Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Nexus Adhesives Pty Ltd v RLA Polymers Pty Ltd [2012] FCAFC 135 Citation: Nexus Adhesives Pty Ltd v RLA Polymers Pty Ltd [2012] FCAFC 135
Appeal from: RLA Polymers Pty Ltd v Nexus Adhesives Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 423 RLA Polymers Pty Ltd v Nexus Adhesives Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 606
Parties: NEXUS ADHESIVES PTY LTD (ACN 121 120 036), JONATHAN CHARLES CLEWLOW, ISHU SOFAT and BRETT NIXON v RLA POLYMERS PTY LTD (ACN 004 709 915)
File number: VID 645 of 2011
Judges: NORTH, JACOBSON AND FOSTER JJ
Date of judgment: 19 September 2012
Catchwords: APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL – nature of appeal in Federal Court – need for demonstration of error INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY – use of confidential information as a springboard –whether primary judge erred in finding information to be confidential – whether primary judge erred in finding misuse of confidential information – whether primary judge erred in calculating impact of the springboard advantage COSTS – applicant successful on central issue – damages yet to be quantified – primary judge ordered respondents (appellants on appeal) to pay 75% of costs – no error in exercise of discretion to award costs
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 43 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), s 52, s 53(c)
Cases cited: RLA Polymers Pty Ltd v Nexus Adhesives Pty Ltd (2011) 280 ALR 125 related RLA Polymers Pty Ltd v Nexus Adhesives Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 606 related Branir Pty Ltd v Owston Nominees (No 2) Pty Ltd (2001) 117 FCR 424 Dart Industries Inc v David Bryar & Associates Pty Ltd (1997) 38 IPR 389 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Maggbury Pty Ltd v Hafele Australia Pty Ltd (2001) 210 CLR 181 Mifsud v Campbell (1991) 21 NSWLR 725 State Rail Authority of New South Wales v Earthline Constructions Pty Ltd (in liq) (1999) 160 ALR 588 United States Surgical Corporation v Hospital Products International Pty Ltd [1983] 2 NSWLR 157 Warren v Coombes (1979) 142 CLR 531
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