專利生命週期與專利訴訟的比較分析

Abstract

近幾年隨著國際大廠的專利大戰與其後的和解授權或是鉅額賠償，以及世界級大廠破產後的專利讓與，眾多智慧財產的攻防與交易，使得智慧財產成為近幾年的產業焦點。而有趣的是，觀察這些新聞，智慧財產固然可以取得賠償金與市場競爭優勢，但是智慧財產如果不能被妥善管理與運用，擁有智慧財產再多也未必會有競爭力。甚至專利大戰之中，廠商握有的眾多專利可能未必都能發揮作用。而多年專利申請件數首位的鴻海於近年的布局策略改變，以及法人單位的專利政策修正，使得專利申請件數在近年下降，這或許說明了智慧財產的管理趨勢已然改變。 歷經這幾年廠商與政府對智慧財產的重視，廠商已經累積出相當的專利數量。但因專利龐大的維護費用，如果智慧財產未能妥善管理，則很可能不是資產而是負債。因此本研究針對智慧財產的管理來進行分析。本研究首先透過相關國內外的文獻探討，接著採用專家訪談法，整理出智慧財產與產品生命週期的關係。探討目前智慧財產管理運用上的一些狀況，以及給予產業未來對於智慧財產之管理建議。

In recent years, international companies with patent war reconciliation after its authorization or huge compensation, and world-class plants’ patents allow after bankruptcy. Numerous intellectual property litigation and transactions, making intellectual property became the focus of the industry in recent years. If a company can not properly manage intellectual property, the company may not have more competitiveness. In the patent war, a company has numerous patents even may not be able to play a role. For many years the largest number of applications for patents, Hon Hai, and ITRI, due to their policy changes, makes a continuous decline in the number of patent applications in recent years. This may explain the trend in the management of intellectual property is already changing. After these years, manufacturers and the government's emphasis on intellectual property, manufacturers have accumulated a considerable number of patents. But considering the huge patent maintenance fees, if intellectual property were not properly managed, it is likely not an asset but a liability. Therefore, this study analyzes the management of intellectual property. This study first discusses the relevant literature at home and abroad, followed by the use of expert interviews, is expected to sort out the relationship between intellectual property and product life cycle. Finally, we discuss some of the current situation on the management and utilization of intellectual property, as well as giving the industry's future recommendations for the management of intellectual property.