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• 2007.02.07

  공기청정 기능은 물론 디자인까지 강화한 ‘이과수 공기청정기’ 출시

  환경·건강 가전 전문 기업인 청호나이스(www.chungho.co.kr)는 실내에서 생활하는 시간이 길어지는 겨울철을 겨냥해 블랙과 와인색상, 터치센서 적용 등 디자인 기능을 강화한

• 2021.06.29

  청호나이스 얼음정수기 특허소송 승소

  <p><br></p><p><span style="font-family: " 맑은="" 고딕",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" 돋움,="" dotum,="" arial,="" sans-serif;="" font-size:="" 13px;="" background-color:="" rgb(171,="" 224,="" 250);"=""><br></span></p><p><span style="font-family: " 맑은="" 고딕",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" 돋움,="" dotum,="" arial,="" sans-serif;="" font-size:="" 13px;="" background-color:="" rgb(171,="" 224,="" 250);"="">청호나이스가 진행 중인 얼음정수기 특허소송에서 승소했다.</span><br style="font-family: " 맑은="" 고딕",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" 돋움,="" dotum,="" arial,="" sans-serif;="" font-size:="" 13px;="" background-color:="" rgb(171,="" 224,="" 250);"=""><span style="font-family: " 맑은="" 고딕",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" 돋움,="" dotum,="" arial,="" sans-serif;="" font-size:="" 13px;="" background-color:="" rgb(171,="" 224,="" 250);"="">특허법원 제2부는 지난 18일 O사가 청호나이스를 상대로 낸 특허 등록무효 소송에서 청호나이스의 특허를 인정하는 판결을 내렸다.</span><br style="font-family: " 맑은="" 고딕",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" 돋움,="" dotum,="" arial,="" sans-serif;="" font-size:="" 13px;="" background-color:="" rgb(171,="" 224,="" 250);"=""><br style="font-family: " 맑은="" 고딕",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" 돋움,="" dotum,="" arial,="" sans-serif;="" font-size:="" 13px;="" background-color:="" rgb(171,="" 224,="" 250);"=""><span style="font-family: " 맑은="" 고딕",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" 돋움,="" dotum,="" arial,="" sans-serif;="" font-size:="" 13px;="" background-color:="" rgb(171,="" 224,="" 250);"="">청호나이스는 지난 2014년 O사를 상대로 얼음정수기 특허기술 침해 소송을 제기했다. 이후 2015년 서울중앙지법은 청호나이스의 주장을 받아들여 O사에 관련 제품 설비를 폐기하고 손해배상 청구액 100억원을 배상하라고 판결했다. </span><br style="font-family: " 맑은="" 고딕",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" 돋움,="" dotum,="" arial,="" sans-serif;="" font-size:="" 13px;="" background-color:="" rgb(171,="" 224,="" 250);"=""><br style="font-family: " 맑은="" 고딕",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" 돋움,="" dotum,="" arial,="" sans-serif;="" font-size:="" 13px;="" background-color:="" rgb(171,="" 224,="" 250);"=""><span style="font-family: " 맑은="" 고딕",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" 돋움,="" dotum,="" arial,="" sans-serif;="" font-size:="" 13px;="" background-color:="" rgb(171,="" 224,="" 250);"="">그러자 O사는 특허심판원에 청호나이스의 특허발명에 대한 등록 무효심판을 청구했다. 이에 청호나이스는 발명 내용과 설계도면을 구체화하는 등 특허 내용 일부를 변경하는 정정청구로 대응했다. 이 과정에서 O사는 청호나이스가 정정한 특허 내용 중 일부가 요건을 갖추지 못했다고 등록무효심판을 청구했으나 특허심판원은 이를 기각했다.</span><br style="font-family: " 맑은="" 고딕",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" 돋움,="" dotum,="" arial,="" sans-serif;="" font-size:="" 13px;="" background-color:="" rgb(171,="" 224,="" 250);"=""><br style="font-family: " 맑은="" 고딕",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" 돋움,="" dotum,="" arial,="" sans-serif;="" font-size:="" 13px;="" background-color:="" rgb(171,="" 224,="" 250);"=""><span style="font-family: " 맑은="" 고딕",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" 돋움,="" dotum,="" arial,="" sans-serif;="" font-size:="" 13px;="" background-color:="" rgb(171,="" 224,="" 250);"="">이후 O사는 특허심판원의 결정을 취소해 달라며 특허법원에 소송을 제기했고 당시 특허법원에서는 O사의 손을 들어줬었으나, 2020년 8월 대법원에서 원심을 깨고 사건을 다시 특허법원으로 돌려보냈다.</span><br style="font-family: " 맑은="" 고딕",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" 돋움,="" dotum,="" arial,="" sans-serif;="" font-size:="" 13px;="" background-color:="" rgb(171,="" 224,="" 250);"=""><br style="font-family: " 맑은="" 고딕",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" 돋움,="" dotum,="" arial,="" sans-serif;="" font-size:="" 13px;="" background-color:="" rgb(171,="" 224,="" 250);"=""><span style="font-family: " 맑은="" 고딕",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" 돋움,="" dotum,="" arial,="" sans-serif;="" font-size:="" 13px;="" background-color:="" rgb(171,="" 224,="" 250);"="">특허법원은 판결에서 청호나이스 얼음정수기 기술에 특허요건인 진보성이 있다는 취지의 판결을 내리며 O사의 청구를 기각했다.</span><br style="font-family: " 맑은="" 고딕",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" 돋움,="" dotum,="" arial,="" sans-serif;="" font-size:="" 13px;="" background-color:="" rgb(171,="" 224,="" 250);"=""><br style="font-family: " 맑은="" 고딕",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" 돋움,="" dotum,="" arial,="" sans-serif;="" font-size:="" 13px;="" background-color:="" rgb(171,="" 224,="" 250);"=""><span style="font-family: " 맑은="" 고딕",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" 돋움,="" dotum,="" arial,="" sans-serif;="" font-size:="" 13px;="" background-color:="" rgb(171,="" 224,="" 250);"="">[서울=뉴시스] </span></p>