Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Stack v Davies Shephard [2001] FCA 501 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY – patents – petty patent – entitlement – who may be granted a patent – discussion of co-inventors – whether sole inventor entitled to grant of patent for joint invention – assignment of patent – assignee's entitlement where grant of original patent invalid. PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - declarations of the Court – setting aside – circumstances in which appeal court will impugn primary judge's exercise of discretion. Patents Act 1990 (Cth) ss 15(1), 16, 28(1)(a), 34, 138(3), 189 Marsden v The Saville Street Foundry and Engineering Co Ltd (1878) 3 ExD 203 Plimpton v Malcomson (1876) 3 ChD 531 The Clothworkers of Ipswich Case (1615) Godb 252; 78 ER 147 Speedy Gantry Hire Pty Ltd v Preston Erection Pty Ltd (1998) 40 IPR 543 George C Warner Laboratories Pty Ltd v Chemspray Pty Ltd (1967) 41 ALJR 75
GEORGE STACK & ANOR v DAVIES SHEPHARD PTY LTD & ORS Q 243 of 1999 GEORGE STACK & ANOR v DAVIES SHEPHARD PTY LTD & ORS Q 42 of 2000 WHITLAM, SUNDBERG & DOWSETT JJ 4 MAY 2001 BRISBANE
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
QUEENSLAND DISTRICT REGISTRY Q 243 OF 1999
BETWEEN: DAVIES SHEPHARD PTY LTD
DAVIES SHEPHARD (QUEENSLAND) PTY LTD
G S A INDUSTRIES (AUST) PTY LTD
APPELLANTS
AND: GEORGE STACK
G S TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD
RESPONDENTS AND CROSS-APPELLANTS
AND: BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL
RESPONDENT
JUDGES: WHITLAM, SUNDBERG & DOWSETT JJ
DATE OF ORDER: 4 MAY 2001
WHERE MADE: BRISBANE
THE COURT ORDERS THAT:
1. Leave be given, if necessary, to George Stack and G S Technology Pty Ltd to appeal from that part of the judgment of Cooper J given on 15 September 1999 as is specified in their notice of cross-appeal filed on 9 December 1999.
2. The time for filing the notice of cross-appeal be extended to 10 December 1999.
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