Hybrid License is generally recognized as a form of license involving patent right, granted or under the filing, with other intellectual property rights which are not coextensive with patent thereof. As Hybrid License is widely practiced in the licensing business worldwide, it has been subject of legal research and analysis by the court in the United States. In the landmark case of Brulotte, the U.S. Supreme Court has decided that continued obligation of royalty payment provision after patent expiration to be per se unenforceable. Although the Brulotte case is still recognized to be the law today, there has been obvious tension between the Brulotte rule and the law of patent validity as stipulated by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Therefore, it is required for practitioners in the related business to carefully review the law and case decisions for considering whether royalty payment provision in the Hybrid License is properly allowed in its legal contour or not. In this paper, it is designed to review theoretical background of Hybrid License and major case decisions by the court in the United States and to discuss the possibility of applicability in terms of practical aspects, wherein various court decisions by the Federal Circuit and the Supreme Court are reviewed and Analyzed. Finally, suggestions to licensing practice based upon above analysis are provided to test applicability of Hybrid License issues and resolutions.
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Ⅰ. 서론 Ⅱ. Hybrid License 1. 계약법적 측면 2. 독점권 제한 측면 Ⅲ. Case Study 1. Brulotte Case 2. Lear Case 3. Aronson Case 4. 기타 Case IV. Complicated Problems in Hybrid Licenses 1. St. Regis Paper Case 2. Chromalloy Case 3. Span-Deck Case 4. Boggild Case V. Case 종합분석 및 실무관련 제언 1. Case 종합분석 2. 실무관련 제언 참고문헌 Abstract
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.