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知识产权纠纷案件举证须知

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知识产权诉讼中证据较为特殊,知识产权的客体为智力成果,即知识产品本身的无形性,同时具有一定的价值有效期,诉讼证据容易灭失。为了客观全面查明案件事实,充分保障您的合法权益,根据《中华人民共和国著作权法》《中华人民共和国商标法》《中华人民共和国反不正当竞争法》《中华人民共和国合同法》《中华人民共和国民事诉讼法》《最高人民法院关于民事诉讼证据的若干规定》等,制定了本须知,请您仔细阅读以下须知内容:

一、当事人主体资格的证据

(一)个人请提交身份证、户口簿、居住证明或护照等记载其姓名、性别、年龄、民族、住所、联系方法、身份证件号码等基本信息的材料。

(二)法人或者其他组织请提交法人或者其他组织的营业执照、注册登记证书、组织机构代码证或企业管理部门网站查询证明,以及法定代表人或者主要负责人的身份证明书。

(三)外国或者港澳台注册成立公司或者其他组织请提交经法定机构认证或者公证转递的公司注册资料、授权代表人身份证明、授权委托书等材料。

(四)知识产权民事案件的适格原告为知识产权权利人和利害关系人。

(五)知识产权民事侵权诉讼中,独占使用许可合同的被许可人可以单独向人民法院提起诉讼;排他使用许可合同的被许可人可以和许可人共同起诉,也可以在许可人不起诉的情况下,自行提起诉讼;普通使用许可的被许可人应当与许可人作为共同原告起诉;普通使用许可的被许可人经许可人明确授权,可以单独提起诉讼。

二、知识产权合同纠纷应当提交的证据

(一)专利合同纠纷

专利申请权转让或者专利权转让合同、专利技术实施许可合同、专利技术中介服务合同等证明专利权合同关系成立及其履行、违约、终止情况的证据。

(二)著作权合同纠纷

委托创作合同、合作创作合同、著作权转让合同、著作权使用许可合同、出版合同、表演合同等证明著作权合同关系成立及其履行、违约、终止情况的证据。

(三)商标权合同纠纷

商标权转让合同、商标使用许可合同、商标代理合同等证明商标权合同关系成立及其履行、违约、终止情况的证据。

(四)技术合同纠纷

技术开发合同、技术转让合同、技术咨询合同、技术服务合同等证明技术合同关系成立及其履行、违约、终止情况的证据。

(五)特许经营合同纠纷

特许经营合同签订以及加盟费用支付、特许经营商品订购及交付等履行情况、违约情况、合同终止情况等方面的证据。

(六)知识产权合同案件举证基本规则

在知识产权合同纠纷案件中,主张合同关系成立并生效的一方当事人,对合同订立和生效的事实承担举证责任;主张合同关系变更、解除、终止、撤销的一方当事人,对引起合同关系变动的事实承担举证责任。

对合同是否履行发生争议的,由负有履行义务的当事人承担举证责任。

三、知识产权权属、侵权纠纷应当提交的证据

(一)专利权权属证据

专利证书、被侵权的实物、书证,专利产品与侵权产品异同的具体说明,受损害情况和经济数额的计算依据、证据等。

(二)著作权权属证据

作品原件、作品登记证明、合法出版物、著作权使用许可合同以及证明著作权权属的其他证据。如无相反证据,在作品上署名的公民、法人或者其他组织为作者。

(三)商标权权属证据

商标注册证书、核准商标续展证书、商标登记簿副本、商标使用许可合同、公证或者商标代理机构盖章的中国商标网相关网页等证据。

(四)商业秘密证据

当事人应提交证据证明其主张的商业秘密符合法律规定的构成条件:

1.不为公众所知悉;

2.能为权利人带来经济利益;

3.权利人已采取保密措施。

(五)计算机软件证据

软件登记证明文件。

(六)知识产权权利价值证据

有关著作权、商标权、商业秘密等知识产权权利获得荣誉情况、媒体报道、使用许可合同、经营业绩等证据。

(七)知识产权侵权证据

1.被诉侵权行为的发生时间、地点以及有关侵权情节的证据。

2.通过公证方式购买的被诉侵权产品,请提交公证机构封存的被诉侵权产品原件。

(八)侵权赔偿证据

当事人主张侵权赔偿的,请提交侵权人违法所得或者权利人实际损失的证据,包括律师费、公证费发票等权利人为制止侵权行为实际支出的费用证据。权利人的实际损失或者侵权人的违法所得不能确定的,人民法院将根据以下因素依法确定赔偿数额:

1.知识产权权利价值情况,包括但不限于:权利性质(独占、排他或普通许可);有资质评估机构出具的权利价值评估报告;有证据证明的权利转让费、使用许可费、相关行业收费标准;正品市场价格;权利的知名度、独创性程度等。

2.侵权情节,包括但不限于:侵权行为人的主观过错程度(故意、重大过失或者轻微过失);侵权行为性质(简单模仿或者故意抄袭、制造侵权或者销售侵权、直接侵权或者间接侵权);侵权行为的身份(法人、个体户或者自然人);侵权持续时间、范围以及后果;侵权产品价格、数量以及权利人的权利在产品价值中的权重等。

3.其他因素,包括但不限于:侵权行为人在广告宣传等材料中对其侵权以及获利情况的陈述;侵权人持有侵权获利证据且无正当理由拒绝提供;是否系列案件等。

 

Notice of Presenting Evidence on Cases of Intellectual Property Disputes

Evidence with regards to intellectual property litigation is more unique.The main objective of intellectual property is to provide the owner with a monopoly over an intellectual achievement for a set period of time during which the evidence of litigation may easily be lost.This notice is enacted in accordance with the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China,Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China,Law of the People's Republic of China for Countering Unfair Competition,Contract Law of the People's Republic of China,Civil Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China and Several Provision of the Supreme People's Court on Evidence in Civil Procedures and for the purpose of objectively and comprehensively ascertaining the facts of the case and fully protecting your legitimate rights and interests,Please read the following content carefully.

1.Evidence of the Subject Qualification of the Parties

1.1.Individuals shall submit identity information of their name,gender,age,nationality,residence,contact information,ID number,and other basic information such as ID card,residence booklet,residence certificate,passport and so on.

1.2.A legal person or other organization,shall submit the business license,registration certificate,organization code certificate or business management department website certification of the legal person or other organization as well as the identity certificate of the legal representative or the principal person in charge.

1.3.Any person from foreign countries or Hong Kong,Macao and Taiwan who have registered companies or other organizations shall submit the company registration information,authorized representative identification,the power of attorney and other materials which are certified or notarized by a statutory authority.

1.4.The qualibed plaintiff in the civil case of intellectual property shall be the intellectual property holder and the interested party.

1.5.In the case of intellectual property civil tort litigation,a licensee who has exclusive use of the license contract and who is permitted to use the license contract may file a lawsuit to the people's court alone;a licensee who is permitted to use the license contract may file a lawsuit with the licensor,or may lodge a lawsuit on his own without the licensor's prosecution;a licensee who uses the ordinary license shall file a lawsuit with the licensor as the co-plaintiff;a licensee who uses the ordinary license may file a separate case with the explicit authorization of the licensor.

2.Evidence to be Submitted for Intellectual Property Contract Disputes

2.1.Patent Contract Disputes

Evidence of proving the contract formation, fulfillment, breach and termination, such as patent assignment, patent transfer agreement, patent license agreement or contracts with patent intermediaries.

2.2.Copyright Contract Disputes

Any evidence that proves the establishment,performance,violation and the termination of the copyright contract relationship,such as an entrustment creation contract,cooperation creation contract,copyright transfer contract,copyright licensing contract,publication contract,performance contract and so on.

2.3.Trademark Contract Disputes

Any evidence that proves the establishment,performance,violation and the termination of the trademark contract relationship,such as trademark transfer contract,trademark licensing contract,trademark representative contract and so on.

2.4.Technology Contract Disputes

Any evidence that proves the establishment,performance,violation and the termination of the technology contract relationship,such as technology development contract,technology transfer contract, technology consultant contract,technology service contract and so on.

2.5.Franchise Contract Disputes

Any evidence that proves the establishment,performance,violation and the termination of the franchise contract,franchise fee payment and franchised merchandise order and delivery.

2.6.Basic Rules of Presenting Evidence in Intellectual Property Contract Cases

In the case of intellectual property contract disputes,the party concerned who holds that the contract that has been etablshed and in force bears the responsibility of presenting evidenice on the facts of the conclusion and effectiveness of the contract;the party concerned who advocates the alteration,rescission,termination or cancellation of a contractual relationship bears the responsibility of presenting evidence on the facts that cause the change of the contractual relationship.

Where there is dispute over the performance of the contract,the party who has performed the obligation bears the responsibility of presenting evidence.

3.Evidence to be Submitted for Intellectual Property Ownership and tort Disputes

3.1.Patent Ownership Evidence

Evidence such as patent certificate, the infringed physical objects or documentary evidence, specific description of similarities and differences between patent and products of alleged infringement, calculation basis and evidence of damages and economic loss.

3.2.Copyright Ownership Evidence

Original works,works registration certificates,legal publications,copyright licensing contracts and other evidence to prove the ownership of copyright.If there is no contrary evidence,the citizen,legal person or other organization signed on the work shall be the author.

3.3.Trademark Ownership Evidence

The trademark registration certipcate,approval trademark renewal certificate,trademark register copy,trademark licensing contract,"China Trademark net"and other related web pages sealed by notarization or trademark agencies.

3.4. Commerce Secret Evidence

The parties shall submit evidence to prove that the commercial secrets they claim conform to the conditions prescribed by law:

(1) They are unknown to the public;

(2) They can bring economic benefits to the obligee;

(3) Conpdentiality measures have been taken by the oblige.

3.5.Computer Software Evidence

Software registration certificate.

3.6. Intellectual Property Value Evidence

The evidence that are related with the honors, media reports,licensing contracts and operating results of copyright,trademark right, commerce secrets and so on.

3.7. Intellectual Property Tort Evidence

(1) The time and place of the alleged tort as well as the evidence concerning the circumstances of the tort.

(2) The defendant who has purchased the infringing product by way of notarization shall submit the original copy of the infringing product sealed by the notarization institution.

3.8. Tort Compensation Evidence

The parties who claim compensation for tort shall submit evidence of the exact losses due to the infringer's illegal gains or the obligee's exact loss, including attorney fees, notarization fees invoices that are paid by the obligee for the purpose of stopping the infringing act. If the infringer's illegal gains or the obligees actual loss cannot be determined, the people's court shall determine the amount of compensation in accordance with the following perpetrators:

(1) Intellectual property value includes, but is not limited to:the nature of rights, rights value assessment report issued by a qualified evaluation institution; transfer fees, licensing fees and the relevant industry charges that can be proved by the evidence;genuine market price;the popularity and originality of rights.

(2)Tort circumstances include, but are not limited to: the perpetrator's subjective fault degree(deliberation,gross negligence or slight negligence); the nature of tort(simple imitation or intentional plagiarism, manufacture of tort or sale of tort, direct tort or indirect tort);the identity of the infringing act(legal person,self-employed person or natural person);duration, scope an consequences of tort;the price and quantity of infringing products,and the weight of the rights of the obligee in the product value.

(3) Other perpetrators, include, but are not limited to: the perpetrator's statement of tort and profit from advertising and other materials; the infringer holds evidence of tort but refuses to provide without justified reasons;whether it belongs to a series of cases and so on.