The provisions of IP law are leges speciales to general tort law under Sec. 709 Civil Code (paintiff's loss profit). Therefore, there are four requirements for damage claims: intention or negligence, existence of an act of infringement, damage, and causality between damage and acts of infringement. The amount of damages is determined by the general principles of tort law. It is recognised that the profits gained through the infringement shall be presumed to be the amount of damages suffered by the owner of the patent right, the patentee, etc., Sec. 102 Patent Act. Furthermore, with the adoption of Section 102(1) in the Japanese Patent Act, the method of calculating damages has been greatly changed, offering a greater level of protection against patent infringement in Japan.
본 학회는 지식재산 및 관련 제도(특허, 실용신안, 상표, 디자인, 영업비밀, 저작권, 반도체칩, 컴퓨터프로그램, 데이터베이스, 디지털콘텐츠 등)에 관한 국내외 이론과 실무에 대한 연구를 촉진하여 지식재산분야의 학문간 융합발전과 국제적 유대를 강화하고, 지식재산에 관한 지식을 보급하여 인적 네트워크 구축과 정책제언을 추진하며 이를 통해 국가발전에 이바지하는 것을 목적으로 한다.