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(특허법원판결) Joint infringement 공동침해

Recently, the Korean Patent Court (IP expert high court) starts to admit a joint infringement actively (Patent Court case no. 2018Na1220) A joint infringement, so called, divided infringement happens where every step or element of a claim is performed by multiple entities, but not by the same entity. "... Where the actions of multiple parties combine to perform every elements of a claimed invention, the claim is directly infringed if the whole elements of a claimed invention is performed in an organic relationship, either in whole or in part, together or divided with an intention to jointly perform a claimed invention using the actions of multiple entities. ..." 최근 특허법원에서 공동침해를 인정한 사건입니다. (영문판이 나오면..안나와도) 우리나라도 법원...