Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA PATENT - Whether patentee was assignee of original inventor - Combination patent - Infringement and validity - Whether the claims in the complete specification were fairly based on the provisional specification- False suggestion - Novelty - Obviousness - Inventive Step
Patents Act 1952 (Cth)ss 34,(1)(b), 34(1)(fa), 45(1), 45(2), 64, 100(1) Patents Act 1990 (Cth) ss 7, 18(1)(b), 40(2),40(3), 45(2), 138(3), 233(4) Property Law Act 1974 (Qld) ss 55, 199 Re Compaction Systems Pty Ltd and the Companies Act [1976] 2 NSWLR 477, applied Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company and Another v Beiersdorf (Australia) Limited (1980) 144 CLR 253, applied. Martin v Commissioner of Patents (1953) 89 CLR 381, distinguished Carters Application (1932) 49 RPC 403, distinguished George C Warner Laboratories Pty Limited v Chemspray Pty Limited (1967) 41 ALJR 75, followed Nicaro Holdings Pty Ltd v Martin Engineering Co. (1990) 91 ALR 513, applied Wellcome Foundation Ltd v V R Laboratories (Aust) Pty Ltd (1981) 148 CLR 262, applied Elconnex Pty Ltd v Gerard Industries Pty Ltd (1992) 25 IPR 173, considered Graham Hart (1971) Proprietary Limited v S.W. & Hart & Company Proprietary Limited (1977) 141 CLR 305, applied Prestige Group (Australia) Pty Ltd v Dart Industries Inc (1990) 26 FCR 197, considered NV Philips Gloeilampenfabrieken v Mirabella International Pty Limited (1993) 44 FCR 239, followed Acme Bedstead Co. Ltd v Newlands Bros Ltd (1937) 58 CLR 689, applied SPEEDY GANTRY HIRE PTY LIMITED & Anor v PRESTON ERECTION PTY LIMITED QG 182 of 1995 EMMETT J SYDNEY 13 MARCH 1998
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY QG 182 of 1995
BETWEEN: SPEEDY GANTRY HIRE PTY LIMITED
ACN 010 593 414
Applicant/Cross Respondent
AND: PRESTON ERECTION PTY LIMITED
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