Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Lubrizol Corp, Inc v Imperial Chemical Industries plc [2000] FCA 1464 DISCOVERY – pre-grant opposition proceedings – whether discovery should be deferred – extent of appropriate discovery – "reasonable search" – common general knowledge limited to knowledge in Australia among persons skilled in the relevant art – whether period for which discovery to be ordered to extend to latest proposed priority date – whether material which could disclose a fresh inventive step relevant to issue of fair basis – whether material relating to prosecution of similar patent applications in other jurisdictions discoverable
Patents Act 1990 (Cth) Patents Regulations 1991 (Cth) reg 3.12 Federal Court Rules O 15 r 2, O 15 r 3, O 15 r 5
F Hoffmann-La Roche AG v New England Biolabs Inc [2000] FCA 283, discussed Australian Securities Commission v Somerville (FC) (1994) 51 FCR 38, cited F Hoffmann-La Roche AG v Chiron Corporation (1999) 47 IPR 516, cited Mulley v Manifold (1959) 103 CLR 341, not followed Wellcome Foundation Ltd v VR Laboratories (Aust) Pty Ltd (1981) 148 CLR 262, cited Dart Industries Inc v Prestige Group (Aust) Pty Ltd (SC (Vic), Ashley J, 4 November 1991, unreported), cited Schering Agrochemicals Ltd v ABM Chemicals Ltd [1987] RPC 185, considered F Hoffman-La Roche & Co AG v Commissioner of Patents (1970) 123 CLR 529, cited Temmler v Knoll Laboratories (Australia) Pty Ltd (1969) 43 ALJR 363, cited THE LUBRIZOL CORPORATION, INC v IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PLC N 1247 of 2000 E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO v IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PLC N 1248 of 2000 E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO v IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PLC N 1249 of 2000 BRANSON J SYDNEY 18 OCTOBER 2000
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY N 1247 of 2000
BETWEEN: THE LUBRIZOL CORPORATION, INC
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