专利法中“修改超范围判断”的原理与实践

张 鹏*

【摘要】最高人民法院近期围绕“修改超范围”的一系列判断体现了其在该问题认识上与专利行政机关的显著差异。但是对于大量申请下早已重担在肩的专利行政机关来说，坚持修改超范围的“形式性判断”更加有利于审查效率性的维持；同时对于司法机关来说，如何在专利审查问题上谦抑地表达相关司法政策，也值得更加审慎的思考。本文在明确“形式性判断”与“实质性判断”的分歧与适用的基础上，提出一种偏向“形式性判断”的处理方法，以期恰当的实现“修改超范围判断”的制度功能。

【关键词】修改超范围；形式判断说；实质判断说；质的控制；量的控制

The Principles and Practices of “amenments going beyond scopes of original application” in Patent Law

Zhang Peng

Abstract: Around the “amendments going beyond scopes of original application” problem, recently the Supreme People's Court makes a series of judgments, which reflect its significant differences with the patent administrative authorities on the understanding of this problem. But for the large number of applications the patent administrative authorities have already heavy burden on the shoulders, and “the theory of formal determination” is more conducive to keep the efficiency of the maintenance; while for the judiciary, how modest problem in the patent examination suppression of expression of the relevant judicial policy, is also worth a more careful thinking. Based on the differences between “the theory of formal determination” and “the theory of substantial determination”, this paper presents a tendency on “the theory of formal determination” approach, in order to achieve the proper application on “amendments going beyond scopes of original application” problem.

Keywords: Amendments Going beyond Scopes of Original Application; the Theory of Formal Determination; the Theory of Substantial Determination; Qualitative Control; Quantitative Control

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