中国专利强制许可制度的完善

专利强制许可制度是保护社会公众利益和防止滥用专利垄断权的重要手段。TRIPS协议允许WTO的成员在一定情况下使用专利强制许可制度。我国社会保障制度不健全,现行立法对专利强制许可制度的使用限制亦过严,没有充分利用WTO规则所赋予的灵活性,许多规定甚至超过TRIPS协议的要求。这种状况与我国的经济发展水平和社会公共利益需要不相适应,有必要通过修订法律加以完善。

The Improvement of Patent Compulsory License system in China

As an important tool to curb the abusive use of patent monopoly and to protect the public interest , patent compulsory licensing is allowed in the TRIPS Agreement to be applied in certain circumstances by WTO members. In China, the effective social welfare system has not been accomplished, and the current legislation on patent compulsory licensing is too restrictive to take advantage of the flexibility in WTO rules, some of which even beyond the TRIPS Agreement. Thus, the current law does not fittingly adapt to the development of China's economy and the needs of the public, and should be revised accordingly.