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透视美国知识产权救济措施 ---美国国际贸易委员会委员、诉讼专家 谈“337调查”及美国联邦法院知识产权诉讼 How Chinese Companies Respond to US Intellectual Property Remedy Measures - An Insider’s perspective from ITC Commissioner, Trial Counsels Nov. 5th, 2009 主办:江苏省律师协会 承办:江苏金鼎英杰律师事务所 Sponsor: Jiangsu Bar Association Organizer: Jiangsu Jin Ding Partners 中国 南京 Nanjing China 江苏省律师协会 江苏省律师协会成立于1981年6月,是由江苏省全体执业律师组成的全省性的律师自律性组织,目前协会共有608家团体会员(省辖市律师协会13家,直属分会1家,律师事务所594家),律师个人会员4429人。江苏省律师协会成立了理事会、监事会,并有13个工作委员会和12个业务委员会(包括民事业务委员会,涉外法律业务委员会,公司法业务委员会,金融证券业务委员会,知识产权业务委员会等)。江苏省律师协会的最高权力机构是律师代表大会,代表由会员民主选举产生。 协会的主要职责为:保障会员依法执业,维护会员的合法权益;总结、交流律师工作经验;制定行业规范和惩戒规则;组织会员业务培训和职业道德、执业纪律教育,对会员的执业活动进行考核;组织管理申请律师执业人员的实习活动,对实习人员进行考核;对会员实施奖励和惩戒;受理对会员的投诉或者举报,调处会员在执业活动和日常管理中发生的纠纷,受理会员的申诉;负责律师和律师事务所的对外宣传工作等。 协会成立至今,充分贯彻协会宗旨,以“三个代表”重要思想和科学发展观为指导,以维护宪法和法律的尊严、提高会员的执业能力和素质、维护会员在执业中的合法权益、促进江苏律师事业的健康发展为目的,为推进依法治国、建设“和谐江苏”、“法治江苏”,“全面达小康,建设新江苏”发挥了积极作用。 Jiangsu Bar Association Jiangsu Bar Association (the association), as a self-discipline organization comprising all lawyers of Jiangsu Province, was founded in June, 1981. At present, the association has 608 group members (13 provincial city bar association、1 directly affiliated bar association and 594 law firms) and 4429 individual lawyer members. It sets up a Council, Board of Supervisors, 13 work committees and 12 practice sections (including Civil Practice Section, Foreign-Related Legal Practice Section, Corporate Law Practice Section, Finance & Security Practice Section, and Intellectual Property Law Practice Section etc). The supreme authority of the association is Lawyer Congress with representatives democratically elected by the members. The fundamental duties of the association are to ensure the members to practice under the law and protect their rights and interests; to summarize and interchange experience of law practices; to develop vocational norm and disciplinary rules; to organize practice training and education of vocational moral and discipline for the members as well as to assess their practices; to organize, supervise and assess practice training of new applicants; to apply reward and punishment on the members; to accept complains against the members, conciliate disputes aroused from the members’ practice and daily management and accept appeals of the members, and to take responsibility for external propaganda of lawyers and law firms. From the very beginning, the association fully implements its tenet, upon which it is established, under the instruction of “three represents” and scientific outlook on development. The association regards the protection of dignity of the Constitution and laws, the enhancement of capacity and quality of practice of the members, the safeguard of lawful rights of the members in vocation and the promotion of the development of lawyer business as its targets, and plays an positive role in accelerating the improvement of ruling the country by law and in building “harmonious Jiangsu”, “Jiangsu with Rule of Law” and “overall well-off society and a new Jiangsu”. 透视美国知识产权救济措施 ---美国国际贸易委员会委员、诉讼专家 谈“337调查”及美国联邦法院知识产权诉讼 How Chinese Companies Respond to US Intellectual Property Remedy Measures - An Insider’s perspective from ITC Commissioner, Trial Counsels Nov. 5th, 2009 演讲嘉宾: 美国国际贸易委员会(ITC)委员Charlotte R. Lane(夏洛特•莱恩)阁下 美国奥睿律师事务所华盛顿办事处合伙人艾德楷(Steven Adkins) 美国奥睿律师事务所洛杉矶办事处合伙人Rob Dickerson 美国奥睿律师事务所香港办事处律师郑慧恩 主题: 中美贸易关系解读 美国国际贸易委员会(ITC)337条款调查案 美国地区法院专利诉讼 中国企业如何应对337调查及知识产权诉讼 会议主持: 陈发云 江苏金鼎英杰律师事务所合伙人 车 捷 江苏金鼎英杰律师事务所合伙人、主任 目 录 日程表 1 研讨会背景 2 美国国际贸易委员会 4 奥睿律师事务所 6 嘉宾介绍 8 Charlotte R. Lane 委员 8 艾德楷(Steven E. Adkins) 10 Robert W. Dickerson 16 郑慧恩(Vena Wei Yan Cheng) 26 王翔 (Xiang Wang) 28 337条款调查案相关文章 32 在老外地盘上打官司:美国国际贸易委员会的337调查 32 “保持恰如其分的数步之遥”:337条调查中的新型改进产品 36 奥睿在处理美国国际贸易委员会案件方面的经验 52 337条款调查案的经验 52 奥睿在美国联邦法院的专利诉讼经验介绍 59 演讲内容 62 337条款调查与美国地区法院诉讼之间的关系 62 eBay案之后,ITC对专利猎头和专利倒卖公司的吸引力 66 美国反托拉斯法的域外影响力 70 美国国际贸易委员会337条款概述 74 美国国际贸易委员会(ITC)337条款知识产权侵权调查 77 江苏金鼎英杰律师事务所 82 日程表 Schedule 日 期 Date 议 程 Agenda 2009 /11/5 Nov.5 2009 上 午 Morning Session 8:45- 10:30 Coffee Break 10:40- 11:20 11:25- 12:00 1. 律协领导讲话; 美国奥睿律师事务所负责人讲话; 江苏金鼎英杰律师事务所负责人讲话; Welcome & Introductory Remarks 2. 337调查及 337调查与美国联邦法院诉讼之关系 Likelihood of Patent Trolls using the ITC as a Choice of Forum; Relationship between Section 337 Investigations and U.S. District Court Actions 演讲嘉宾:Rob Dickerson 先生 美国奥睿律师事务所(洛杉矶办公室)合伙人 Speaker: Rob Dickerson Partner, Orrick, Los Angeles 3.反垄断诉讼中的专利问题、美国反垄断法域外效力及中国公司应对策略 Patent Issues in Antitrust Claims and the Extra-Territorial Reach of U.S. Antitrust Laws and Tips to Chinese companies Seeking to Avoid U.S. Antitrust Exposure 演讲嘉宾:Vena Chang女士 美国奥睿律师事务所(香港办公室)律师 Speaker: Vena Cheng Associate, Orrick, Hong Kong 4. 国际贸易委员会委员Charlotte R. Lane 女士关于美 国“337调查”等贸易救济措施主旨讲话 ITC Overview: Addresses ITC and the General Trade Remedies It Can Provide (337, dumping, safeguards, countervailing duty, etc.) 演讲嘉宾:美国国际贸易委员会委员Charlotte R. Lane 女士 Keynote Speaker: Honorable Charlotte R. Lane ITC Commissioner 1:45- 3:00 3:00- 3:30 5. 提起及应诉337调查的实务指引 Practical Tips on Bringing and Responding to Section 337 Investigations 演讲嘉宾:Steven Adkins(艾德楷)先生 美国奥睿律师事务所(华盛顿办公室)合伙人 6. 提问时间:专家与听众互动 Q&A Interact with audiences 注: Note: 1) 会议主持:陈发云 、车捷 江苏金鼎英杰律师事务所合伙人、主任; Moderator: Walter Chen, Senior Partner, Jason Che Managing Director, Jin Ding Partners, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China 2) 全场口译: 王翔 美国奥睿律师事务所北京办事处首席代表。 Interpretation is provided by OrricK Beijing Office’s Chief Rep. Mr.Wang Xiang. 研讨会背景 在经济全球化的世界里,中美经济对双方的重要性与日俱增。中美两国之间的贸易关系,直接影响到世界经济的发展,也成为中美两国关系的晴雨表。而随着经济全球化的深入,两国之间的经济关系具有很强的互利性和互补性。同时,在互相竞争中,又存在着各种各样的摩擦。其中知识产权保护,是夹在中美贸易中重要的一环,对双方都将产生重大影响。而中美经济贸易关系保持稳定,特别是在金融危机后,对两国乃至世界的经济稳定,都具有积极的意义。 为加深中美两国之间的了解,使中美双方有一个公正客观的认识,以促进交流和沟通,更好地帮助中国企业“走出去”,真正参与到国际贸易中来,江苏省律师协会定于2009年11月5日在南京举办美国国际贸易委员会、诉讼法专家专题研讨会(具体由江苏金鼎英杰律师事务所承办)。我们此次特别邀请到美国国际贸易委员会(ITC)决策者之一、委员Charlotte R. Lane(夏洛特•莱恩)阁下莅临南京,为中国企业解读近期中美贸易中出现的状况和趋势、影响中美贸易关系的因素、ITC制定、修改中美贸易关系战略的依据和原则等,并回答中美经贸关系中的热点问题。 Charlotte R. Lane(夏洛特•莱恩)阁下,法学博士,自1972年起便在西弗吉尼亚州的联邦和州法庭执业。她是经布什总统提名为美国国际贸易委员会委员,并得到美国参议院的确认。 由于近几年中国公司在美国国际贸易委员会被提起337条款调查的案件急剧上升,此现象已引起中国国内各界的关注。据统计,目前,超过50%的337条款调查案以中国企业为被告,其中包括很多江苏地区的生产制造、销售企业。而因为对337调查案不甚了解,对可能引起的后果未给予足够的重视,许多中国企业不去应诉,导致这些企业丢失了美国市场。根据337条款规定,如果被调查方被实施排除或/和禁止令,则其对美国的涉案进口产品将被没收或其将被禁止今后再次进口和在美国销售涉案产品。可见,被实施排除或/和禁止令的后果对中国公司的打击程度十分严重。 有鉴于此,我们特别邀请到对于ITC337条款调查案有着多年丰富经验的,美国奥睿律师事务所华盛顿办事处合伙人艾德楷(Steven Adkins)律师,就ITC 337条款调查案进行专门演讲,使中国企业了解ITC特别是337条款调查的基本情况、程序、如何应对、败诉后果以及补救措施等,并回答与会者的问题,以帮助中国企业做好走出国门前的准备工作,避免不必要的损失。同时,我们还邀请美国奥睿律师事务所洛杉矶办事处合伙人Rob Dickerson先生、美国奥睿律师事务所香港办事处律师郑慧恩女士对于美国联邦法院知识产权诉讼的各个方面包括与337条款调查案的关系等进行讲解,以期使中国企业对于美国的知识产权的行政司法救济手段有全面清醒的认识。 由于中国企业,特别是制造业和高科技企业,近年来越来越多地被卷入337调查案,此次活动,旨在为中国企业,特别是江苏省企业,与美国有贸易往来或可能有贸易往来(产品出口到美国或在美国设有分支机构等)的企业的领导、法务人员、技术人员、出口业务负责人、法律工作者等相关人员,提供一个近距离接触中美经贸关系问题专家的平台,详细了解企业走向国际市场所需要做的准备工作 (特别是知识产权战略),真正做到知己知彼,不打无准备之战。更重要的是,在一旦发生国际贸易纠纷后,尤其是与ITC、美国联邦法院有关的纠纷,如何采用两国的法律武器,维护自己的权益,并达到企业的商业目标。 美国国际贸易委员会 美国国际贸易委员会(简称“ITC”),前身为1916年创建的美国关税委员会,是一个独立的、非党派的、准司法的联邦机构。 其决策机构由六名委员组成,任何政党的委员均不得超过三名,全部经由总统提名、参院批准产生,任期九年。 ITC的主要职能,包括:(1)进口损害调查,即对受到反倾销及反补贴指控的进口产品对美国国内产业是否构成损害及损害程度进行调查;(2)知识产权有关的进口调查(即337调查),即对进口产品涉及侵犯知识产权、垄断等不公平贸易行为进行调查;(3)产业及经济分析,对主要进口国的产业及经济状况进行分析,制定相应的对策;(4)关税及贸易信息收集及整理,ITC主要收集贸易伙伴的关税及贸易方面的信息,为总统、国会提供相关信息及为公众提供信息查询服务;(3)协助制定贸易政策,ITC委派贸易专家协助总统、贸易代表及商务部制定有关贸易政策。 其中,337调查是指ITC根据美国《1930年关税法》第337节关于“如果‘对美国进口或在美国销售商品是采取不正当的竞争方法或不公平做法,且这种方法或做法产生的威胁或效果将对国内产业造成毁坏或实质性损害,阻止相关产业的建立,或者限制或垄断美国的贸易和商业’,那么这种方法或做法为非法。”的规定发起,具体由其行政法法官对是否存在侵权或违法行为做出初裁,该裁决要经过ITC的审查。如果ITC认定违反337条款,它可以发布排除令、禁止令或同时发布这两项命令。排除令要求海关与边境防卫局禁止侵权商品对美国的进口,不论这些产品是来自于何处(普遍排除令)或者特定实体的产品(有限排除令)。另外,涉案企业也可能被处以高额罚款。美国总统可以在60天内否决ITC的命令。对ITC裁决不服可以向美国联邦巡回法院提起上诉。 从2005年1月1日到2007年9月30日共发起88项新的337条款调查看;除三起外,其余都与专利侵权的指控有关,少数调查还涉及对其他知识产权的侵犯。由于大多数337条款案件在相对较短的时间内结案,其已经成为美国知识产权拥有人对付外国公司的一个强有力的法律工具,而最近几年大量针对中国企业的337条款调查案件更加证实了这一点。 United States International Trade Commission (ITC) The United States International Trade Commission is an independent, quasijudicial Federal agency with broad investigative responsibilities on matters of trade. The agency investigates the effects of dumped and subsidized imports on domestic industries and conducts global safeguard investigations. The Commission also adjudicates cases involving imports that allegedly infringe intellectual property rights. Through such proceedings, the agency facilitates a rules-based international trading system. The Commission also serves as a Federal resource where trade data and other trade policy-related information are gathered and analyzed. The information and analysis are provided to the President, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), and Congress to facilitate the development of sound and informed U.S. trade policy. The Commission makes most of its information and analysis available to the public to promote understanding of international trade issues. The mission of the Commission is to (1) administer U.S. trade remedy laws within its mandate in a fair and objective manner; (2) provide the President, USTR, and Congress with independent analysis, information, and support on matters of tariffs, international trade, and U.S. competitiveness; and (3) maintain the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS). The Commission has five major operations that serve its external customers: ² Import Injury Investigations ² Intellectual Property-Based Import Investigations ² Industry and Economic Analysis ² Tariff and Trade Information Services ² Trade Policy Support The USITC is headed by six Commissioners who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. No more than three Commissioners may be of any one political party. Currently three Democrats and three Republicans serve as Commissioners. The Commissioners serve overlapping terms of nine years each, with a new term beginning every 18 months. The USITC staff of about 365 individuals includes international trade analysts (investigators and experts in particular industries), international economists, attorneys, and technical support personnel. (http://www.usitc.gov/press_room/about_usitc.htm) 奥睿律师事务所 奥睿律师事务所是一家在美国、欧洲和亚洲各地设有总计21个办事处、拥有超过1000名律师的国际性律师事务所。自1863年创建以来,奥睿一直协助客户处理最复杂最关键的法律事务,帮助客户解决法律问题,实现他们的商业目标。在不断扩大自己的专业服务团队、拓展全球服务区域的同时,奥睿始终遵循着一项核心战略--即针对客户当前和未来的需求,探求实用有效并富创意的解决方案。奥睿全球性的地域规模、充沛的资源、先进的信息技术系统以及务实的企业文化确保客户获得及时的和有价值的法律服务。 奥睿在处理国际贸易委员会337条款调查案方面拥有丰富的经验,并且在一系列的专利侵权、商标侵权、窃取商业秘密、仿冒原产地标识和假冒产品的指控中成功地代表过原告方、被告方及第三方。奥睿曾帮助客户成功地获得临时排除令、全面排除令及停止和终止进口令,并成功地获得无效和不侵权的即决裁定以及不构成侵权的最终裁决。 此外,奥睿律师事务所知识产权团队拥有的专业技能的广度和深度使其可以成功地处理在国际贸易委员会的任何代理事项,包括准备起诉或应诉,加速的发现程序和动议代理、庭审、听证会后意见陈述及在委员会和联邦巡回法院的上诉,并帮助客户了解国际贸易委员会并与国际贸易委员会合作。 Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Orrick is a global law firm with more than 1,100 lawyers in 21 offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Since its founding in 1863, Orrick has been assisting clients with their most complex and critical matters, helping them solve their problems and achieve their goals. As Orrick continue to expand the practice groups and extend global reach, they are guided by one core strategy—a sharp focus on pragmatic results and innovative solutions to their clients’ current and future needs. Orrick’s size, resources, geographic reach, advanced information technology systems and business-oriented culture ensure that their clients receive responsive, value added counsel. Orrick’s global perspective combined with their local law capabilities gives them the ability to serve their clients’ most important needs in multiple jurisdictions. More than 30 percent of their lawyers are located outside the United States, representing a wide range of Fortune 100 companies and nearly all of the major global financial institutions. Orrick has rich experience in Section 337 practice before the United States International Trade Commission (ITC), and represents plaintiffs, defendants and third party in matters of infringement of patent, trademark, business secret and other intellectual properties. Orrick also has helped clients win a General Exclusion Order, Cease and Desist Order and Limited Exclusion Order. Orrick was named to The American Lawyer's prestigious "A-List" for the third consecutive year in 2009. The list, which "aims to measure and quantify the qualities that define an elite law firm," ranks the nation's top law firms on the basis of not only financial results but also associate satisfaction, diversity and pro bono contribution. Orrick has also been ranked in Fortune magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For" in 2009. Orrick is ranked 87th on the top 100 list and 26th on the small companies list. 嘉 宾 介 绍 · Charlotte R. Lane 委员 Charlotte R. Lane是西弗吉尼亚州共和党员,2004年11 月21日被布什总统提名为美国国际贸易委员会委员并得到美国参议院的确认,任期于2009年12月16日结束。其经参议院休会任命之后,自2003年8月27日起担任委员。 在此之前,Lane委员于1997年至2003年是西弗吉尼亚州的公共服务委员会成员,并在1997年至2001年期间担任该委员会主席,之前其曾于1985年至1989年担任西弗吉尼亚州公共服务会委员。 Lane委员于1979年至1980年、1984年和1990年至1992年系西弗吉尼亚州卡瓦纳郡州参议院成员。 Lane委员自1972年起便在西弗吉尼亚州的联邦和州法庭执业。其还是1987年西弗吉尼亚州南区的临时美国联邦检察官。 Lane委员一直积极参与地方和州机构的活动,之前曾担任西弗吉尼亚州律师协会主席,查尔斯顿扶轮社社长,亚特兰大中部公用事业管理委员会主席。 Lane委员拥有马歇尔大学文学学士学位,西弗吉尼亚大学法学院法学博士学位,其育有一女Hatton Lane。 Charlotte R. Lane Commissioner of ITC Charlotte R. Lane, a Republican of West Virginia, was nominated to the U.S. International Trade Commission by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 21, 2004, for the term ending December 16, 2009. She served as a Commissioner from August 27, 2003, through her Senate confirmation under a recess appointment. Prior to her appointment, Commissioner Lane served as a member of the West Virginia Public Service Commission from 1997 to 2003 and was Chairman of that Commission from 1997 to 2001. She previously served as a Commissioner on the West Virginia Public Service Commission from 1985 to 1989. Commissioner Lane served as a Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from Kanawha County in the years 1979 to 1980, 1984, and 1990 to 1992. Commissioner Lane has practiced law since 1972 in federal and state courts in West Virginia. She also served as Interim United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia in 1987. Commissioner Lane has been active in local and state organizations and previously served as president of the West Virginia Bar Association, president of the Charleston Rotary Club, and president of the Mid-Atlantic Conference of Regulatory Utility Commissioners. Commissioner Lane holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Marshall University and a Juris Doctor degree from West Virginia University
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