专利侵权赔偿中举证妨碍规则适用研究_.pdfVIP

ABSTRACT

Inordertosolvetheproblemofdifficultyinproofinpatentlitigation,the

spoliationofevidenceruleinpatentinfringementcompensationhasbeen

stipulatedinArticle27oftheInterpretation(II)oftheSupremePeople’sCourt

onSeveralIssuesconcerningtheApplicationofLawintheTrialofPatent

InfringementDisputeCasesandArticle71(4)ofthePatentLawofthePeople’s

RepublicofChina.Althoughthesetwoprovisionsprovideanormativebasisfor

lighteningtheburdenofproofofthepatentee,thereareissuesofunclear

applicationconditions,lackofcriteriafordetermining“justifiablereason”that

wouldexemptonefromspoliationofevidence,andinconsistentlegal

consequencesinjudicialpractice.

Intermsoftheapplicationconditions,thepatenteeisrequiredtoprovide

“preliminaryevidence”toprovetheinfringementprofits.However,“preliminary

evidence”asanabstractlegalconcept,itsconnotation,formrequirementsand

standardofproofarenotclear.Throughtheoreticalanalysis,itisclearthatthe

connotationof“preliminaryevidence”istoremindthepatenteetofulfillthe

responsibilityofprovidingevidence,whichisusedtopreliminarilyprovethe

existenceoftheinfringer’sinfringementprofits,sothatthecourtcanstartthe

subsequentlegalproceduresandevidenceinvestigation.Anyformofevidence

thatcanprovethattheinfringerhasbenefitedfromtheinfringementcanbe

usedas“preliminaryevidence”.Inordertoachievethesystemgoalof

lighteningthepatentee’sburdenofproof,thestandardofpreponderant

evidenceshouldbeappliedto“preliminaryevidence”.Thelegaldefinitionof

theactofspoliationofevidenceisnotexhaustive,anditfailstoencompassall

thecommoninstancesofspoliationofevidenceinjudicialpractice.Itshouldbe

clearthatthesubjectiveimputabilityofspoliationofevidenceincludesintention

andnegligence,andthesp