Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Commissioner of Patents v AbbVie Biotechnology Ltd [2017] FCAFC 129 Appeal from: Re AbbVie Biotechnology Ltd v Commissioner of Patents [2016] AATA 682
File number: NSD 1624 of 2016
Judges: BESANKO, YATES AND BEACH JJ
Date of judgment: 18 August 2017
Catchwords: PATENTS – extension of term – pharmaceutical substance produced by recombinant DNA technology – whether term can be extended where claims are in the form of Swiss type claims
Legislation: Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) ss 43(1), 44(1) Patents Act 1990 (Cth) ss 70(2)(a), 70(2)(b), 70(3)(a), 70(3)(b), 70(4), 70(5), 70(6), 71(2)(b), 77(1)(a), 208, 209, 224(1) Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (Cth) Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 1997 (Cth), Explanatory Memorandum
Cases cited: AbbVie Biotechnology Ltd (2015) 115 IPR 398; [2015] APO 45 Astra Lakemedel Aktiebolag v Commissioner of Patents (1995) 56 FCR 208 Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH v Commissioner of Patents (No 2) (2001) 112 FCR 595; [2001] FCA 647 Boehringer Ingelheim International v Commissioner of Patents (2000) AIPC 91-670; [2000] FCA 1918 Chief of Navy v Angre (2016) 244 FCR 457; [2016] FCAFC 171 Director-General of Social Services v Chaney (1980) 47 FLR 80; [1980] FCA 108 Kishore v Tax Practitioners Board (2016) 244 FCR 320; [2016] FCA 1328 Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co Ltd v Generic Health Pty Ltd (No 4) (2015) 113 IPR 191; [2015] FCA 634 Prejay Holdings Ltd v Commissioner of Patents (2003) 57 IPR 424; [2003] FCAFC 77 Re Scott and Commissioner for Superannuation (1986) 9 ALD 491 ThromboGenics NV (2015) 115 IPR 391; [2015] APO 44
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