May 11, 2011

무라타 v. 삼성전기 337조 사건 결정, 모두 심사 종결

한국 회사들을 상대로 한 미국 관세법 제337조 지적재산권 침해물품의 무역구제 신청이 계속 이어지고 있다. 이러한 가운데, 최근 일본 회사인 Murata Manufacturing (村田製作所)이 삼성전기를 상대로 미국 국제무역위원회 (International Trade Commission, ITC) 에 제기한 337조 사건 [section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1337) ]에서 무라타가 주장한 모든 특허에 관해 심사종결 결정이 내려졌다 (사건명: In the Matter of Certain Ceramic Capacitors and Products Containing Same, case number 337-692, in the U.S. International Trade Commission).

무라타는 2009년 10월 삼성전기의 적층형 세라믹 콘덴서 (multilayer ceramic capacitors, "MLCC") 제품이 무라타의 특허 4개를 침해하였다고 주장 하면서 삼성전기 제품의 미국 내 수입금지 명령을 청구하는 ITC 제소를 하였다. 세라믹 콘덴서는 휴대전화, 컴퓨터, 텔레비전을 비롯한 거의 모든 전자제품에 사용되는 핵심 전자 부품 가운데 하나이다.

무라타가 주장하던 네 가지 특허들 가운데, '439 특허는 무라타가 중도에 철회를 하였다. 남아 있던 세 가지 특허에 관해서 ITC의 Administrative Law Judge (ALJ)는 지난 2010년 12월 22일 내린 Initial Determination (ID)에서 삼성전기가 무라타의 '254, '309 특허를 침해하지 않았다고 인정하였다. '229 특허에 관해서는 그 특허가 인용 기술들로부터 예측(anticipation)되는 범위에 속하지는 않지만, 진보성이 없어서(obviousness) 무효라고 판단을 하였다.

또한 ALJ는 '309 특허에 대해서는 국내 산업 (domestic industry)도 존재하지 않는다고 판단하였다. 337조 사건에서 국내 산업 존재를 인정하기 위한 기준은 상당히 낮기 때문에 국내 산업 존재가 부인되는 사건은 흔하지 않은데, 이 사건은 국내 산업 존재도 부인되었다.

이어 ITC위원회는2011. 2. 23. '254, '309 특허에 관해서는 추가 심의 없이 조사를 종결하고, '229특허에 관해서는 신청인이 자인한 선행 기술 (Applicant Admitted Prior Art, AAPA)로 인해 '229 특허가 무효로 될 수 있는지에 한정해서 추가 심의를 한다는 결정을 내렸다.

추가 심의를 마친 위원회는 최근 4. 22. 발표된 Final Determination에서AAPA가 '229 특허의 선행기술로서 고려될 수 없다는 ADJ의 판단은 잘못되었지만, 이미 '229 특허가 진보성이 없어서 무효라고 판단하였으므로, 그 발명이 AAPA로부터 예측가능한지에 관한 판단까지는 나가지 않았다 . 따라서 AAPA 기술은 무라타가 이 결정에 불복을 할 경우에 극복해야 하는 또 하나의 선행기술이 되었다.

결론적으로 ITC 는 삼성전기가 337조를 위반하지 않았다고 판단하면서 조사를 종결하였다.

무라타는 Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP이, 삼성전기는 O'Melveny & Myers LLP와 Adduci Mastriani & Schaumberg LLP가 대리하였다.



핵심어: 국제무역위원회, International Trade Commission, ITC, 337조, 지적재산권 침해물품의 무역구제 신청

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