특허. 저작권자의 경쟁제한행위에 대한 직접. 간접침해자의 독점규제법 위반항변 및 특허 저작권 남용항변의 가능성

• 영문명: An Alleged Infringer’s IP Misuse or the Violation of Antitrust law Counterclaim against Patent and Copyright Proprietors’ Anticompetitive Practices
• 발행기관: 한국사법학회(구 한국비교사법학회)
• 저자명: 오승한(Seung‐ Han Oh)
• 간행물 정보: 『비교사법』比較私法 제16권 제4호, 371~408쪽, 전체 38쪽
• 주제분류: 법학 > 법학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2009.12.30

영문 초록

Despite the positive role of patent and copyright to induce technology innovation, they could be used as the assets to exclude efficient competitors and make advantage beyond the statutory limitation. Because of the patent or copyright owner’s strategy to occupy related markets and exclude competitors, the competitor making business in the market could be filed as an alleged indirect infringer, inducing a consumer to avoid exclusive patent or copyright license. In the U.S., an infringer may invoke the defenses of IP misuse and unclean hands by showing that the IP proprietor has violated a specific legal norm in obtaining or enforcing its IP right. Placing limitations on the exercise of IP rights has generated several overlapping limiting theories that have been incorporated into various areas of IP law. The required legal standard may be embodied in general rules of fair competition, in antitrust policy or in the Patent Act and Copyright Act itself. Moreover, in IP infringement suits, if a defendant (an infringer) can defend itself easily by counterclaiming that the plaintiff (an IP proprietor) has violated the antitrust laws because the anticompetitive conduct by IP proprietor can be considered as one of the misuse types. However, some nations including Germany, Korea, and Japan adopting the continental law system have not considered the misuse doctrine based on IP law significantly. Their courts would be also reluctant to allow the defense by counterclaiming antitrust violation in IP infringement suits. These differences could cause inconsistency of IP protection among the nations despite the international treaty which makes IP protection among nations consistent has been made. For this reason, Korean courts are required to consider the necessity of allowing an alleged infringer to submit the IP proprietors’ antitrust violation defense in IP infringement cases.

목차

Ⅰ. 문제제기

Ⅱ. 특허ㆍ저작권자의 경쟁제한 전략에 대한 회피행위

Ⅲ. 미국 연방법원의 특허ㆍ저작권 남용 및 독점규제법 위반항변에 대한 태도

Ⅳ. 한국에서 독점규제법 위반항변 혹은 특허ㆍ저작권 남용항변의 주장

Ⅴ. 결론

키워드

Patent Misuse Copyright Misuse Patent’s Violation of Antitrust Law IP Infringement IP and Antitrust Law