- 學位論文
企業間競業禁止約定之探討－以經銷合約為中心
A Research on the Non-Competition Covenant among Enterprises － An Example of Distributorship Agreement
摘要
本文主要從競業禁止的起源談起，論述競業禁止紛爭之發展過程其中，時代背景因素之影響甚鉅，且往往係造成判決見解之爭議所在。在歷經時代變遷下，法院終究肯認競業禁止約款的合法性。猶如企業間為建立商業合作關係，基於私法自治與契約自由原則下，得與他方約定競業禁止之限制，以表明企業為保護眾多資訊形式之競爭優勢背後所擁有的競爭利益，並防範這類資訊洩露到競爭對手中。然而，競業禁止約款涉及合憲性的問題，故應從法律層面探討當事人雙方權利義務關係之最終衡平，期能從中歸納出一般法律原則之適用標準。誠如經銷契約中常見的排他性條款，本文最後亦就經銷契約為研究主題，探討法律是否應加以禁止或限制及競業禁止之合理性等相關問題，並參酌我國實務上經銷契約判決之分析與學說看法後，提出本文見解，並針對此問題提供合理範圍之審查基準。
並列摘要
The study begins from the source of non-competition to discuss the development of non-competion disputes. The effect factors of historical background are strong and have led to differences in the enforceability of non-competition. As time goes by, courts do finally recognize the legality of non-competition covenants. Similarly, for establishing a collaborative relationship, many enterprises use non-competition covenants based on the principles of autonomy in private law and contractual freedom to manifest that they own obvious competitive interests in protecting their competitive advantages that are in the form of knowledge and in keeping it from spilling over to competitors. Nevertheless, on the issue of constitutionality of non-competition covenants, a fair balance between the rights and obligations of both parties shall be legally reached for applicable standards of general principles of law and practice. As exclusive covenants in a distributorship agreement, the study is trying to take the example of it to discuss relative issues on whether the non-competition covenants shall be strictly prohibited or restricted by law and the reasonableness of non-competition. Further, in view of court’s decisions and academic viewpoints, it also attempts to provide views that can clarify the normative orientation on current guideline to ensure the enforceability of non-competition covenants.