Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Australian Mud Company Pty Ltd v Coretell Pty Ltd [2011] FCAFC 121 Citation: Australian Mud Company Pty Ltd v Coretell Pty Ltd [2011] FCAFC 121
Appeal from: Australian Mud Company Pty Ltd v Coretell Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 1169
Parties: AUSTRALIAN MUD COMPANY PTY LTD, IMDEX LIMITED and REFLEX INSTRUMENTS ASIA PACIFIC PTY LTD v CORETELL PTY LTD and MINCREST HOLDINGS PTY LTD T/AS CAMTEQ INSTRUMENTS SERVICES
File number(s): WAD 8 of 2011
Judges: BENNETT, GILMOUR, YATES JJ
Date of judgment: 15 September 2011
Catchwords: PATENTS – infringement – construction of the claims of the patent – whether use of the word "device" in the claims encompasses orientation tools in two parts
Words & phrases: "device"
Legislation: Patents Act 1990 (Cth) ss 40(2)(a), 40(3), 187(2)
Cases cited: Atlantis Corporation Pty Ltd v Schindler (1997) 39 IPR 29 C Van der Lely N.V. v Bamfords Ltd [1963] RPC 61 Catnic Components Ltd v Hill & Smith Ltd [1982] RPC 183 Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Pty Ltd v Avion Engineering Pty Ltd (1991) 22 IPR 1 H Lundbeck A/S v Alphapharm Pty Ltd (2009) 177 FCR 151 Improver Corporation v Remington Consumer Products Ltd [1990] FSR 181 Kimberly-Clark Australia Pty Limited v Arico Trading International Pty Limited (2001) 207 CLR 1 Kirin-Amgen Inc v Hoechst Marion Russell Ltd [2005] 1 All ER 667; (2004) 64 IPR 444 Lockwood Security Products Pty Ltd v Doric Products Pty Ltd (2004) 217 CLR 274 Nicaro Holdings Pty Ltd v Martin Engineering Co (1990) 91 ALR 513 Olin Corporation v Super Cartridge Co Pty Ltd (1977) 180 CLR 236 Populin v H B Nominees Pty Ltd (1982) 41 ALR 471 Rehm Pty Ltd v Websters Security Systems (International) Pty Ltd (1988) 81 ALR 79 Sachtler GMBH and Co KG v RE Miller Pty Ltd (2005) 221 ALR 373 Welch Perrin and Company Proprietary Limited v Worrel (1961) 106 CLR 588
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