Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
GlaxoSmithKline Australia Pty Ltd v Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Ltd [2016] FCAFC 90 Appeal from: Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Ltd v Glaxosmithkline Australia Pty Ltd (No 5) (2015) 112 IPR 273; [2015] FCA 486
File number: NSD 803 of 2015
Judges: ALLSOP CJ, YATES AND ROBERTSON JJ
Date of judgment: 24 June 2016
Catchwords: PATENTS – omnibus claim – construction of omnibus claim using expression "substantially as described" – whether expression "substantially as described with reference to the drawings and/or examples" may result in a wider claim than claim 1 – impermissible to proceed by reference to functional equivalence PATENTS – construction – "sealingly engaged"
Legislation: Patents Act 1990 (Cth), ss 40, 138
Cases cited: Biogen Inc v Medeva plc [1997] RPC 1 Commonwealth Industrial Gases Limited v MWA Holdings Pty Limited (1970) 180 CLR 160; [1970] HCA 38 Esso Australia Resources Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (1998) 84 FCR 541; [1998] FCA 851 Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Pty Ltd v Avion Engineering Pty Ltd (1991) 22 IPR 1; [1991] FCA 566 Fresenius Medical Care Australia Pty Ltd v Gambro Pty Ltd (2005) 67 IPR 230; [2005] FCAFC 220 GlaxoSmithKline Australia Pty Ltd v Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Ltd (2013) 103 IPR 487; [2013] FCAFC 102 Lewis v Hall (2005) 68 IPR 89; [2005] FCAFC 251 Lockwood Security Products Pty Limited v Doric Products Pty Limited (2004) 217 CLR 274; [2004] HCA 58 Multisteps Pty Ltd v Source and Sell Pty Ltd (2013) 214 FCR 323; [2013] FCA 743 Radiation Limited v Galliers & Klaerr Proprietary Limited (1938) 60 CLR 36; [1938] HCA 17 Raleigh Cycle Co Ltd v H Miller and Co Ltd (1948) 65 RPC 141 Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Ltd v Glaxosmithkline Australia Pty Ltd (No 5) (2015) 112 IPR 273; [2015] FCA 486 Rehm Pty Ltd v Websters Security Systems (International) Pty Ltd (1988) 11 IPR 289; [1988] FCA 232 Rodi and Wienenberger AG v Henry Showell Ltd [1969] RPC 367 Rotocrop International Limited v Genbourne Limited [1982] FSR 241 S & I Publishing Pty Ltd v Australian Surf Life Saver Pty Ltd (1998) 88 FCR 354; [1998] FCA 1463
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