Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
BlueScope Steel Limited v Gram Engineering Pty Ltd [2014] FCAFC 107 Citation: BlueScope Steel Limited v Gram Engineering Pty Ltd [2014] FCAFC 107
Appeal from: Gram Engineering Pty Ltd v Bluescope Steel Ltd [2013] FCA 508
Parties: BLUESCOPE STEEL LIMITED (ACN 000 011 058) v GRAM ENGINEERING PTY LTD (ACN 002 193 311); GRAM ENGINEERING PTY LTD (ACN 002 193 311) v BLUESCOPE STEEL LIMITED (ACN 000 011 058)
File number: NSD 1141 of 2013
Judges: BESANKO, MIDDLETON AND YATES JJ
Date of judgment: 26 August 2014
Catchwords: DESIGNS – scope of the monopoly – construction of the design – whether design is new or original DESIGNS – infringement – whether fraudulent or obvious imitation – principles of fraudulent imitation – whether evidence of deliberate copying required
Legislation: Designs Act 1906 (Cth) Designs Act 2003 (Cth)
Cases cited: Dart Industries Inc v DÉcor Corporation Pty Ltd (1989) 15 IPR 403 Dart Industries v Decor Corporation (1989) 15 IPR 403 Dunlop Rubber Co Ltd v Golf Ball Developments Ltd (1931) 48 RPC 268 Firmagroup Australia Pty Ltd v Byrne & Davidson Doors (Vic) Pty Ltd (1986) 11 FCR 415 Gram Engineering Pty Ltd v Bluescope Steel Limited [2013] FCA 508 Mining Equipment Pty Ltd v Mining Supplies Australia Pty Ltd (2001) 52 IPR 513 Moody v Tree (1892) 9 RPC 333 Optical 88 Ltd v Optical 88 Pty Ltd (2011) 197 FCR 67 Polyaire Pty Ltd v K-Aire Pty Ltd (2005) 221 CLR 287 Ullrich Aluminium Pty Ltd v Dias Aluminium Products Pty Ltd (2006) 153 FCR 437
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