商业秘密侵权诉讼中技术事实的查明

商业秘密侵权诉讼呈现不断增加的趋势,然而该类案件处理难度大,尤其是在技术秘密的审理过程中需要对技术事实进行查明。这一方面需要明确技术事实及其相关概念、原被告双方证明责任的分配、证据组织和举证质证规则,另一方面必须创建有利于技术事实查明的判定主体路径。事实上,专利法中的相关概念和做法以及地方法院在司法实践中的经验可以为我们提供此问题解决的思路和方法。有必要对技术事实的查明进行全面深入的研究,以促进商业秘密的审判实践日益完善。

The Ascertainment of Technical Facts of in Trade Secret Cases

The litigations on the infringement of trade secrete is increasing rapidly. These cases are difficult to handle, and especially during the trial of cases involving technical secrets it is required to ascertain the technical facts. On the one hand, certain matters including the concept of technical facts and relevant concepts, the burden of proof between the two parties to a case, and the rules for the collection, present and challenge of evidence, shall be determined. On the other hand, an approach on the author of the ascertainment which may benefits the ascertainment of the technical facts shall be established. In fact, relevant concepts and approaches under Patent Law as well as in experiences from the judicial practices of local courts may provide us with the approach and method to solve the problem. Therefore, it is needed to fully discuss the fact finding of technical facts in order to perfect the judicial trial of trade secrete cases.