On the Restrictions to Administrative Law Enforcement of Intellectual Property:Against the Background of the Latest Revision of Intellectual Property Laws
This paper dwells on the comparative law basis and theoretical basis that the intellectual property administrative law enforcement should be strictly restricted, which is on the background of the latest revision of the three main intellectual property laws in our country and the perspective of the expansion trends of intellectual property administrative law enforcement in the latest revision. Focusing on the latest revision of intellectual property laws in our country, this paper not only points out the drawbacks in reference to the current revision drafts from both the views of theory and practice, but also provides suggestions for the subsequent revision of intellectual property laws. Intellectual property administrative law enforcement is an important part of the administrative protection of intellectual property rights. Being different from the administrative management and the administrative service, it is the distinctive contents of the intellectual property legal system of our country, which consists of administrative handling and administrative disposal. Recently, our country's three main intellectual property laws are being revised, and the expansion trends of intellectual property administrative law enforcement is rather obvious. However, whether considering from the perspective of comparative law studies, or from the unique nature of intellectual property rights, the cost-benefit analysis of law and economics, the transformation of service-oriented government functions, the expansion nature of executive power, and the change of social conditions, the intellectual property administrative law enforcement should be strictly restricted. As to the comparative law perspective, the administrative protection in other countries is mainly reflected on the administrative management and the administrative service, with few contents about intellectual property administrative law enforcement. And even if there exist something relevant, the powers of the executive branch of government are never as heavy as in our country. As to the unique nature of intellectual property rights, intellectual property rights are private rights, and the majority of the intellectual property rights disputes belong to the pure civil disputes between civil subjects, so executive power should stick to the principle of moderation and should not interfere arbitrarily. The public right nature of intellectual property rights also requests the restriction to administrative law enforcement. As to the cost-benefit analysis of law and economics, the administrative law enforcement is not dominant on cost saving and efficiency increase when compared to judicial litigation. As to the transformation of service-oriented government functions, the government administrative system reform emphasizes the transformation of government functions, which means from the omnipotent government to the limited government and the service government, so the administrative organization should provide more service for the public rather than intervene the disputes of civil subjects through the methods of administrative law enforcement. As to the expansion nature of executive power, it has the characteristics of expansion and perishes ability, so it should be restrained in a reasonable range. As to the change of social conditions, the emergence and existence of administrative law enforcement has its certain historical conditions, which has changed now, and the construction objective of the rule of law society also requires the check and balance between authority. So it is necessary to restrict the administrative law enforcement. However, it is undeniable that the administrative law enforcement has played a significant role in the establishment and development of the legal system of intellectual property, the disposal and containment of intellectual property infringement and illegal behavior, and the improvement of protection level of intellectual property rights. TRIPs does not exclude the application of the administrative law enforcement. Therefore, the administrative law enforcement can be reserved properly in intellectual property laws in our country, but it should be strictly restricted in the subsequent revision as well. In general, the administrative law enforcement should be gradually weakened, and the judicial protection of intellectual property should be given priority to the administrative protection. It is necessary to treat differently the different types of administrative law enforcement behaviors, i.e., the administrative adjudication to pure civil disputes of intellectual property should be weakened and even abolished wholly, the administrative mediation could be promoted, and the administrative disposal should be timely adjusted both in scope and strength.
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李永明 郑淑云 洪俊杰. 论知识产权行政执法的限制----以知识产权最新修法为背景
[J]. 浙江大学学报(人文社会科学版), 2013, 43(5): 160-170.
Li Yongming Zheng Shuyun Hong Junjie. On the Restrictions to Administrative Law Enforcement of Intellectual Property:Against the Background of the Latest Revision of Intellectual Property Laws. , 2013, 43(5): 160-170.