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專利訴訟發動與應訴策略之研究—以義隆電子控告禾瑞亞為例 / A Study on Patent Litigation Launching and Responding Strategies – A Case Study on the ELAN vs. EETI林曉玟, Lin, Hsiao Wen Unknown Date (has links)
近十年高科技產業的發展,自iPod、iPhone至iPad等行動裝置的創新、問世,無疑是由Apple公司獨領風騷、引領潮流,而這些行動裝置的硬體型態或許不同,軟體、作業系統也不盡相同,但唯一的共通點就是大量採用「觸控」技術。在台灣企業中,義隆電子及禾瑞亞兩間公司均是相當專注於發展觸控偵測技術之公司,而此二間企業,面臨商場上白熱化的競爭,尤其是作為原告的義隆電子將如何以訴訟發動攻擊,而身為訴訟經驗淺薄的被告禾瑞亞公司又將如何應戰,均係本研究擬探討的問題。
透過蒐集文獻的方式,本研究對觸控面板產業的發展、各國際大廠在觸控專利的佈局做了基本的鋪墊。有鑑於義隆電子本身在專利侵權訴訟中有十多年豐富的經驗,故本文以義隆電子的訴訟經驗為藍本,歸納出若干訴訟發動及應訴策略,並將義隆電子與禾瑞亞訴訟中發生之具體問題納入各該策略章節一併討論,例如義隆電子起訴動機、訴訟標的價額之認定、定暫時狀態處分、以及企業普遍以發布重大訊息之方式公告起訴他企業,是否變相地違反公平交易委員會關於警告函之規定等。
本研究發現義隆電子因為歷經眾多國內外專利訴訟的洗禮,因此就訴訟各個階段的掌握及訊息處理較為嫻熟,主要亦由其掌握訴訟的節奏。然而,身為被告的企業應在訴訟中多採取積極的攻擊態勢,而非僅消極防守,包括接收到警告函時,應以適切的意見書及信函回應;若確遭起訴,應先為程序抗辯,尤其在起訴成本低廉的我國,盡可能的提高原告應付的裁判費實係被告方首先應嘗試爭取的戰場。此外,於訴訟中針對系爭專利提起舉發案、或是向公平交易委員會提出違反公平交易法之檢舉皆是被告最好的反制措施。然而,預防勝於治療,企業內部若能建立日常的專利監控機制,時時關注競爭對手動態,方為治標又治本的方法。
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以專利衡量研發創新投入之資源錯置問題 -以中國東部沿海地區製造業廠商為例 / Misallocation of R&D Inputs by Using Patent Value Index - A Case of the Manufacturing Companies Located in Eastern China李姵儀 Unknown Date (has links)
專利和創新是近年產業發展極重要的趨勢,但是在過去對於中國產業的資源錯置相關研究中,卻沒有發現以專利來做為衡量產出的標準。因此本研究蒐集了中國2005到2007年的水準以上製造業廠商資料,並將Mtrends專利檢索平台資料庫中之專利資料加以整合,建構出中國水準以上製造業廠商之美國專利資料的資料庫。並依據文獻所提出之資源錯置模型,以資料庫中之專利資料作為創新研發產出之代表,計算出廠商之效率值與資源錯置的程度。根據廠商之專利數量及專利價值指標兩種衡量方式來討論中國東部沿海三大經濟區,環渤海經濟區、長三角經濟區及珠三角經濟區之效率值及資源錯置問題。研究結果發現珠三角經濟區因開放年代較早,在人力及知識累積下,研發效率值相對較高,資源錯置問題亦相對較不嚴重的,而長三角與環渤海經濟區由於產業多集中於高科技產業,部分廠商之技術尚未成熟,因此在研發效率值的表現上較為落後且資源錯置問題亦相對較為嚴重。 / Innovation and patent applications have become the central issue for the industrial development nowadays. In the past, there’s little research to measure the innovation outputs by patents. Thus, in this paper, I collected the data for the manufacturing firms in China from 2005 to 2007 and combine with the patent data in Mtrends database. Based on my misallocation computation, I use patent as the R&D output and measure the innovation efficiency and the misallocation level. Based on my result, the efficiency is higher in Pearl River Delta Economic Zone due to its earlier development and low in Bohai Bay Economic Zone & Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone because of industrial concentration. Thus, the misallocation is much more severe in Bohai Bay Economic Zone & Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone and is much lighter in Pearl River Delta Economic Zone.
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兩岸專利權海關保護之研究 / A Study on Cross-Strait Customs Protection of Patent Rights洪三凱, Hung, San Kai Unknown Date (has links)
大陸及臺灣均規定,發明專利權人專有排除他人未經其同意而實施該發明之權。亦規定,物之發明之實施,指製造、為販賣之要約、販賣、使用或為上述目的而進口該物之行為。在專利權人或其專屬被授權人提起專利侵權實體訴訟前,專利權人或其專屬被授權人一般得請求海關就嫌疑貨物為暫不放行措施或扣押,以防止侵害專利權之貨物進入商業市場。一般而言,涉及商標權或著作權之貨物較容易透過貨物外觀以觀察是否侵權。然而,大部分附有專利的貨物均不易以貨物外觀以觀察是否侵權。特別是,舉例而言,一支智慧型手機上可能有上千的專利於其上,而且許多商品都有類似情形。所以,由第一線的海關人員去辨識有無專利侵權是困難的。
「與貿易有關的智慧財產權協定」第52條規定,任何權利人申請第51條之暫不放行措施,都應向主管機關提出足以推定在進口國法律之下有侵害權利持有人智慧財產權之表面證據,並就有關物品提供詳細說明,俾使海關易於辨認。如果權利持有人提供有侵害其智慧財產權之表面證據,仿冒品或是盜版品一般來說較易於由海關第一線人員透過貨物外觀加以辨識。另一方面,專利權人或其專屬被授權人提出侵害其專利權之表面證據是困難的。
除上述問題之外,尚有一更困難的問題有待專利權人或其專屬被授權人解決。那便是,如果專利權人或其專屬被授權人不指派間諜至競爭對手之中,並不知道涉及侵害專利權之貨物何時、何地將會進口。因此,本論文嘗試研究如何扣押侵害專利權貨物之議題。
本論文區分為六個部分。第一章是緒論,說明研究動機及目的,以及研究方法及範圍。第二章是說明及定義智慧財產權邊境執行之指導原則,以及第一線海關人員依據貨物外觀辨識原則查尋嫌疑貨物。第三章是討論智慧財產權邊境執行之三種方式。第四章是分析與比較兩岸專利權之執行。第五章是闡述司法暫時權利保護與專利權邊境執行之配合。第六章是結論。 / Both Mainland China and Taiwan enacted laws to protect patentees’ exclusive rights to the invention and to prevent the rights from being exploited, without the patentee’s consent, via making, offering for sale, selling, using or importing of the infringed goods. Prior to filing the infringement litigation, the patentee or the exclusive licensee may generally initiate to request its customs authorities to suspend the release of, or to detain, suspect goods that involve the infringement of a patent from entering into the channels of commerce. Generally speaking, goods that involve trademark or copyright can be more easily observed whether it is infringed via its apprearance. However, most of goods that involve patents can not be more easily observed whether it is infringed, and inter alia, for example, there are probably more than 1,000 patent rights in one smart phone, and many goods have the similar situations. So it is difficult to distinguish infringed or non-infringed goods by front line staffs of customs.
Article 52 of Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights defines suspension of release. It provides: “Any right holder initiating the procedures under Article 51 shall be required to provide adequate evidence to satisfy the competent authorities that, under the laws of the country of importation, there is prima facie an infringement of the right holder’s intellectual property right and to supply a sufficiently detailed description of the goods to make them readily recognizable by the customs authorities.” It’s understood that the counterfeit trademark or pirated copyright goods can be generally observed via its appearance by front line staffs of customs, if a right holder supply prima facie evidence of infringement of the right holder’s intellectual property right. On the other hand, it is very difficult for a patentee or a exclusive licensee to supply prima facie evidence of infringement of the patent.
In addition to the above mentioned issues, there is a more severe problem that the patentee or the exclusive licensee needs to solve. It’s that the patentee or the exclusive licensee doesn’t know when and where the goods that involve the infringement of patents will import, if the patentee or the exclusive licensee seek for the goods that involve the infringement of patents without designating spies in rivals. Therefore, this thesis tries to research the issue with respect to how to detect and detain goods that infringe patent rights.
This thesis is divided in six parts. Chapter 1 makes a description of the motive and the purpose of this article. It also includes the method and the range of this research. Chapter 2 explains and defines “The Guidelines of Intellectual Property Rights Border Enforcement” and the suspect of goods could be found by front line staffs of customs in compliance with “The Principle of Goods Appearance Identification”. Chapter 3 discusses three modes of intellectual property rights enforcement. Chapter 4 analyzes and compares Cross-Strait Customs in patent border enforcement. Chapter 5 describes cooperation of provisional measures and patent border enforcement. Finally, Chapter 6 is the conclusion.
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中共專利法研究徐履冰, XU,LYU-BING Unknown Date (has links)
緒 言:研究中共專利法,了解中共如何調和社會主義與資本主義的矛盾,以印證其
經濟改革前途。
第一章:說明共產主義法律思想,中共經改後法律思想的變化、與資本主義法律思想
的基本差異。
第二章:說明中共專利法沿革、專利法在中共法制體系中的定位、專利制度概況。
第三章:說明中共專利法對發明之定義,以及禁止專利之發明的項目。( 並和我國專
利法之規定比較 )
第四章:說明中共專利法在發明之專利要件,新穎性、創造性、實用性等規。( 著重
在新穎性所採取之立法原則 )
第五章:說明中共專利法在專利權歸屬上的規定,包括職務發明之廣泛,以及參加巴
黎公約在專利法上的影響。
第六章:說明中共專利法之申請與審查。尤其著重其早期公開、延遲審查制度。( 中
共所採為極新的制度有相當特色 )。
第七章:說明中共專利法為推廣應用的目標,所做的特別規定。著重其特殊的計劃實
施規定。
第八章:說明中共專利法對發明專利權的期限、無效、及民、刑事的保護規定。( 參
攷中共刑法的有關規定 )
第九章:簡要交待合併在中共專利尖有關新型、新式樣 (中共法稱為實用新型及外觀
設計) 的不同規定。
結 論:由前述各章發現的問題,分析中共調和社會主義與資本主義的問題所在。
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企業併購之相關智慧財產管理策略與法律規劃研究-以併購美國高科技公司時之專利查核評估探微 / The Study on Related Strategy of Intellectual Property Management and Legal Planning in Corporate M&A-Towards the Patent Due Diligence of Merging / Acquiring an U.S. High-Technology Company陳則銘, Chen , Tze-ming Unknown Date (has links)
在高科技之推波助瀾下,新經濟與全球化之競爭模式儼然成形,也使得智慧財產在此競爭中扮演著重要的角色,成為高科技公司逐鹿中原的武器之一。相對地,也迫使高科技公司在全球割喉競爭之壓力下,開始思索如何更快進入戰場,並以智慧財產制敵機先。於是,企業併購策略開始成為高科技公司之經營決策者思考採行之策略。
企業併購(Merger and Acquisition)一詞,並非明確之法律定義,實乃商業管理實務界常用之名詞,因此,與其強加定義,不如從併購之模式加以說明,更為精確。併購模式概可歸納為二大模式:一為「收購」,一為「合併」。收購又可區分為「資產收購」與「股權收購」;而合併則有以吸收合併、新設合併及存續合併為主之「法定合併」類型,與以簡式合併、三角合併、強迫合併及實質合併為主之「特殊合併」類型。
所謂「收購」,係指收購公司以取得資產或經營權之目的,而以現金或債券、股票等有價證券買受目標公司全部或一部資產或股份之行為。而「合併」則係指兩家或兩家以上之公司,訂立合併契約,並經各當事公司之全體股東同意,或股東會之特別決議同意後,結合成一家公司之法律行為。其因合併而消滅之公司之權利義務,由合併後存續或新設立之公司概括承受,毋須再為個別資產或權利義務之移轉。
在企業採行併購策略之動機上,學理與實務上歸納出五種主要之動機,包括:綜效理論假說、多角化經營假說、策略性重組假說、價值低估假說,及代理成本理論與傲慢假說。綜效理論假說主要可歸納出,以追求規模經濟與範疇經濟之「營運綜效」;以風險分散或節稅考量為思考之「財務綜效」;企圖集中市場以形成壟斷之「市場綜效」;及為更精確掌握時機而追求之「起動綜效」。多角化經營則可分別從「複合式多角化」或「中心式多角化」切入討論。而策略性重組假說則著眼於「法規環境改變」或「技術創新改變」致使企業採取併購策略以為因應之面向,加以討論。此外,價值低估價說及代理成本理論與傲慢假說,則與企業經營決策者企圖追求本業之價值極大化無關,卻也經常成為經營決策者採行併購策略之動機。
前述企業併購動機之討論,事實上與美國併購歷史上所發生之五次併購浪潮息息相關,而這五次併購浪潮之興衰則亦與美國經濟發展之歷程有關。第一波併購浪潮發生於一八九七年至一九○四年間,其特色主要為「水平整合形成獨占市場」;第二波併購浪潮發生於一九一六年至一九二九年間,其特色主要為「垂直整合以利強化體質」;第三波併購浪潮發生於一九六五年至一九六九年間,其特色主要為「複合式併購擴大多角化」;第四波併購浪潮發生於一九八一年至一九八九年間,其則係以「金融工具激化敵意併購」為主要特色;時至一九九二年至二○○○年間所發生之第五次併購浪潮,則以「策略重組點燃超級併購」,逐漸將以取得智慧財產為目的之併購動機推上台面。亦即,由於全球化競爭而掀起跨國併購,及高科技產業併購之趨勢日盛,以智慧財產之取得規劃併購策略,成為高科技公司開始思考如何將企業價值極大化之策略之一。
高科技產業之競爭,已進入「超優勢競爭(Hypercompetition)」之態勢,惟有以動態競爭因應,始能勝出。而智慧財產之佈局與運用在動態競爭情境中,扮演著極為重要之角色。因此,透過併購以取得智慧財產,而得達成「控制新資源,加速企業外部成長」、「改變商業模式,大幅躍進新市場」、「動態競爭中,整合或對抗競爭者」,或「併購取得智慧財產權,待價而沽」之成果,已成為許多高科技公司之策略思考方向。
「世上沒有賣不出去的產品,只有賣不出去的價格」。在企業併購的過程中,如何就目標公司之企業價值進行評價往往是決定併購案是否能成功之關鍵。然而,對於企業的營運有重大影響之智慧財產,其「品質」究竟如何,將會對企業未來的營運造成重大的影響。因此,對於高科技產業之併購案,如何透過對於智慧財產進行查核評估(Due Diligence),協助併購交易雙方瞭解目標公司其智慧財產之品質,使雙方得以更正確評估目標公司之價值,並就併購案可能面臨之風險預先進行規劃,即為重要之課題。
換言之,由於企業併購交易之內容複雜且代價高昂,動輒為千萬至百億金額的現金交易或股份交換。雖然在交易過程中,賣方或買方通常會準備相關交易資訊及查核評估報告,以提供對方作為評估之用。但由於交易當事人自行提供之資訊通常過於簡略或可能隱惡揚善,為避免在交易價格之決定與交易後風險之承擔及效益之展現上出現問題,因此交易當事人有自行進行查核評估之必要。此即孫子兵法《謀攻篇》中所述「知己知彼,百戰不殆;不知彼不知己,每戰必敗。」所傳達之精神。
鑑於智慧財產查核評估是一項耗時費力,且所費不貲之工作,企業內部法律顧問或外部律師在進行智慧財產查核評估時,應對於其查核之範圍有所限制。並非所有智慧財產對於買方公司皆有顯著之影響,因此必須從公司之觀點加以檢視,並以其對於公司所可能產生之價值排序其先後。而除了時間、成本與專業人力投入等因素之考量外,「買方公司之策略目標」、「目標公司之核心競爭力」,與「企業併購交易之模式」將影響智慧財產查核評估所欲進行之範圍。
對於高科技公司而言,其企圖藉由併購活動所取得之智慧財產各異,然最主要者,尤其是對於我國公司而言,仍以「專利權」之取得以利企業在全球市場產業價值鏈中之佈局為首要考量。因此本文將就「專利查核」之相關議題,略做探討。而進行專利查核時,除從「專利申請案」、「專利審查歷程」與「法律意見書」等相關文件,進行概略初步審查外,概可聚焦於「目標公司是否確為真正之完整權利擁有者」、「發明之實施是否須依賴業已存在或第三人之權利」、「目標公司之發明是否獲得足夠之保障」、「目標公司之專利是否已為適當之利用」,及「目標公司之專利是否(或可能)涉訟」等面向出發,進行深入探查。
深入探究目標公司是否確為真正之完整權利擁有者之議題上,本論文將從「共同發明」、「受雇人之發明」與「部分讓與」所涉及之問題加以討論;而在發明之實施是否須依賴業已存在或第三人之權利之議題上,關於「技術改良與從屬專利」、「交互授權」及「技術輸入授權」涉及之契約約款(例如:契約存續期間、專屬性、可轉讓性與控制權之變更、轉授權、授權範圍、技術改良與回饋授權、擔保與賠償責任、最惠待遇,與過往侵權免責等)所衍生相關問題將為本論文關心之重點。
此外,在目標公司之發明是否獲得足夠之保障之議題上,本論文將討論關於「發明之檢討與揭露程序」、「專利權之地理範圍」,及「申請專利範圍與專利審查歷程之檢討」等問題;而關於「授權實施」及「專利濫用」將係買方公司查核目標公司之專利是否已為適當之利用時之重點。最後,在目標公司之專利是否(或可能)涉訟此議題之討論中,本論文將從評估目標公司之專利組合是否侵害第三人之專利權所進行之「專利侵權評估」與如涉及專利侵權訴訟時可能之「反訴或抗辯之評估」。
為印證本論文所提高科技公司以併購活動取得智慧財產之策略及所進行之查核評估活動,在結論與建議部分將以一家台灣公司之實際經驗為個案,探討其進行跨國併購時所面臨之問題,並就多數高科技公司所忽略之「競業禁止」問題,以美國法下之經驗,作為高科技公司進行跨國(尤其是美國)併購時,在專利查核之外,亦應注意之建議,以避免研發團隊於併購前後離職或被挖角,對買方公司所造成之傷害。 / A recent survey showed that between two and five emerging technology companies are acquired for every one that does an initial public offering (IPO). Acquisitions can provide strategic, operating and financial benefits to both emerging technology companies and the company acquiring it. A strategic acquisition can provide emerging technology companies’ shareholders with earlier liquidity than an IPO, with less risk and dilution. It also can provide emerging technology companies with the immediate leverage of Buy Company's established manufacturing or distribution infrastructure, without the dilution, time and risk of internal development. A strategic acquisition can provide Buy Company with the new products and technologies necessary to maintain its competitive advantage, growth rate and profitability. Ill-conceived or badly done acquisitions, however, can result in expense and disruption to both businesses, the discontinuance of good technologies and products, employee dissatisfaction and defection, and poor operating results by the combined company. By understanding the key factors that lead to a successful acquisition, Target Company and Buy Company can improve the probability of achieving one.
When considering an M&A transaction, Target Company first step should be to identify the strategic reasons why it wants to be acquired. For example, while Target Company may seek liquidity for its founders and investors, it also may have concluded that its future success requires the synergies of complementary resources and access to the infrastructure of a major corporation. An IPO could provide Target Company’s shareholders with liquidity, but would not immediately address Target Company’s need for product synergy or provide an established infrastructure. Those needs could be better met by finding a strategic buyer for Target Company. Equally important is to identify Buy Company’s strategic objectives in acquiring Target Company. For example, Buy Company may seek to acquire a product line or key technology, gain creative, technical or management talent, or eliminate a competitor. Ultimately, Buy Company will acquire Target Company because it believes M&A transaction is a more effective means of meeting a strategic need and increasing shareholder value than internal development. If Target Company understands its own and Buy Company’s strategic objectives, it can focus on candidates that are most likely to meet its needs and value the assets that it has to offer. While the objectives of individual companies will vary, the following table identifies common strategic objectives that Target Companies and Buy Companies try to achieve through an M&A activity.
Target Company Reasons to Be Acquired Buy Company Reasons to Make a M&A
Access to complementary products
Access to complementary markets
Access to working capital
Avoid dilution of building own infrastructure
Best and fastest return on investment
Faster access to established infrastructure
Gain critical mass
Improve distribution capacity
More rapid expansion of customer base
Acquire key technology
Acquire a new distribution channel
Assure a source of supply
Eliminate a competitor
Expand or add a product line
Gain creative talent
Gain expertise and entry in a new market
Gain a time-to-market advantage
Increase earnings per share
This study focuses on intellectual property due diligence, especially for the investigation of the benefits and risks associated with the ownership and exploitation of patent right when a company involves in a M&A activity. The increased profile, frequency, and value of intellectual property-related transactions have elevated the need for all legal, financial and managerial professionals and intellectual property owners to have a thorough understanding of the assessment and valuation of these assets and their role in commercial transactions; a detailed assessment of patent right is becoming an increasingly integral part of commercial transactions for the high-technology companies. Acquiring or investing in a business that owns intellectual property assets requires expanding the scope and depth of the due diligence that is usually conducted in such transactions.
The process of gathering information and assessing the merits, issues, and risks associated with a business transaction is called “due diligence.” It is a critical exercise in the acquisition and strategic utilization of intellectual property assets. Due diligence is a necessary precursor to funding a new venture, and is critically important in many other business transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, licenses, initial public offerings, and in some instances litigation. In recent years, the commercial importance of patents and other intellectual property has become highly visible. Courts have imposed large damage awards for intellectual property misuse and infringement. Multi-million dollar judgments are no longer a rarity. Courts have also granted significant injunctions to limit the products which a company can market. For instance, Kodak was virtually eliminated from the instant camera market and subject to an extremely high damage award when it was found to infringe patents owned by Polaroid. As a result of these potential events, and the increasing value of intellectual property assets in today’s high technology society, intellectual property matters have become an important aspect of a traditional due diligence study.
Intellectual property due diligence can be conducted in preparation for a wide variety of transactions. For example, intellectual property assets should be analyzed in the context of a share purchase or asset transfer, or may require assessment in connection with a capital contribution, in a joint venture or security for a loan, or in preparation of disclosure in connection with an offering of securities. Intellectual property due diligence can also facilitate a company’s thorough internal assessment of its own assets. Such a self-audit can prepare the company for an externally conducted due diligence, such as audited by a buyer company involving in a M&A transaction, and can enhance the company’s own intellectual property planning and management.
Intellectual property rights are the product of human thought, born of human needs and aspirations, and manifested by societal values. A thorough intellectual property due diligence also requires consideration of many nonlegal, nonmaterial aspects of the rights involved. The impact of an investment in a specific intellectual property right, and its role and value in a given M&A transaction, can be easily miscalculated if the private and public implications of those rights are not considered. Every intellectual property transaction embodies both individual and societal beliefs and values that can profoundly affect the parties’s strategies and success. The philosophical underpinnings of intellectual property rights are often discussed in academic and philosophical forums. However, these principles deserve reiteration here, in a transaction-specific context. Too often, they are forgotten amidst the binders, cabinets and files full of due diligence documents and analytical reports.
In Chapter 4, Patent Due Diligence, it comprises detailed analyses of the key issues to be assessed in the patent investigation. This chapter presents the steps in the legal review that should be undertaken on patents, and reviews the pertinent law pertaining to patent right. This chapter identifies the relevant documents that should be requested, defines the subject right, and analyzes the following substantive questions:
Whether Target Company owns the patent right(s);
Whether the patent right(s) have been adequately protected;
Whether Target Company’s use of the patent right(s) is dependent on third part rights;
Whether the scope of patent right(s) is sufficient;
Whether the patent right(s) have been properly exploited; and
Whether the patent right(s) present a risk of litigation.
An investigation of Target Company’s patent assets can require analysis of extensive documentation, as well as knowledge of the specific technical field in which Target Company conducts its business, and of patent law. The circumstances of each particular case will dictate whether specialized patent counsel will need to be retained to assist with the patent due diligence. Buyer Company should be aware that proper preparation of patentability opinions and validity / infringement opinions can require substantial lead time and budget, and should accordingly account for these contingencies.
Similarly, a thorough investigation to confirm ownership and assess exploitation of Target Company’s patent portfolio can require discussions regarding contribution of inventive ideas, past and present consultant or employment status of inventors, proper use of assignments, close investigation of the technology, markets, improvement clauses, cross-licenses, and the like. In sum, if Buyer Company specifies Target Company’s patent portfolio as a high priority in the intellectual property due diligence investigation, Buyer Company is well-advised to assign the patent-related investigation tasks to team members and, as applicable, patent experts, early in the due diligence process.
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專利侵權訴訟機制之再建構--審前程序的檢討與改革陳昱奉, Chen, Harris Y. Unknown Date (has links)
摘要
在知識經濟時代,專利侵權訴訟的重要性與日俱增。面對專利紛爭全球化的趨勢,台灣的專利侵權訴訟機制也需有所變革。其中,最重要也最亟需改善的部分,即是專利侵權訴訟的審前階段。此舉不僅得以落實憲法所保障的程序權,更是營造優良知識經濟環境的必經途徑。
專利侵權訴訟與一般傳統訴訟不同,係為法律面、科技面、管理面三者的結合,具有其特殊性,諸如:訴訟標的之權利範圍非屬明確、具有高度的商業利益色彩、訴訟成本高昂、專業性及科技知識含量高、準備與取證程序繁複、公法與私法交錯的領域等。吾人首應正視上開特性,在無體財產權的法理上,建構異於傳統訴訟的智慧財產訴訟觀。其次,現階段台灣專利侵權訴訟的運作模式,存有若干亟待改善之缺失,包括:法官專業化程度不足、不當使用或依賴鑑定制度、訴訟時程冗長、法院缺乏良善的案件管理、當事人與律師尚未能落實其協力義務、事證蒐集程序未臻精緻等。
欲改善台灣現今專利侵權訴訟的運作缺失,可以從參考美國制度著手。美國現為專利侵權訴訟案件量最多的國家,司法判決所累積的關於如何完善專利訴訟的各種實務見解以及學術文獻討論也最為豐富,周邊制度如律師、專利代理人及專家證人等也最為發達完備。美國專利侵權訴訟亦為民事訴訟之一種,由美國聯邦訴訟規則所規範,受聯邦法院所管轄。第一審為事實審,由聯邦地區法院負責審理,由陪審團或法官作最終的決定。美國專利侵權訴訟的審前程序,最特出的部分是專利權利範圍的界定與事證蒐集程序,並由法官之案件管理貫穿其中。因為審前訴訟的精緻化,加上訴訟成本高昂,美國的專利侵權訴訟案件進入最後審訊程序者不到百分之五,當事人在審前階段即以和解等方式解決紛爭。另外,律師在美國專利訴訟的審前階段也扮演了重要角色。在事證蒐集程序中,律師需協助當事人開示己方的事證,以及解讀、過濾對造所開示的事證;訴訟法規與執業倫理對於違反訴訟義務的律師並賦予相當的制裁。
欲改善台灣專利侵權訴訟的審前程序,首應注重專利權利範圍的界定,並由當事人及律師就專利的有效性與否作論辯攻防。其次,法院應加強案件管理,讓訴訟時程及早確定,並藉由中間裁判的方式將紛爭於審前階段解決。最重要的是,在事證蒐集程序上,可採行美國的事證開示程序,將兩造各自擁有的事證及早揭露,並同時注意當事人秘匿特權的保護。
在日、韓之後,台灣也即將設立智財專業法院,本研究認為,應在訴訟程序上作根本的變革,以符合全球化專利訴訟的需求。在訴訟法理方面,以一元化的審判程序解決專利侵權紛爭、職權調查主義的限縮與排除、客觀舉證責任的緩和等,均是未來立法時值得採納的方向。
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透過專利、學術論文分析技術發展趨勢-以蝕刻技術為例 / Technology Trends Analysis via Patent and Scientific Publication - A Case Study of Etching徐竣祈 Unknown Date (has links)
競爭是現代社會中無所不在的行為,國家或企業透過產業競爭分析、企業競爭分析,乃至市場分析及技術預測(Technological Forecast),才能知己知彼並且擬定正確的決策。對科技產業而言,若企業無法隨時掌握技術發展的趨勢,儘早投入技術研發或調整企業的經營策略。不久之後,市場便會被其他競爭對手所佔據。所幸,沒有一項技術發明是直接由發明者的腦袋直接跳到廣泛應用的境地。其間總是經過好幾個連續階段,每一個階段都使得「實用性」及「有用性」更成熟。因此若能掌握科技發展的脈絡,早期投入研發,便能維持企業的競爭優勢。
專利資訊可以用來評估與預測技術發展、規劃研發或技術發展項目、避免誤觸專利權而浪費研發資源、掌握企業發展動向及市場需求。許多企業和政府機關已經發現專利分析的重要性,並且投入大量的人力、物力來進行專利分析的工作。然而,專利的申請日和公開日之間還是存在至少18個月的時滯,若企業過渡倚賴專利資訊的分析,容易使後續的研發資源投入競爭激烈的技術紅海當中。因此若要充分掌握前瞻技術發展的脈動,基礎研究趨勢分析相對於專利趨勢分析,其重要性有過之而無不及。
在分析方法方面,現存的書目記錄以科學與技術類佔大多數,因此,以書目計量學為工具,自然成為研究「科學」技術整體發展的主流。除了傳統的計量分析之外,利用自動化的方法,挖掘大量文件中的隱含及有用知識,也是最近熱門的研究議題。對探勘技術而言,關聯分析、分群、預測等探勘技術,也漸漸成為技術預測不可或缺的工具之一。
過去曾有眾多的研究利用書目計量來分析學術論文或專利資訊,而最近幾年則陸續出現利用文字探勘來分析學術論文或專利資訊,但這樣的分析結果是片段而不完全的。本研究提出整合性的概念,同時結合計量分析(Bibliometrics)與文字探勘(Text Mining)兩種方法,分別對學術論文(Science Citation Index Expanded)與專利資訊(Derwent World Patents Index)這兩種文獻資料作分析,透過互相比較來瞭解技術發展的趨勢。除此之外,也希望透過個案分析,對本研究所提出之方法論本身,探討之間的關聯性。
在選擇個案方面,奈米科技是目前最熱門的科技產業發展方向。其中最具代表性的產業即「半導體產業」和「微機電系統產業」。蝕刻(Etching)製程與設備技術的良劣,直接影響晶圓產品良率的高低,是影響奈米科技未來發展的重要技術之一。故蝕刻技術之發展趨勢值得深入研究。
而本研究之研究結論如下:
1.技術趨勢分析在層次上宜由遠(計量分析)而近(文獻探勘),理論(論文資料)與應用(專利資料)應並重,分析結果才能互補長短。
2.科學發展與市場需求為專利技術生命週期的領先指標。
3.科學發展增加技術商業化的應用,但市場需求則強化了創新擴散的效果。
4.蝕刻技術的基礎研究目前處於成熟期,而技術發展目前處於成長期。在電子產品輕薄短小、高效能的需求下,預期蝕刻技術將持續被商業化應用。
5.蝕刻技術的領先地位,美商已逐漸被亞洲企業所取代,尤其近來南韓的半導體廠商最為積極。台灣的台積電和聯電過去已累積雄厚的技術發展基礎,惟台灣在基礎研究與產學合作方面仍待加強。
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台灣生技公司專利授權與技術移轉策略之研究 / The Study on Strategy of Patent Licensing and Technology Transferring of Taiwan Biotechnology Company顏榮毅, Yan, Rong Yih Unknown Date (has links)
知識經濟時代的來臨,代表知識早已經取代勞力、土地、資本,成為最重要的生產要素,而知識創造的具體果實就是智慧財產,此項無形資產占企業財產的重要性已遠超過有形資產。個人、企業和國家唯有專注在智慧財產的創造、保護、管理和運用上,方可成為知識經濟下的大贏家。
近年來,隨著人類科學知識與生活智慧的增長與演進,與人類日常生活和生命安全息息相關的生物醫學技術日益突破且其重要性與日俱增,國際間生技產業發展迅速,並帶領生技產業走向多元化的發展;除此之外,生技產業也是台灣兩兆雙星計畫中所追求的新興產業之一。然而,台灣在這股趨勢洪流中,整體生技產業的發展上並不蓬勃。歸根究柢,生技產業乃為典型的高附加價值、知識導向型產業,智慧財產的重要性不言可喻並且更加突顯。智慧財產如同其他企業資產一樣,需要善加管理與運用才能發揮其價值,若企業擁有大量之智慧財產,但對該智慧財產欠缺有效之管理運用,亦無法為公司創造任何價值。因此,如何為智慧財產尋求正確的運用管道,應是智慧財產所有人最為關心的議題。由於生物技術產業十分重視技術的掌握與應用,故本論文研究將焦點放在與技術知識保護有關的「專利授權與技術移轉」上,並特別針對屬於智慧財產行銷管理層面的策略進行探討。
《時代》雜誌年度風雲人物華裔科學家何大一曾說過要用人才賭生技,其需要的是什麼樣的人才?又該如何賭?本論文研究希望能提出相對應之見解,藉由個案研究方法分析找出台灣生技企業在「專利授權與技術移轉」上的策略思考邏輯,並更加釐清智慧財產行銷管理對產業發展影響的角色與位置。
由於台灣生物技術公司目前本身先天條件不佳且資源不足,無法透過商品化與產業化之智慧財產實施方式來創造最大利益,因此透過智慧財產交換方式乃是其最佳模式,而考量相關環境條件後,其中又以「專利授權與技術移轉」為最具經濟效益且最可能成功之智慧財產商業模式與型態,因此本論文研究便針對此方面進行深入探討,以提供產業後續發展之參考借鏡。
本論文研究目的包括:1.探討推動台灣生物技術產業公司發展過程中,考量「專利授權與技術移轉」的重要因素。2.瞭解台灣生物技術產業公司目前在「專利授權與技術移轉」方面的運作機制。3.介紹台灣生物技術產業公司之指標性個案,分析其智慧財產行銷策略,歸納其關鍵成功因素,以茲其他業者參考。4.了解智慧財產行銷策略的核心結構,提出智慧財產行銷策略規劃上的建議。5.綜合研究結果,提出對台灣生物技術產業公司「專利授權與技術移轉」策略之建議,並分析該產業之潛在問題與可能限制。
本論文研究提出理論強調台灣生物技術產業公司必須考量智慧財產行銷的六大要素(6P),以『主導產業鏈』、『控制價值鏈』、『分配供應鏈』等三鏈為目標,因而決定採取「專利授權與技術移轉」之正確的智慧財產商業模式後,站在目標被授權人的立場思考,透過「策略九說」來作檢驗,以找出最適合的智慧財產行銷之執行策略,並在執行時確實考量組織行銷之特性。
本論文研究方式採用個案研究法以及質化研究法,獲得以下結論:
1. 「專利授權與技術移轉」必須著重於專利品質,以更貼近產業與市場需求,進而強化技術移轉之成效。
2. 「專利授權與技術移轉」是屬於相當複雜且專業性高的領域,與市場互動至關密切。
3. 任何產業的任何公司當其智慧財產行銷策略之方向目標正確,且手段方法合理,則成功便是可以預期的。
4. 一旦擬定正確的智慧財產行銷策略,則後續的執行力,便成為是否成功之唯一重點。 / The coming of Knowledge-based Economy Era indicates the fact that knowledge had taken the place of labor, land and capital to become the most important production factor. The results of knowledge creation are Intellectual Property (IP). The Intangible Assets are much more important than Tangible Assets for industries in nowadays. It becomes crucial for individuals, industries, and countries to achieve success in the Knowledge-based Economy Era to concentrate on the creation, protection, management and application of intellectual property.
In the recent years, because of the developments of scientific knowledge and life wisdom, the progress and importance of the biomedical technology which closely related to human life and safety advances rapidly. Besides, the biotechnology industry is also one of the booming industries of Taiwan “Two Millions, Two Stars” projects. However, the Taiwan Biotechnology Industry does not follow the trend well. The biotechnology industry is a typical high value added and knowledge oriented industry, and the importance of IP is much more distinct. Same as other corporation’s property, intellectual property needs to be managed and put to use well to manifest its value. If a corporation owns a lot of IP without effective management and application, none value or benefit will be produced for the corporation from the IP. Therefore, for the IP owner, how to find out the correct application ways of IP will be the most important concern. Since technology familiarity and application is a highly emphasized issue for biotechnology industry, this study will focus on the technology knowledge protection concerning “Patent Licensing and Technology Transferring,” especially on the IP Marketing Management Strategy.
David Ho, a Chinese American scientist and the Man of the year 1996 of “Time” magazine, once said that “we have to bet on biotechnology with talents”. The question is what talents are needed, and how to bet? This study aims to provide some corresponding thoughts and find out the strategy of “Patent Licensing and Technology Transferring” for Taiwan biotechnology corporation through case study. Furthermore, the study will manifest how IP Marketing Management will influence industry development.
Due to the immature company structure and small business size of Taiwan biotechnology corporations, these corporations are unable to create the best profit through IP commercialization or industrization. Thus, the best model for them will be through IP Exchange and the “Patent Licensing and Technology Transferring” will be the most effective and feasible IP Business Model given the conditions of Taiwan biotechnology industry. This thesis will concentrate on this aspect and provide advices for industrial developments.
The purposes of this study include: a. the important factors and the significnace of “Patent Licensing and Technology Transferring” in the promotion of Taiwan biotechnology corporation development; b. the current mechanism of “Patent Licensing and Technology Transferring” of Taiwan biotechnology corporation; c. a case study of Taiwan biotechnology corporation, including the IP Marketing Strategy analysis and the key successful factors as reference for other corporations; d. the core structure of IP Marketing Strategy and IP Marketing Strategy planning; and e. strategy suggestions for “Patent Licensing and Technology Transferring” and the potential problem analysis of the industry to Taiwan biotechnology corporation.
This study proposes that the Taiwan biotechnology corporation must put the 6P factors of IP Marketing into consideration and target to dominate Industry Chain, to control Value Chain, and to allocate Supply Chain. They should also take the correct IP Business Model of “Patent Licensing and Technology Transferring”, and then think in the position of the targeted licensee through the examination of “9 Theories of Strategy” to find out the most suitable IP Marketing strategy. They should also take the characteristics of “Organizational Marketing” into consideration in practice.
This study comes to the conclusions below with case study and qualitative methods:
a. The quality of patents is always important in “Patent Licensing and Technology Transferring” to meet the industry and market demand and thus to reinforce the technology transferring achievement.
b. “Patent Licensing and Technology Transferring” is complicated, highly professional and closely related to the market.
c. The success of any corporation of any industry lies on a correct IP Marketing Strategy and a legitimate method.
d. Once the correct IP Marketing Strategy is settled, the only key factor to success will be how to enforce the strategy.
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英漢專利文書文句對列與應用 / English and Chinese Sentence Alignment for Statements in Patent Documents and its Applications田侃文 Unknown Date (has links)
綜觀現今全球化的趨勢,世界各國皆進行跨語言的專利文書翻譯工作。在專利文書翻譯及跨語言檢索方面,蒐集大量且正確的專利文書平行語料能夠協助相關研究的進行。利用人工進行平行語料文句的對列工作相當費時,因此,本研究利用斷句、斷詞及英文詞幹還原等前處理技術,搭配中英技術名詞對應表,透過統計詞頻調整對應詞組的權重,並以句子間的餘弦相似度作為輔助,計算中英文句子間的相似度,最後利用動態規劃演算法挑選最佳的對列組合,發展出一套中英文句對列的系統。以精確率及召回率評比對列成效,並將對列後產生的句對作為輔助式機器翻譯系統詞序調動的訓練語料,以2003年國際數學語科學教育成就趨勢調查測驗試題作為翻譯對象,採用BLEU及NIST的評比方式進行評估。實驗結果顯示本系統不僅在1:1對列模式的精確率達到0.995,且利用門檻值篩選出的大量中英文句對,確實能夠提升輔助式機器翻譯系統的翻譯品質。 / The importance of cross-language translation of patent documents has grown substantially as a result of globalization. Accurately aligned parallel corpora help researchers conduct their research projects that depend on bilingual data to develop techniques such as computer-aided translation and cross-language information retrieval. It takes time to collect parallel data manually; therefore, an English-Chinese sentence alignment system was built that will automatically complete this process.
A variety of preprocessing techniques for natural language processing were used, such as the stemming of the English words, to build this system. Two parts of scores were considered to align sentences. The first part considered the number and weight of aligned word pairs in the Chinese and English sentences. The second part came from a special way to compute the cosine value of the Chinese and English sentence pairs. Precision and recall rates were used to evaluate the quality of the aligned results and the 1:1 alignment achieved 0.995 precision. In addition, the aligned sentences were used as training data in a machine translation for the TIMSS test items, experimental results show that the aligned sentences are helpful for the translation system.
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專利侵權損害賠償額之研究 / A Study on the damages award of the patent infringement楊晉佳, Yang, Chin Chia Unknown Date (has links)
本文旨在探討專利侵權損害賠償請求之範圍及賠償數額之計算方法,以我國法律規定及實務運作情形為主,並比較美國、中國大陸的規定及實務運作情形,尤其智慧財產法院自97年7月1日成立後,其在損害賠償方面之實務見解是否比過去數十年的實務運作有更創新之看法,茲為我國將來專利法修法之參考,並與實務運作相互印證。第一章緒論,說明研究背景與動機,研究目的、研究方法及流程。第二章說明專利權之定義、種類,專利侵害之類型,專利鑑定、步驟、原則及我國的專利損害賠償制度。第三章則專以損害賠償額計算之規定及實務判決研究為主,並兼論及非財產上損害,如信譽損害、律師及其他費用等。第四章比較TRIPS、中國大陸及美國之規定,尤其以美國法及判決為重點,討論我國是否應如美國一樣,增訂合理權利金之條款,又合理權利金之達成是否應在兩造自由意願下簽訂,而不能受到訴訟之威脅。第五章以過去一年來最新成立智慧財產法院判決分析比較,分析是否與之前的實務判決有不同之作法及是否已大幅改善之前實務的缺點,提出個人看法。最後一章則提出本文建議的解決方案或可供臺灣專利法修正草案之參考。
透過本文將可瞭解過去各地方法院關於專利侵權之判決、美國實務判決之立論基礎,並與智慧財產法院成立後之最新出爐判決相互比較,以資作為將來修正專利法之參考建議,並期許智慧財產法院將來在專利侵權訴訟更能保障專利權人之權利,使專利權人獲得應有之賠償,願意投入更多的資金及研發人員,創造有價值的專利,以促進科技發展,造福人類。
關鍵字:專利侵權、智慧財產、損害賠償、所失利益、合理權利金、智慧財產法院 / This study aims to explore the ambit of the patent infringement compensation and the method to calculate the damages award for the patent infringement. This thesis focuses on Taiwan’s patent law and judicial practice, compared to the regulations and practices of TRIPS , the United States, and the mainland China. Besides, with the establishment of the Intellectual Property Court since July 1, 2008 in Taiwan, did this new Taiwan Intellectual Property Court have made more innovative decisions than the past few decades ? Chapter I is the introduction of this study’s background and motivation, research purpose, research methodology and process. Chapter II refers to the definition of the patent right, types of the patent infringement, steps & principles of the patent infringement identification, and our country's patent infringement relief system. Chapter III is dedicated to the calculation of the damages award in the amount based on the provisions and court’s decision, and to deal with non-property damages, such as the reputation damages, legal fees and other costs. Chapter IV compares the regulations and practices of the TRIPS, the United States and the mainland China, in particular the United States court’s decisions.Whether our patent law should adopt the theory of reasonable royalty, as the law or judicial enforcement in the United States? Should a reasonable royalty be based on two parties under the free wills but not by the threat of litigations.Chapter V analyzes the outcomes of the Intellectual Property Court’s rulings in the past one year. Are their rulings different from the past practices? Whether they can greatly avoid the criticisms of the prior practice;Also, I will advance my personal view in this chapter. The final chapter of this thesis will put forward the proposals for the amendment to the Patent Law in Taiwan in the future.This thesis hopes to make you have a basic understanding of the past practices of the district court rulings in Taiwan, the comparisons of the practical theories in the United States, and the latest court rulings released by the Intellectual Property Court, for future reference of the amendment to the patent law.And hope that the Intellectual Property Court could even more protect the rights of patent holders in the future, so that the inventors may obtain adequate compensation, therefore they will be willing to invest more capital in R & D to create more valuable patents for the benefit of the people.
Key words: patent infringement, intellectual property, compensatory damages, lost profits, reasonable royalty, Intellectual Property Court.
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