Remedies of Patent Infringement---A Focus on Comparative Study for Taiwanese Corporation's Patent Litigation in the U.S. Market

論專利侵權之救濟－以台灣公司於美國市場之專利訴訟之比較法研究為中心

郭致遠(Chih-Yuan Kuo)

《致理法學》 8期 (2010/10) Pp. 63-93

摘要

Technology has brought this world into an international community. For Taiwanese technology corporations, the protection of patent right has become an imperative issue to strengthen the capacity of competition on the world stage. When facing patent infringement cases in the U.S. market, how to seek appropriate remedies based on American law and Taiwanese law is thus important for Taiwanese corporations. Under American law, patent infringement is basically a tort per se. This paper undertakes a brief survey of the manners in which different jurisdictions approach the issue of patent infringement remedy from a perspective of comparative law study between the common law system and the civil law system. It, specifically, is focused on American as well as Taiwanese jurisdictions. Part II and Part III include the discussion of the injunctive relief as a patent infringement remedy, wherein Part II deals with the issues of permanent injunction and Part III is the issues of preliminary injunction. Part IV discusses monetary damage as a patent infringement remedy. Finally, Part V is the the conclusion the potential suggestions in the future for Taiwanese corporations in the U.S. market.

關鍵字

Patent Infringement ； Patent Litigation ； Remedy ； Injunctive Relief ； Monetary Damage

並列摘要

科技之日新月異使得國際間法律之適用密不可分。對台灣之科技廠商而言，專利權之保護更為於世界舞台提升競爭力之重要課題。詳言之，當台灣廠商於美國市場面臨專利侵害案件時，如何基於台灣法律以及美國法律尋求適當之救濟，實屬重要。本文試從比較法之角度，以屬於大陸法系之台灣法及普通法系之美國法，參酌比較台灣及美國之專利法之規範及相關判例，作為研究之主體。本文之第二章及第三章討論聲請保全處分（禁制令）作為當專利權遭受侵害時之救濟，第四章討論請求金錢損害賠償作為當專利權遭受侵害時之救濟。最後，第五章提出本文之比較法上結論及台灣廠商於美國市場面臨專利侵害之建議。

並列關鍵字

專利權保護 ； 保全處分 ； 禁制令 ； 損害賠償 ； 專利侵害救濟