商标法中在先权利的知识产权法解释

在先权利的解释应当坚持知识产权法定主义和整体性知识产权法观念;在先权利是指法律效力低于知识产权特别法规定的权利的某些权益,或者指那些知识产权特别法、反不正当竞争法、民法虽然有规定,但是按照这些法律,当和商标权发生冲突时难以进行处理的权益;能够成为商标注册阻却和注册商标撤销事由的在先权利应当在商标核准注册之日之前在全国知名,而作为注册商标专用权限制事由的在先权利,只要求在一定地域范围内知名即可;注册商标权人有权要求在先使用人附加区别性标记,在先使用人有权扩大自己的营业范围,但是不得有不正当竞争行为。

Explanation of Prior Right in Trademark Law in Respect of Intellectual Property Law

The explanation of prior rights should stick to the intellectual property principle of legality and the concept of intellectual property law as a whole. The prior rights refer to some rights and interests stipulated in the intellectual property law, anti - fair competition law and civil law but unable to be solved when they conflict with the trademark right. The prior rights can be the ground for elimination and rescission of trademark registration and should be known around the country before the trademark ratification and registration date. However, the prior rights which can be the ground for special rights restriction of trademark registration should be known within a certain district scope. The owner of a registered trademark are entitled to demand the prior right user to add the differentiate marks and the prior right user are entitled to expand his business scope, but cannot exercise the anti - competition acts.