專利權的排除侵害請求權──以日本法之發展為中心

Injunction in Patent Infringement Cases: Lessons from Japan’s Experience

按我國專利法規定，專利權人對於侵害其專利權者，享有排除侵害請求權，為其重要的救濟手段。然而，關於排除侵害請求權的行使，近年來不乏探討是否應適度予以限縮的論述。就此議題，日本政府屢次召集專家學者及實務人士，就日本專利法制中排除侵害請求權的運用趨勢及整體制度走向進行研議，相關討論對於我國專利法制中排除侵害請求權的制度設計，具有相當參考價值。故本文先簡述日本專利法上排除侵害請求權之運用及相關討論，次就我國法下檢討此一議題時的注意事項，提出本文淺見。

Pursuant to article 96 of Taiwan Patent Act, a patentee of an invention patent may demand a person who infringes or is likely to infringe the patent right to stop or prevent such infringement. This Article provides patentees with injunctive relief, which is an important, if not the main, legal remedy when patent infringement occurs. However, with regard to the enforcement of injunction in Taiwan, there has been debates in recent years on whether it should be limited to a certain extent. On the other hand, it is worth noting that Japanese government has repeatedly brought together patent law experts, including government representatives, law scholars and practitioners, to discuss the above-mentioned issue under Japanese legal system. Their discussions may provide insights for the direction of enforcement of injunction in the context of Taiwanese law. This paper thus first briefly describes the enforcement of the right to exclude infringement claims under Japan Patent Act, as well as the related discussions in Japan, and then gives a brief opinion concerning this issue in Taiwan.