Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Directed Electronics OE Pty Ltd v Gridtraq Australia Pty Ltd [2023] FCAFC 149 Appeal from: Directed Electronics OE Pty Ltd v OE Solutions Pty Ltd (No 8) [2022] FCA 1404
File number: VID 230 of 2023
Judgment of: PERRAM, DOWNES AND BUTTON JJ
Date of judgment: 6 September 2023
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – appeal from decision of trial judge in proceedings where former employees colluded with suppliers to misappropriate Appellant's business – whether trial judge erred in dismissing proceedings against Respondents – where Appellant submitted that findings made against Respondents sufficient to constitute copyright infringement and use of confidential information – whether allegations of copyright infringement and misuse of confidential information below made only in the context of larger scheme of misappropriation
Legislation: Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) s 115(4)
Cases cited: Directed Electronics OE Pty Ltd v OE Solutions Pty Ltd (No 8) [2022] FCA 1404
Division: General Division
Registry: Victoria
National Practice Area: Intellectual Property
Sub-area: Copyright and Industrial Designs
Number of paragraphs: 14
Date of hearing: 25 August 2023
Counsel for the Appellant: Mr C Golvan KC and Ms N Hickey
Solicitor for the Appellant: K & L Gates
Counsel for the Respondents: Mr A Ryan SC and Mr M Fleming
Solicitor for the Respondents: Moray & Agnew Lawyers
ORDERS VID 230 of 2023
BETWEEN: DIRECTED ELECTRONICS OE PTY LTD (ACN 130 647 737) Appellant
AND: GRIDTRAQ AUSTRALIA PTY LTD (ACN 154 515 394) First Respondent
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