八卷十一期　89年06月16日

本　期　提　要HEADLINES
大法官會議釋字第507號解釋，專利法應檢附侵害鑑定報告及未提出者，其告訴不合法之規定，自本（八十九）年五月十九日起不予適用
Requirement for Patent Infringement Verification Report Ruled Unconstitutional
海關八十九年第一季查緝侵害智慧財產權成果
Results of Customs Inspections in the First Quarter of 2000
新聞局八十九年四月份查獲二十家次違規第四台
Government Information Office Uncovers 20 Illegal Cable TV Stations in March 2000
FVWP八十九年第一季反盜錄工作成果
Results of Work by the Foundation for the Protection of Film and Video Works in the First sQuarter of 2000
1.大法官會議釋字第507號解釋，專利法應檢附侵害鑑定報告及未提出者，其告訴不合法之規定，自本（八十九）年五月十九日起不予適用
日前司法院大法官會議作成釋字第五○七號解釋，專利法第一百三十一條第二項應檢附侵害鑑定報告及同條第三項未提出前項侵害鑑定報告者，其告訴不合法之規定，應自本解釋公布之日（按即八十九年五月十九日）起不予適用。茲將前揭解釋文刊載如下：
憲法第十六條規定人民有訴訟之權，此項權利之保障範圍包括人民權益遭受不法侵害有權訴請司法機關予以救濟在內，惟訴訟權如何行使，應由法律予以規定。法律為防止濫行興訟致妨害他人自由，或為避免虛耗國家有限之司法資源，對於告訴或自訴自得為合理之限制，惟此種限制仍應符合憲法第二十三條之比例原則。中華民國八十三年一月二十一日修正公布之專利法第一百三十一條第二項至第四項規定：「專利權人就第一百二十三條至第一百二十六條提出告訴，應檢附侵害鑑定報告與侵害人經專利權人請求排除侵害之書面通知。未提出前項文件者，其告訴不合法。司法院與行政院應協調指定侵害鑑定專業機構。」依此規定被害人必須檢附侵害鑑定報告，始得提出告訴，係對人民訴訟權所為不必要之限制，違反前述比例原則。是上開專利法第一百三十一條第二項應檢附侵害鑑定報告及同條第三項未提出前項侵害鑑定報告者，其告訴不合法之規定，應自本解釋公布之日起不予適用。

1.Requirement for Patent Infringement Verification Report Ruled Unconstitutional
On 19 May 2000, the Council of Grand Justices issued an interpretation holding unconstitutional the requirement of Article 131 of the Patent Law that patentees instituting complaints must submit infringement verification reports. The interpretation is as follows:
Article 16 of the Constitution provides people with the right of instituting legal proceedings. The scope of this guaranteed right includes the right of people to seek redress with courts when their rights are infringed. How to exercise their right, however, shall be stipulated in law. The law imposes reasonable restrictions on public and private prosecutions in order to prevent frivolous lawsuits which harm the liberties of others, to prevent the waste of limited judicial resources. These restrictions must conform to the principle of proportionality in Article 23 of the Constitution. 
Paragraphs 2-4 of Article 131 of the Patent Law as amended on 21 January 1994 provides "In instituting a complaint against the offenses specified in Articles 123 through 126, the patentee shall submit along with his complaint the infringement verification report and the written notice given by the patentee to the infringer requesting discontinuation of the infringement. In the absence of the documents set forth in the preceding Paragraph, the complaint filed shall be deemed not in accordance with the law. The Judicial Yuan and the Executive Yuan shall coordinate with each other in appointing professional infringement verification agencies."
According to these provisions, the harmed party must submit an infringement verification report in order to file a complaint. This is an unnecessary restriction on the right of instituting legal proceedings and violates the abovementioned principle of proportionality. From the date of the announcement of this interpretation, the provisions of Paragraph 2 and 3 of Article 131 of the Patent Law shall not be applicable which require an infringement verification report be submitted, and that complaints be deemed not in accordance with the law if infringement verification reports are not submitted.
2.海關八十九年第一季查緝侵害智慧財產權成果
茲據財政部關稅總局八十九年一月至三月查緝侵害智財權案件統計資料，表述其成果如下：

a.執行查禁出口侵害智慧財產權方面：
1.電腦程式相關產品部分：

2.Results of Customs Inspections in the First Quarter of 2000
The following are the results of Customs enforcement of IPR inspection systems from January through March 2000:
a. Export Inspections
1. Computer Software Export Management System:

2.光碟部分：
2. Compact Disc Export Inspection System:

3.商標部分：
3.Trademark Export Inspection System:

b.執行著作物真品平行輸入方面：
1.進口美國有聲出版品部分：
b. Inspection System for Parallel Imports of Audio-Visual Works:
1. Imports of U.S. audio works:

2.進口美商八大電影公司之電影片、錄影帶、碟影片部分：
2. Imports of movies, videotapes, and laser discs of major U.S. studios:
3.新聞局八十九年四月份查獲二十家次違規第四台
八十九年四月份行政院新聞局及省市政府有關單位查察取締有線電視播送系統業（第四台）共187家次（其中晚間8時以後查察取締55家次），分別是機房查驗57家次及側錄130家次；機房查驗查獲乙家次妨害風化案件，而側錄則分別查獲5及14家次違反節目及廣告等行政法規。
此外，處理民眾申訴反映案件計306件，分別是違反節目、廣告、費用及權利保護等相關規定，各為28、35、63及180件。

3.Government Information Office Uncovers 20 Illegal Cable TV Stations in March 2000
In March 2000, the GIO and county and city agencies jointly investigated 187 cable TV operators (channel 4s). (Fifty-five of these investigations were made after 8 p.m.) The investigations included 57 investigations of primary broadcast facilities and 130 investigations of secondary broadcast facilities. One primary broadcast facility was suspected of violating public morals. Five secondary broadcast facilities and 14 secondary broadcast facilities were suspected of violating programming and advertising regulations respectively.
The GIO also handled 306 cases of consumer complaints alleging violations by cable TV operators This total included 28 programming cases; 34 advertising cases, 63 subscription fee cases, and 180 copyright cases.
4.FVWP八十九年第一季反盜錄工作成果
根據財團法人電影及錄影著作保護基金會(FVWP)就視聽著作物之調查、取締及其真品平行輸入之處理的統計資料指出，八十九年一至三月該會受理海關執行視聽著作物真品平行輸入交付查詢之案件計有7件，查詢結果無疑似未經合法授權之案件。
是項期間，FVWP並針對錄影帶出租店、MTV視聽中心、影碟(LD)交換中心及第四台等進行了239件調查，另會同行政院新聞局等相關政府機關執行108件取締工作，共計查扣錄影帶、影碟、VCD、DVD等72,351卷（片）。
此外，FVWP代理美國電影協會(MPAA)的會員公司向我國法院提起16件訴訟案。

4.Results of Work by the Foundation for the Protection of Film and Video Works in the First Quarter of 2000
From January through March 2000, the Foundation for the Protection of Film and Video Works (FVWP) reviewed 7 cases of suspected parallel importation of copyrighted audio-visual works referred to the FVWP by Customs. The FVWP's opinion was that the importers in none of these cases failed to obtain properly authorization from the copyright holders to import the works into Taiwan.
In addition, the FVWP conducted 239 investigations of video rental stores, MTV parlors, laser disc exchange centers, and cable television stations during this period. The FVWP also carried out 108 raids with the assistance of the Government Information Office and other related agencies. These raids resulted in the seizure of 72,351 video cassettes, laser discs, VCDs and DVDs.
Finally, in the first quarter of 2000 the FVWP represented member companies of the Motion sPicture Association of America in 16 lawsuits filed in Taiwan.