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…….
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