Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Kimberly-Clark Australia Pty Limited v Multigate Medical Products Pty Limited [2011] FCAFC 86 Citation: Kimberly-Clark Australia Pty Limited v Multigate Medical Products Pty Limited [2011] FCAFC 86
Appeal from: Kimberly-Clark Australia Pty Limited v Multigate Medical Products Pty Limited [2010] FCA 1318
Parties: KIMBERLY-CLARK AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED (ACN 000 032 333) and KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC v MULTIGATE MEDICAL PRODUCTS PTY LIMITED (ACN 003 283 529)
File number: NSD 1789 of 2010
Judges: EMMETT, GREENWOOD AND NICHOLAS JJ
Date of judgment: 12 July 2011
Catchwords: PATENTS – infringement – patent for single step sterilisation wrap system – construction of claims – principles relevant to construction of claims – relevance of consistory clause to construction of claims – whether invention claimed requires that there be two separate sheets which have been joined together – whether product made from single sheet that is folded over infringes patent
Legislation: Patents Act 1990 (Cth) s 40
Cases cited: Fellows v Thomas William Lench Ltd (1917) 34 RPC 45 Interlego AG v Toltoys Pty Limited (1973) 130 CLR 461 Jupiters Ltd v Neurizon Pty Ltd (2005) 222 ALR 155 Kimberly-Clark Australia Pty Ltd & Anor v Multigate Medical Products Pty Ltd (2010) 89 IPR 330 Kirin-Amgen Inc v Hoechst Marion Roussel Ltd (2004) 64 IPR 444 Lockwood Security Products Pty Ltd v Doric Products Limited (2004) 217 CLR 274 Olin Corporation v Super Cartridge Co Pty Ltd (1977) 180 CLR 236 Rodi & Wienenberger AG v Henry Showell Ltd [1969] RPC 367 Walker v Alemite Corporation (1933) 49 CLR 643 Welch Perrin & Co Pty Ltd v Worrell (1961) 106 CLR 588
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