Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Abbott Laboratories v Corbridge Group Pty Ltd (No 2)
[2001] FCA 810
PATENTS – invalidity of – novelty – sufficiency of specification – fair basing – ambiguity – utility – manner of manufacture – prior claim – obviousness TRADE PRACTICES – misleading and deceptive conduct – s 52 Trade Practices Act 1974 Patents Act 1990 (Cth) ss 18(1)(c), 40(1), 40(2)(a), 40(3), 138(3)(a), 138(3)(b), 233(4) Patents Act 1952 (Cth) ss 100(1)(c), 100(1)(e), 100(1)(f), 100(1)(h) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) s 52 Abbott Laboratories v Corbridge Group Pty Ltd [2000] FCA 1713 referred to Kimberly-Clark Australia Pty Ltd v Arico Trading International Pty Ltd [2001] HCA 8 followed Biogen Inc v Medeva plc [1997] RPC 1 followed Advanced Building Systems Ltd v Ramset (1998) 194 CLR 171 followed NV Philips Gloeilampenfabrieken v Mirabella International Pty Ltd (1995) 183 CLR 655 followed NV Philips v Mirabella International Pty Ltd (1993) 44 FCR 239 referred to Aktiebolaget Hassle v Alpha Farm Pty Ltd (1999) 44 IPR 593 referred to Old Digger v Azuko (2000) AIPC 91-571 followed Alcatel NV v Commissioner of Patents (1996) 68 FCR 8 referred to Meyers Taylor Pty Ltd v Vicarr Industries Ltd (1977) 137 CLR 228 referred to Graham Hart (1971) Pty Ltd v SW Hart & Co Pty Ltd (1978) 141 CLR 305 followed Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company v Beiersdorf (Australia) Ltd (1980) 144 CLR 253 followed The Wellcome Foundation Ltd v VR Laboratories (Aust) Pty Ltd (1981) 148 CLR 262 followed
ABBOTT LABORATORIES and ABBOTT AUSTRALASIA PTY LIMITED v CORBRIDGE GROUP PTY LIMITED and SELFCARE PTY LIMITED
N 1252 OF 1999
GYLES J
SYDNEY
29 JUNE 2001
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY N 1252 OF 1999
BETWEEN: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
FIRST APPLICANT
ABBOTT AUSTRALASIA PTY LIMITED
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