, the legal rule in these cases. In the investigating process, it has been observed the legal rule and the rationales developed from the design patent infringement cases, have to sustain the test and the forging of the successive cases for period of time, they could be stated as the leading cases. Therefore, this analysis and organization the procedure, the test and the counterclaim to be applied to the design patent infringement cases have been done case by case, which offer the nature, the rationales, the viewpoint and the content of the test, and then confirm the test and the procedure of the design patent infringement. The results indicate that by learning from the experiences of the foreign cases and to fill up the deficiency of the foreign experience according to our patent law system, a generalized procedure and the test for determining the design patent infringement that are suitable in Taiwan. It is expected that the results not only could apply to the practice of the design patent infringement suits to the court in Taiwan, but also that could provide to the governing patent organizations in Taiwan for reference. Hopefully, the results could attract some scholars, experts, the patent attorneys, the judgers and the ministers of the governing patent organizations to do further research.