Neurizon Pty Ltd v Jupiters Limited [2005] FCA 1177

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Neurizon Pty Ltd v Jupiters Limited [2005] FCA 1177 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY – patent infringement action – cross-claim for revocation of patent remitted by a Full Court to primary judge – re-consideration of the ground of lack of inventive merit and costs of the cross-claim – consideration of further application for amendment of the patent

Statutes Patents Act 1990 (Cth) ss 102, 7(2), 105

Cases Aktiebolaget Hässle v Alphapharm P/Limited (2002) 212 CLR 411 Cited Coory v Amcor Packaging (New Zealand) Ltd (2004) 62 IPR 446 Cited Hickton's Patent Syndicate v Patents & Machine Improvements Company Ltd (1909) 26 RPC 339 Cited Jupiters Ltd v Neurizon Pty Ltd [2005] FCAFC 90 Cons Neurizon Pty Ltd v LTH Consulting and Marketing Services Pty Ltd (2002) 58 IPR 93 Cited Novartis AG v Bausch & Lomb (Australia) Pty Ltd (2004) 62 IPR 71 Cons Smith Kline & French Laboratories Ltd v Evans Medical Ltd [1989] 1 FSR 561 Cons Wimmera Industrial Minerals Pty Ltd v RGC Mineral Sands Ltd (1997) 40 IPR 110 Cited

NEURIZON PTY LTD, SAKURA INDUSTRIES LIMITED v JUPITERS LIMITED, JUPITERS MACHINE GAMING PTY LIMITED, EASTERN SUBURBS LEAGUES CLUB LIMITED, WYNNUM MANLY LEAGUES CLUB LIMITED, QUEENSLAND LIONS SOCCER CLUB Q44 OF 2003 KIEFEL J BRISBANE 25 AUGUST 2005

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

QUEENSLAND DISTRICT REGISTRY Q44 of 2003

BETWEEN: NEURIZON PTY LTD

FIRST APPLICANT

SAKURA INDUSTRIES LIMITED

SECOND APPLICANT

AND: JUPITERS LIMITED

FIRST RESPONDENT

JUPITERS MACHINE GAMING PTY LIMITED

SECOND RESPONDENT

EASTERN SUBURBS LEAGUES CLUB LIMITED

THIRD RESPONDENT

WYNNUM MANLY LEAGUES CLUB LIMITED

FOURTH RESPONDENT

QUEENSLAND LIONS SOCCER CLUB

FIFTH RESPONDENT

AND BETWEEN: JUPITERS LIMITED