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知识产权诉讼中的鉴定人制度探析

2011-02-18赵平

中国司法鉴定 2011年5期

赵平

(西南政法大学,重庆 400031)

知识产权诉讼中的鉴定人制度探析

赵平

(西南政法大学,重庆 400031)

知识产权诉讼中的鉴定人应定位成类似于专家证人的法官辅助人。其资质的认定应以鉴定权主义为原则,鉴定人主义为例外。当事人和法院均对鉴定人有选任权,但法院对当事人所选定的不合资质的鉴定人有否决权。其权利义务除遵循我国相关法律法规外,宜吸纳英美法系某些关于专家证人的义务规定。其鉴定意见须经法庭质证,由法官对鉴定意见的可采性做出判断。其责任追究应采用过错原则,错鉴责任的过错须是主观故意或重大过失。

鉴定人;专家证人;知识产权鉴定;知识产权诉讼

Abstract:An appraiser in intellectual property litigation should be defined as judge assistant similar to expert witness.On his qualification authorization,“the appraisal right doctrine” should be the principle,whereas “the appraiser doctrine” is the exception.Both the litigants and court have the right to choose appraiser,however,the court can reject an unqualified appraiser chosen by litigants.The regulations about rights and duties of appraisers can be borrowed from the related rules on expert witness in Anglo-American law system,besides abiding by the current laws in our country.The appraiser conclusion should be verified through cross-examination,and the judge determines whether it can be adopted.The accountability system of appraiser should be established under the fault liability principle,and only when the appraiser has intentional misconduct or gross negligence can he be responsible for his wrong appraisal.

Key words:Appraiser;Expert Witness;Intellectual Property Appraisal;Intellectual Property Litigation

知识产权案件往往涉及技术领域,有些甚至技术性很强。在知识产权诉讼过程中,适当运用鉴定的手段来解决审判中的“事实问题”,显得必要。比如:“对于一些较复杂的实用新型专利案件和大多数的发明专利,尤其是方法发明专利案件和商业秘密(技术秘密)案件,对于以法律知识见长的法官,往往需要借助司法鉴定的手段来解决专门的技术问题。[1]”知识产权鉴定在知识产权诉讼中有着重要作用。《国家知识产权战略纲要》明确提出“建立和完善司法鉴定、专家证人、技术调查等诉讼制度”,更是把知识产权司法鉴定制度的建立和完善提到了国家战略高度。知识产权鉴定离不开鉴定人,进行知识产权诉讼中的鉴定人制度研究有助于我国知识产权司法鉴定制度的建立和完善。……

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