Sandoz Pty Ltd v H. Lundbeck A/S (No 2) [2021] FCAFC 47

Federal Court of Australia

Sandoz Pty Ltd v H. Lundbeck A/S (No 2) [2021] FCAFC 47 Appeal from: H. Lundbeck A/S v Sandoz Pty Ltd [2018] FCA 1797 H Lundbeck A/S v Sandoz Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] FCA 46

File numbers: NSD 22 of 2019 NSD 23 of 2019

Judgment of: NICHOLAS, YATES AND BEACH JJ

Date of judgment: 30 March 2021

Catchwords: COSTS – application for costs orders – where appellant successful on appeal and cross-appeal but unsuccessful on some issues – whether costs to be awarded to the appellant should be discounted – costs of proceedings below – whether appellant should pay some part of respondents' costs of the proceedings below – whether costs awarded to appellant should be discounted – whether appellant's costs should be awarded on an indemnity basis due to Calderbank offer and offer of compromise – application for indemnity costs refused – party/party costs awarded to appellant for both the trial and appeal proceedings discounted by 50% and 25% respectively

Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 43 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 25.01, 25.14, 26.12 Patents Act 1990 (Cth) s 223(10)

Cases cited: Alphapharm Pty Ltd v H Lundbeck A/S (2015) 234 FCR 306 Commissioner of Taxation v Crown Insurance Services Ltd (No 2) [2012] FCAFC 182 EMI Songs Australia Pty Limited v Larrikin Music Publishing Pty Ltd [2011] FCAFC 92 Gray v Richards (No 2) (2014) 315 ALR 1 H Lundbeck A/S v Sandoz Pty Ltd (2011) 94 IPR 613 Hockey v Fairfax Media (No 2) (2015) 237 FCR 127 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Idenix Pharmaceuticals LLC v Gilead Sciences Pty Ltd (No 2) [2018] FCAFC 7 Les Laboratoires Servier v Apotex Pty Ltd (2016) 247 FCR 61 PAC Mining Pty Ltd v Esco Corporation (No 2) [2009] FCAFC 52 Ruddock v Vadarlis (No 2) (2001) 115 FCR 229 Sandoz Pty Ltd v H. Lundbeck A/S [2020] FCAFC 133 Tramanco Pty Ltd v BPW Transpec Pty Ltd (No 2) [2014] FCAFC 58