5月29日下午2:30-4:00，德和衡律师宋献涛受邀到欧盟商会讲解中国专利案例。由于听众均为欧盟商会会员的中外IP资深人士，故PPT和讲解全程采用英文。
宋律师以敦骏诉腾达案、西电捷通诉索尼案、朗科诉美光案为例，阐释了方法专利侵权判定中的疑难复杂问题，如，方法专利保护如何延伸到侵权产品，对方法专利如何正确适用全面覆盖原则，价值评价、释法和证成在疑难案件审理中的指引作用，以及我国司法实践中运用越来越多的举证妨碍规则。
此外，宋律师还结合美利肯诉南玻案、美利肯诉信电案介绍了权利要求解释过程中对专利发明目的和权利要求文字的平衡、对审查历史档案的考虑、方法特征对产品权利要求的限定作用等，以及被诉侵权产品正确认定的知易行难。
宋律师就很多实务问题与外国听众进行互动，外国听众从中看到了我国法院解决侵权案件举证难、赔偿低的决心和努力，也看到了我国专利侵权裁判规则不断向国际看齐的明显进步以及知识产权法官在判词表达和充分说理方面的智慧结晶。
本次案例讲解不仅加深了欧盟企业对中国专利实务的理解，也促进了不同司法视域下对专利保护问题的深入交流，还提升了德和衡的美誉度，展现了中国律师的国际化视野和精湛专业水准。
Steve Song invited to lecture on patent case study for European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
On May 29th, Steve Song was invited to lecture on patent case study for European Union Chamber of Commerce in China.
By illustrating Dunjun v. Tenda, IWNCOMM v. Sony, and Netac v. Micron, Steve elaborated on some complex issues in adjudication of process patent infringement, including how protection of a process patent can cover an infringing product, how to apply the all-elements rule for a process patent, how to guide the adjudication process on basis of value orientation, fit and justification, etc.
Also, Steve demonstrated the evidence obstruction rule which is being applied more and more in practice, the balance between claim language and inventive object in claim construction, how to interpret a product-by-process claim, as well as the difficulty in technical fact finding.
From Steve’s presentation, the audience can see the great efforts of Chinese courts in solving the current problems of evidence production difficulty and low damages awarded, the noticeable progress of the patent infringement rules going more consistent with the international landscape, as well as the intellectual fruits of Chinese IP judges in reasoning and phrasing of court opinions.
This presentation not only deepens the understanding of foreign companies on China’s IP practice, but also promotes insightful exchanges and discussions on IP protection under different perspectives. It’s helpful for the world to see the global vision and local expertise of Chinese elite lawyers as well as their outstanding professional skills.