Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Konami Australia Pty Ltd v Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd [2016] FCAFC 103 Appeal from: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited v Konami Australia Pty Limited [2015] FCA 735
File number: NSD 978 of 2015
Judges: BESANKO, PERRAM AND JAGOT JJ
Date of judgment: 12 August 2016
Catchwords: PATENTS – Construction – Inventive step
Legislation: Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012 (Cth) Patents Act 1990 (Cth) ss 7(1), 7(2) and 7(4)
Cases cited: General Tire & Rubber Co Ltd v Firestone Tyre & Rubber Co Ltd [1972] RPC 457 Lockwood Security Products Pty Ltd v Doric Products Pty Ltd (2004) 217 CLR 274 Rehm Pty Ltd v Websters Security Systems (International) Pty Ltd (1988) 81 ALR 79
Date of hearing: 9 February 2016 to 10 February 2016
Registry: New South Wales
Division: General Division
National Practice Area: Intellectual Property
Sub-area: Patents and associated Statutes
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 104
Counsel for the Appellant: Mr R Webb SC and Mr H Bevan
Solicitor for the Appellant: Thomson Geer Lawyers
Counsel for the Respondent: Mr A Bannon SC and Mr A Fox
Solicitor for the Respondent: Gilbert + Tobin Lawyers
ORDERS NSD 978 of 2015
BETWEEN: KONAMI AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ACN 076 298 158 Appellant/Cross-Respondent
AND: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ACN 001 660 715 Respondent/Cross-Appellant
JUDGES: BESANKO, PERRAM AND JAGOT JJ DATE OF ORDER: 12 AUGUST 2016
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