Category: 專利

韓國《專利法》修法導入懲罰性賠償制度，自2019年7月9日起，侵害他人專利權、或專屬授權的行為若是出於故意 (intentional infringement of patent rights or exclusive license)，法院得科以懲罰性賠償，金額最高可達認定損失的 3 倍，除了充分賠償受害人，更意在遏止產業歪風—–不肯協商（支付）合理權利金，而是先侵權再說。

Korea has officially adopted punitive damages for willful infringements of a patent right or a trade secret. Effective July 9, 2019, any intentional infringement of a patent right or its exclusive license in Korea shall be imposed punitive damages. The amount is up to three times the damages recognized by the court. The adoption of punitive measures is to ensure that the infringed right holders can be fully compensated and to curb unethical business practices in which competing market players prefer to infringing and paying damages, rather than negotiating and paying the appropriate licensing fees as provided by law.

我立法院4月16日通過行政院 107年底提出的〈專利法部分條文修正草案〉，本次修法對內配合經濟法規的鬆綁，對外因應國際規範的調整，並進一步完善制度、提升審查效能，以利產業創新。其中重點內容包括：設計專利權保護期間由12年延長為15年，分割申請案之適用範圍及期限予以放寬等七項重點，扼要說明如下：

The amendment bill to Taiwan’s Patent Act approved by the Executive Yuan in late 2018 was passed on April 16, 2019, by the Legislative Yuan. It extends the term of protection for design patents from 12 to 15 years. The bill, originally proposed by the Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) early last year, aims to create a more robust patent protection system, enhance the case review efficiency of patent remedies and promote industrial innovation.