A comparative Research on Controversial Issues of Competition Law Caused by Patent Misuse between the ROC and the USA

Abstract

[[abstract]]專利權濫用一詞，係源自於美國司法審判實務，由專利侵權被告提出衡平積極抗辯，專利權人之專利不會因而無效，然其濫用專利權行為，會導致合法有效之專利不具有執行性。惟專利法賦予專利權人專利權，故在涉及技術研發及巿場競爭時，對於專利權之保護，必頇兼顧專利權人之利益及迅速獲得救濟與巿場的公平競爭。論者有認為智慧財產權法和競爭法為二個互相對立之立法，二者具有緊張對立之關係，惟本文認為其目的相同且具有互補性質。本文第二章係介紹專利制度與專利權內涵及行使權利之界限，比較我國98年12月3日行政院院會通過，同年月11日函請立法院審議之專利法修正草案如何規定。第三章從權利濫用角度出發，探討權利濫用與專利權濫用，美國專利權濫用原則之發展與範圍。第四章係從我國競爭法制之規範即公平交易法出發，就專利權是否適用公平交易為探討外，就專利權聯盟所可能引發之競爭秩序違反，公平交易委員會如何規定及我國專利權濫用之案例為介紹。第五章從美國反托拉斯法角度出發，介紹專利權濫用之類型外，並就美國司法部門如何調和競爭秩序與專利權之間為介紹說明。本文擬以上述章節探討，對於專利權濫用所引發之相關競爭法制序規範，如何調和及修法，為比較研究之介紹。

[[abstract]]The term of “patent misuse” comes from the U S legal system which is the defendant’s equitable affirmative defense Misuse of patent will make valid patent unenforceable Chapter Ⅰ introduces the purposes of Patent Law which are to protect the interests of the patentee speedy relief and fair competition Chapter Ⅱ describes the patent system its content and limitations on the exercise of patent rights Chapter III talks about abuse of rights and the patent misuse principle under the United States legal system Chapter IV describes Fair Trade Law under which patent misuse may cause the violation of the provisions of the Fair Trade Law Chapter V introduces the perspective of U S antitrust law under which the U S judiciary reconciles the competition law with the patent law This article aims to explore patent misuse caused by the patent owner how to reconcile and to amend the law to solve the issue