Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Vehicle Monitoring Systems Pty Ltd v SARB Management Group Pty Ltd [2021] FCAFC 224 File number: NSD 807 of 2020
Judgment of: NICHOLAS, YATES AND O'BRYAN JJ
Date of judgment: 8 December 2021
Catchwords: PATENTS – application for leave to appeal from a judgment of a single Judge of the Court – opposition to the grant of a standard patent – vehicle detection system – entitlement to the grant of a patent – whether the managing director of the applicant is a joint inventor – discussion of the notion of the "inventive concept" as applied to determining entitlement to the grant of a standard patent
Legislation: Patents Act 1990 (Cth) ss 15, 18(1), 33, 36, 40, 60, 158 European Patent Convention Art 82 Patents Act 1977 (UK) ss 7, 8, 14(5)(d)
Cases cited: Actavis UK Ltd v Eli Lilly and Company [2017] UKSC 48; [2017] RPC 21 Aktiebolaget Hässle v Alphapharm Pty Limited [2002] HCA 59; 212 CLR 411 Collag Corp v Merck & Co Inc [2003] FSR 16 Genetics Institute Inc v Kirin-Amigen Inc [1999] FCA 742; 92 FCR 106 Henry Brothers (Magherafelt) Ltd v The Ministry of Defence and the Northern Ireland Office [1997] RPC 693 Henry Brothers (Magherafelt) Ltd v The Ministry of Defence and Northern Ireland Office [1999] RPC 442 [No. 12] Hickton's Patent Syndicate v Patents & Machine Improvements Co Ltd (1909) 26 RPC 339 IDA Ltd v University of Southampton [2004] EWHC 2107 (Pat); [2005] RPC 11 IDA Ltd v University of Southampton [2006] EWCA Civ 145; [2006] RPC 21 JMVB Enterprises Pty Ltd v Camoflag Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 1474; 67 IPR 68 JMVB Enterprises Pty Ltd (formerly A'Van Campers Pty Ltd) v Camoflag Pty Ltd [2006] FCAFC 141; 154 FCR 348 Kafataris v Davis [2016] FCAFC 134; 120 IPR 206 Kimberly-Clark Australia Pty Limited v Arico Trading International Pty Limited [2001] HCA 8; 207 CLR 1 Kwikbolt Limited v Airbus Operations Limited [2021] EWHC 732 Lockwood Security Products Pty Ltd v Doric Products Pty Ltd [2007] HCA 21; 235 CLR 173 Markem Corp v Zipher Ltd [2005] EWCA Civ 267; [2005] RPC 31 National Research Development Corporation v Commissioner of Patents (1959) 102 CLR 252; 1A IPR 63 New England Biolabs Inc v F Hoffman-La Roche AG [2004] FCAFC 213; 141 FCR 1 Pfizer Corporation v Commissioner of Patents [2006] FCAFC 190; 155 FCR 578 Polwood Pty Ltd v Foxworth Pty Ltd [2008] FCAFC 9; 165 FCR 527 Pozzoli SpA v BDMO SA [2007] EWCA Civ 588; FSR 37 Stanelco Fibre Optics Limited v Bioprogress Technology Limited [2004] EWHC 2263; [2005] RPC 15 University of Western Australia v Gray (No 20) [2008] FCA 498; 76 IPR 222 University of Western Australia v Gray [2009] FCAFC 116; 179 FCR 346 Vehicle Monitoring Systems Pty Ltd v SARB Management Group Pty Ltd [2020] FCA 408 Vehicle Monitoring Systems Pty Ltd v SARB Management Group Pty Ltd (No 2) [2020] FCA 961 Welland Medical Limited v Philip Arthur Hadley [2011] EWHC 1994 (Pat) Windsurfing International Inc v Tabur Marine (Great Britain) Ltd [1985] RPC 59 Yeda Research and Development Co Pty Ltd v Rhone-Poulenc Rorer International Holdings Inc [2007] UKHL 43; [2008] RPC 1
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