台灣專利侵權案例的迴避分析－針對「門框之結構改良」專利中之「玻璃夾具」組件

Circumvention Analysis on a Taiwan Patent Infringement Case-Glass Gripper of Patents on Door Frame Structure

鄧志堅(Jyhjeng Deng) ； 黃建勳(ChienHsun Huang) ； 賴永智(Yung-Chih Lai)

《International Journal of Systematic Innovation》 4卷3期 (2017/03) Pp. 1-13

https://doi.org/10.6977/IJoSI.201703_4(3).0001

摘要

傳統萃智的專利迴避是以一個獲得專利保護的技術文件為基礎，利用剪裁刪除其中一個在獨立權利項的構成元件，或是顯著的改變元件的功能－操作方式－結果來迴避。然而，這些分析的結果皆不經過智財法院的侵權鑑定步驟的檢定。本文以台灣智財法院的真實侵權案例，103年度民專訴字第102號，被告之「免膠上下料玻璃夾具」產品，和原告所有公告第584161號「門框之結構改良」新型專利申請專利範圍第一項之範圍，為例說明根據系爭產品的元件由於在功能－操作方式－結果和系爭專利中的元件無顯著差異為其侵權的事實。之後，用萃智的功能分析、剪裁形成兩個關鍵問題，並根據腦力激盪得出迴避設計1和2。接著用侵權鑑定流程的文義比對、全要件原則、均等論等步驟確定兩個迴避設計都迴避系爭專利，新型第584161號，專利範圍第一項之範圍。功能分析顯示新型第584161號的第一獨立項的要件內容包括：門框主體、迫緊元件、夾持元件、調整元件、玻璃片。系爭專利的特徵在於旋動調整元件使迫緊元件向上移動，進而使夾持元件之兩夾持臂可向內夾緊玻璃片，形成穩固的定位。迴避設計1的特徵在於抵止元件是實心的並且有凸邊能夠插入（擠壓）咬邊玻璃片的凹槽來將其定位。迴避設計2的特徵在於用手向上移動橡膠封條模組，使橡膠封條模組由無扣緊狀態改變為有扣緊狀態，進而達到定位玻璃片的目的。

關鍵字

玻璃夾具 ； 侵權鑑定 ； 功能分析 ； 剪裁

並列摘要

Traditionally in the arena of TRIZ, patent circumvention that is based on the legal document of a patent is achieved by using trimming to delete one of the elements in the independent claim, or significantly modifying the function, way, result of certain element. However, its results are seldom verified by patent infringement test procedure. This paper uses a real infringement case in Taiwan Intellectual Property Court, case 102 of civil procedure in the year of 2014, where the defendant's product, non-glue glass gripper, is compared with the plaintiff's patent claim of TW584161, the improvement of frame structure. And there is no significant difference between the product and the patent claim in terms of function, way and result, thus resulting in infringement. Afterwards, TRIZ tools such as function analysis and trimming are used to pin down two crucial questions, followed by brain storming to develop circumvention solutions 1 and 2. Then follow the patent infringement test procedure such as read on, all elements rule, doctrine of equivalents, to ensure these two circumvention solutions indeed do not infringe the patent claim of patent TW584161. Function analysis shows that the elements of the first claim of patent TW584161 includes: frame body, packing element, gripping element, adjusting element and glass sheet. The feature of this patent is to rotate the adjusting element to move up the packing element to further have the two grippers of gripping element come closer to grip the glass sheet firmly. The feature of the circumvention solution 1 is that the resisting element is solid and with protruding part which can be inserted into the undercut glass sheet unto the securing of the glass sheet. The feature of the circumvention solution 2 is to move the plastic sealing module by hand to activate its locking position for the purpose of positioning the glass sheet.

並列關鍵字

Glass gripper ； Infringement test ； Function analysis ； Trimming