독일에서 특허권 침해와 손해배상 산정 - 실시료 상당액 산정 방법을 중심으로 - = A Study on Methods to Calculate Damages Caused by Patent Infringement

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Korean Patent Act Article 128(6) stipulates “Notwithstanding paragraph (5), the amount of loss exceeding the amount specified in the same paragraph may also be claimed as damages. In such cases, the court may consider the fact that there was no intentional conduct or gross negligence on the part of the person who infringed the patent or exclusive license in determining the damages.” In relation to this regulation, the patentee can choose one of the three methods of calculating damages. Thus, there is a view that it is possible to calculate the amount of damages in excess of the license fee equivalent, the view that a license fee equivalent amount is stipulated as the minimum damage compensation amount, and there is a view that it is possible to calculate a mixture of two or more calculation methods for a single infringement case. In consideration of these views, it was discussed whether under a principle of German patent law it is permissible for a patent holder to seek compensation for damages equivalent to a license fee in parallel with seeking a lost profits due to infringement or returning the profits of the infringer as their own damages. Additionally, it was also discussed whether or not a loss equivalent to the license fee could be claimed for the dismissal where a right holder claims loss of lost profits and some of them are dismissed due to presumed reasons for destruction such as exceeding the performance capability.
The German Federal Supreme Court clarifies it is not a change of lawsuit to change the infringer's profit or lost profits to a license fee equivalent or vice versa, because such change is not applied to a new lawsuit. Moreover, the Federal Supreme Court maintains a consistent stance that various methods of calculating damages are not a variety of claims based on various legal basis but a variety of liquidation forms for unified calculation of damages, taking a position that the right to choose the method for calculating compensation for damages belongs to the right holder, and this right is terminated when compensation has been fulfilled by the chosen method or when the claim is validated. The Federal Supreme Court, nonetheless, has decreed that it is not allowed to claim damages in any method other than the amount equivalent to the selected license fee and that the right holder is bound by the method of calculating damages that he or she chooses. In conclusion, in Korea, it could be desirable to have specific discussions about consideration in calculating the amount equivalent to license fees, changes in the method of calculating damages, mixed calculation, deductible expenses, and so on.

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