35 U.S.C. 289 ADDITIONAL REMEDY FOR INFRINGEMENT OF DESIGN PATENT.
Whoever during the term of a patent for a design, without license of the owner, (1) applies the patented design, or any colorable imitation thereof, to any article of manufacture for the purpose of sale, or (2) sells or exposes for sale any article of manufacture to which such design or colorable imitation has been applied shall be liable to the owner to the extent of his total profit, but not less than $250, recoverable in any United States district court having jurisdiction of the parties.
參考案例:最高法院認為設計專利僅涉及產品一部分 - Samsung v. Apple (Supreme Court 2016)(http://enpan.blogspot.tw/2016/12/samsung-v-apple-supreme-court-2016.html)
Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc. v. Seirus Innovative Accessories, No. 3:2015cv00064
案件資訊:
原告/專利權人:Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc.
被告Seirus Innovative Accessories
系爭專利:D657093
本案緣起專利權人Columbia Sportswear對一些廠商提出侵權告訴,當時提出三件專利:US 8,424,119、US8,453,270,以及本次討論的系爭專利D657,093。
其中US8,453,270專利描述了具有花紋的材料以及作成衣服的結構與材料:
設計案主要是圖本身,D657093主要圖式如下,是一種熱反射材料:
被告Seirus產品「HeatWave」:
(https://www.seirus.com/snow-sports/gloves/heatwave)
在訴訟中,被告自然會提起專利無效的議題,甚至有利害關係者Ventex提出IPR,使得專利在無效爭訟中顯得不夠穩定,最後陪審團還認定原本提告的系爭專利中發明專利是無效的,設計雖然有效,但是判定的非蓄意侵權的賠償金額為總體被告產品利益的一小部份。
在陪審團判決前解釋專利範圍,比對侵權物,其中有許多專利範圍用語的解釋也頗有意思,將另章討論。
Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc. v. Seirus Innovative Accessories, No. 32015cv00064 - Document 106(備份:https://app.box.com/s/d9f23l9mbtp9ttyc869489zw0irwzk4i)
陪審團判決中,被告產品的全部獲利有3,018,174美元,但被判補償金僅43萬美元。
資料參考:
https://patentlyo.com/patent/2017/10/samsung-damages-verdict.html
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