商标侵权惩罚性赔偿的制度构建

我国《商标法》2013年第三次修改时首次在知识产权领域引入惩罚性赔偿责任。实证分析表明,惩罚性赔偿在商标侵权诉讼中适用甚少且适用不规范的问题突出,未能充分发挥其遏制侵权行为的预期作用。究其原因,主要存在适用条件不明确、赔偿基数难确定、程序保障不充分等问题。为规范适用,充分发挥惩罚性赔偿的作用,需要从以下四个方面完善其制度构建:一是强化程序保障;二是明确适用条件;三是完善赔偿数额的计算;四是厘清惩罚性赔偿与法定赔偿的关系。

On the Institution Construction of Trademark Infringement Punitive Damages

In 2013, the 3 rd revision of China’s Trademark Law introduces the punitive damages into the intellectual property area for the fist time. Empirical analysis indicates that punitive damages are rarely applied in trademark infringement litigation, and the application is not standardized, unable to effectively curb infringing behaviors as expected. The major reasons include inaccurate application conditions, vague cardinal number for damages, and insufficient procedural guarantee. To standardize the application and bring the effects of punitive damages into full play, it is suggested to improve the institution construction from four aspects: first, strengthen procedural guarantee;second, clarify application conditions;third, perfect the calculation of the amount of damages;fourth, clarify the relationships between punitive damages and statutory damages.