Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Commissioner of Patents v Rokt Pte Ltd [2020] FCAFC 86 Appeal from: Rokt Pte Ltd v Commissioner of Patents [2018] FCA 1988
File number: NSD 66 of 2019
Judges: RARES, NICHOLAS AND BURLEY JJ
Date of judgment: 21 May 2020
Catchwords: PATENTS – patent application for a digital advertising system and method – claimed invention is implemented using computer technology – whether a manner of manufacture within the meaning of s 18(1)(a) of the Patents Act 1990 (Cth) – whether primary judge erred in finding that the resolution of the proceedings below lay "largely in the realm of facts" – whether primary judge erred in accepting expert evidence as determinative of whether the claimed invention was a manner of manufacture – approach to characterising the claimed invention – appeal allowed
Legislation: Patents Act 1990 (Cth) ss 7(2), 18(1)(a), 40, 97(1), 100A(3), 158(2)
Cases cited: Aldi Foods Pty Ltd v Moroccanoil Israel Ltd [2018] FCAFC 93 CCOM Pty Ltd v Jiejing Pty Ltd [1994] FCA 396; 51 FCR 260 Commissioner of Patents v RPL Central Pty Ltd [2015] FCAFC 177; 238 FCR 27 D'Arcy v Myriad Genetics Inc [2015] HCA 35; 258 CLR 334; 89 ALJR 924; 325 ALR 100; 115 IPR 1 Data Access v Powerflex Services [1999] HCA 49; 202 CLR 1; 166 ALR 228; 45 IPR 353 Encompass Corporation Pty Ltd v InfoTrack Pty Ltd [2019] FCAFC 161; 372 ALR 646; 145 IPR 1 Grant v Commissioner of Patents [2006] FCAFC 120; 154 FCR 62; 234 ALR 230; 69 IPR 221 Jupiters Ltd v Neurizon Pty Ltd [2005] FCAFC 90; 222 ALR 155; (2005) ¶AIPC 92-098; 65 IPR 86 Kimberly-Clark Australia Pty Ltd v Arico Trading International Pty Ltd [2001] HCA 8; 207 CLR 1; 75 ALJR 518; 177 ALR 460; 50 IPR 513 National Research Development Corporation v Commissioner of Patents [1959] HCA 67; 102 CLR 252; [1960] ALR 114; [1961] RPC 134 Research Affiliates LLC v Commissioner of Patents [2014] FCAFC 150; 227 FCR 378; 109 IPR 364 Rokt Pte Ltd [2016] APO 66 Rokt Pte Ltd [2017] APO 34 Rokt Pte Ltd v Commissioner of Patents [2018] FCA 1988 Watson v The Commissioner of Patents [2020] FCAFC 56
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