论TRIPS视野下刑法保护知识产权的必要性与限度性

知识产权对刑法保护的需求源于该领域的特殊性:知识产权的权利脆弱性和易受侵害性、知识产权侵权与犯罪行为的弱谴责性与高收益性、对知识产权的刑法保护已达成国际共识。但是,刑法对知识产权的保护亦有程度上的特异性:在价值目标上的限制是谋求个人利益与社会利益的衡平、鼓励创新与科技进步的衡平;在法律性质上的限制是恪守后盾法的刑法应是最后制裁法之原则;就介入的纵向程度限制而言,则应在适度观念下注重实证效果。

On the Necessity and Limitation Forcriminal Law when Geted Involved in Intellectual Property Rights Based on TRIPS Agreement

It is necessary for criminal law to protect intellectual property rights,because :First,it is easy to infring on intellectual property rights;Second,crimes of in fringing on intellectual property rights are condemned seldom and their gains ar e excessive;Third,most of coun-tries have agreed on this question.There are lim itations for criminal law when geted invoved in intellectual property rights als o.First,The aim and choice of this field is to balance the profits between socie ty and individual,not only to encourage inventer' s creation but also to make th e level of social science advance;Second,criminal law starts only when laws cxce pt for criminal law have lost function to conducts infringing on intellectual pr operty rights;Third,The legislator shall pay close attention to the question wet her the departments of justice ex-ecute the criminal law on the crimes infringi ng on intellectual property rights.