Utajované patenty ; Classified patents

Tento článek zpracovává problematiku utajovaných patentů. Nejprve diskutuje samotnou existenci tohoto institutu s ohledem na princip veřejnosti. Následně analyzuje právní úpravu samotného institutu na mezinárodní, evropské i národní úrovni s důrazem na přesný popis řízení o jeho udělení a se snahou definovat i dopad utajování patentu na vlastnická práva k němu. Na závěr doplňuje analýzu krátkou komparací s právní úpravou v dalších státech, kde se zaměřuje zejména na rozdílné prvky v řízení. ; This article comprehensively deals with the issue of secret patents, which are pa tents containing classified information. This institute therefore lies within the scope of industrial property rights and the protection of classified information. As such, it contains typical features of both legal branches, some of which are in contradiction. Therefore, the very existence of this institute, which is by its very nature non-public, is discussed with regard to the principle of disclosure, which is typical for the industrial property rights. It then analyzes the legal regulations of the institute itself at the international, European and, especially, national level, with an emphasis on the precise description of the procedure for its granting and with the effort to define the impact of the patent secrecy on property rights thereon. In particular, this part is devoted to who and how the degree of secrecy of the patent application is proposed, who decides on the degree and how this decision further affects subsequent patent proceedings. The position of the Industrial Property Office, the National Security Authority and possibly other central administrative bodies in this spe cific management are also defined. A section dealing with the analysis of the effect of patent confidentiality on the owner's property rights i salso included. This part is specific to the other text in particular by the absence of relevant norma tive and professional resources and is therefore compiled, inter alia, with the help of consultations with experts ...