Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Actavis Pty Ltd v Orion Corporation [2016] FCAFC 121 Appeal from: Orion Corporation v Actavis Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 909 Orion Corporation v Actavis Pty Ltd (No 2) [2015] FCA 1026 Orion Corporation v Actavis Pty Ltd (No 3) (2015) 116 IPR 102; [2015] FCA 1373
File number: NSD 1207 of 2015
Judges: ALLSOP CJ, NICHOLAS AND YATES JJ
Date of judgment: 9 September 2016
Catchwords: PATENTS – validity of claims – whether relevant claims fairly based on the matter described in the specification – whether relevant claims clear PATENTS – infringement – method claims PATENTS – standing to sue – whether second respondent an exclusive licensee – whether third respondent has standing to sue for infringement – whether third respondent a proper party to the cross-claim for revocation
Legislation: Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012 (Cth) Patents Act 1990 (Cth) ss 40, 120, 139, 187, Sch 1 Patents Regulations 1991 (Cth) reg 19.1
Cases cited: Bristol-Myers Squibb Co v Apotex Pty Ltd (No 5) (2013) 104 IPR 23; [2013] FCA 1114 Bristol-Myers Squibb Company v Apotex Pty Ltd (2015) 228 FCR 1; [2015] FCAFC 2 CCOM Pty Ltd v Jiejing Pty Ltd (1994) 51 FCR 260; [1994] FCA 396 Emory University v Biochem Pharma Inc (1998) 42 IPR 35; [1998] FCA 915 Lockwood Security Products Pty Limited v Doric Products Pty Limited (2004) 217 CLR 274; [2004] HCA 58 Norman v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1963) 109 CLR 9; [1963] HCA 21 Sharrment Pty Ltd v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (1988) 18 FCR 449; [1988] FCA 266 Sigma Pharmaceuticals (Australia) Pty Ltd v Wyeth [2011] AIPC 92-428; [2011] FCAFC 132
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