Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
SARB Management Group Pty Ltd T/A Database Consultants Australia v Vehicle Monitoring Systems Pty Limited [2024] FCAFC 6 Appeal from: Vehicle Monitoring Systems Pty Limited v SARB Management Group Pty Ltd trading as Database Consultants Australia (No 8) [2023] FCA 182
File number(s): NSD 605 of 2023
Judgment of: BURLEY, JACKSON AND DOWNES JJ
Date of judgment: 9 February 2024
Catchwords: PATENTS – infringement – construction of claims –whether the primary judge erred in finding that there is ambiguity in the claim language – error shown PATENTS – best method – s 40(2)(a) Patents Act 1990 (Cth) – whether failure by patentee to describe in the specifications of the patents the best method known to it of performing the invention – failure to disclose particular type of transceiver – no error shown
Legislation: Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012 (Cth) Patents Act 1990 (Cth) s 40(2)(a) Intellectual Property Legislation Amendment (Raising the Bar) Regulations 2013 (No 1) (Cth) Patents Regulations 1991 (Cth)
Cases cited: Firebelt Pty Ltd v Brambles Australia Ltd [2000] FCA 1689; (2000) 51 IPR 531 Fresenius Medical Care Australia Pty Ltd v Gambro Pty Ltd [2005] FCAFC 220; (2005) 224 ALR 168 GlaxoSmithKline Australia Pty Ltd v Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Ltd [2016] FCAFC 90; (2016) 120 IPR 406 GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Investments (Ireland) (No 2) Ltd v Generic Partners Pty Ltd [2018] FCAFC 71; (2018) 264 FCR 474 Jupiters Ltd v Neurizon Pty Ltd [2005] FCAFC 90; (2005) 222 ALR 155 Kimberly-Clark Australia Pty Ltd v Arico Trading International Pty Ltd [2001] HCA 8; (2001) 207 CLR 1 Les Laboratoires Servier v Apotex Pty Ltd [2016] FCAFC 27; (2016) 247 FCR 61 Product Management Group Pty Ltd v Blue Gentian LLC [2015] FCAFC 179; (2015) 240 FCR 85 Raleigh Cycle Co Ltd v H Miller & Co Ltd [1948] 1 All ER 308; (1948) 65 RPC 141 Sandvik Intellectual Property AB v Quarry Mining & Construction Equipment Pty Ltd [2017] FCAFC 138; 126 IPR 427 Sandvik Intellectual Property AB v Quarry Mining & Construction Equipment Pty Ltd [2016] FCA 236; (2016) 118 IPR 421 Vehicle Monitoring Systems Pty Limited v SARB Management Group Pty Ltd trading as Database Consultants Australia (No 8) [2023] FCA 182 Welch Perrin & Co Pty Ltd v Worrel (1961) 106 CLR 588
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