專家證人與智慧財產訴訟

Expert Witness and Intellectual Property Litigation

112年8月30日新修正施行的智慧財產案件審理法增設專家證人制度，擴大專家參與智慧財產案件審判程序，或將對於我國智慧財產訴訟實務產生影響。本文首將介紹修增此制度的立法目的，再介紹現行關於專家證人資格、應踐行程序、應揭露事項、權責義務的規範內容。嗣探討專家證人在我國智慧財產訴訟實務的現行狀況與存在情形，並借鏡我國商業事件審理法就專家證人的討論，及借鏡美國專家證人制度與智慧財產訴訟實務的觀點，而對我國現行規範加以比較。最後，則是試行探討此新設制度與我國既有民事訴訟制度的整合與互補，而達到此新設制度的立法目的及對智慧財產訴訟實務的助益。

The recently revised Intellectual Property Case Adjudication Act, effective 30 August 2023, introduces a new expert witness system. This system encourages more experts to participate in intellectual property litigation proceedings, potentially significantly impacting legal practices. The article begins by outlining the background of the latest revisions and changes. It then explains the new system’s qualifications, procedures, disclosures, and obligations. After analyzing current and previous expert witness practices in intellectual property litigation, the article references and compares the Commercial Case Adjudication Act in Taiwan and the Federal Rules of Evidence and intellectual property legal practices in the United States. The final section discusses how the new system can be integrated into the existing civil litigation system to achieve its intended goals and benefit intellectual property litigation practices.