Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Ron Englehart Pty Ltd v Enterprise Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd [2012] FCAFC 4 Citation: Ron Englehart Pty Ltd v Enterprise Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd [2012] FCAFC 4
Appeal from: Ron Englehart Pty Ltd v Enterprise Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 820
Parties: RON ENGLEHART PTY LTD (ACN 005 657 554) v ENTERPRISE CONSTRUCTIONS (AUST) PTY LTD (ACN 067 405 896) and SAFAK ARLEN DERVISH
File number: VID 753 of 2010
Judges: JACOBSON, NICHOLAS & YATES JJ
Date of judgment: 17 February 2012
Catchwords: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY – whether appellant's copyright in building plan for project home infringed by respondents – where opportunity for access established – where striking similarities between copyright work and putative infringement – whether requirement of causal connection between copyright work and putative infringement satisfied – whether inference of copying should be drawn – whether onus of proof shifted to respondents – whether proven or admitted facts not explained justified drawing inference of copying – significance of expert evidence concerning similarities in project home designs – significance of appellant's delay in commencing proceedings against respondents – whether refusal of primary judge to draw inference of copying open on the evidence – decision of primary judge open on the evidence and not shown to be wrong – appeal dismissed.
Legislation: Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) ss 31, 36
Cases cited: SW Hart & Co Pty Ltd v Edwards Hot Water Systems (1985) 159 CLR 466 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Vawdrey Australia Pty Ltd v Krueger Transport Equipment Pty Ltd (2009) 261 ALR 269 Pacific Gaming Pty Ltd v Aristocrat Leisure Industries Pty Ltd (2001) 116 FCR 448 Ibcos Computers Ltd v Barclays Mercantile Highland Finance Ltd [1994] FSR 275 Branir Pty Ltd v Owston Nominees (No 2) Pty Ltd (2001) 117 FCR 424
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