특허법상 컴퓨터프로그램의 물건성에 관한 소고 - 서울중앙지방법원 2015.2.17. 선고 2013가합546931 판결을 중심으로-
A Study on the Patentability of Computer Programs as the Product under the Patent Law - With a Focus on Seoul Central District Court 2013kahap546931, decided 17 February 2015 -
17th of February this year saw the ruling of the Seoul Central District Court that Viber Media, Inc.(hereinafter called “Viber”) of Israel should not distribute its Viber application(hereinafter called “Viber App”) in Korea on account of infringing a patent relating to computer program. This case, involving SK Telecom’s patented invention “Mobile Communication Terminal Having Address Book Reorganizing Function for Instant Messenger Service, and Method for Reorganizing Address Book Using the Same”, deals with the claim of indirect infringement against the mobile communication terminal as well as the claim of indirect or direct infringement against the Method for Reorganizing Address Book of the said patented invention by Viber distributing Viber App in Korea. In response, the Court, on the assumption that Viber App is considered a product in that it is sotored on the apparatus or media, judged whether the distribution on internet of Viber App by Viber corresponded to indirect infringement under the law 127-1 with regard to mobile communication terminal. In this respect, there has been a considerable controversy about the Patentability of Computer Programs as the Product under the Patent Law In particular, on the motion of a National Assembly member Dong-Wan Kim on October 1, 2014 about a partial amendment proposal(Bill No. 11949) of patent law, the dispute about the Patentability of Computer Programs as the Product widened considerably. Therefore, this study delves into Examination Guidelines on computer software related inventions as well as legislation talks pertaining to computer software, and further into the Court’s ruling about the Patentability of Computer Programs as the Product to discuss whether Viber App is viewed as a product at this judgement, namely whether the computer program intended to be stored on media is to be appreciated as a product.
목차
Ⅰ. 서론 Ⅱ. 컴퓨터프로그램 청구항과 관련한 입법 논의 1. 특허법 개정 시도 2. 컴퓨터 관련 발명 심사기준의 개정 및 시행 3. 특허법 개정 재시도 Ⅲ. 사안의 검토 1. 기준시점의 문제 2. 컴퓨터 관련 발명 심사기준에 대한 해석 3. 물건성 관련 판결의 파급효과의 고려 Ⅳ. 결론 참고문헌
키워드
소프트웨어 특허컴퓨터 관련 발명간접침해컴퓨터프로그램의 물건성청구항software patentcomputer software related inventionsindirect infringementpatentability of computer programs as the productclaim.
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.