Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Bitech Engineering v Garth Living Pty Ltd [2009] FCA 1393
PATENTS – construction of patent for simulating flames with common application in domestic room heaters – whether the respondents' domestic room heaters infringed some of the Claims in the Patent – whether the Patent is invalid and should be revoked Held: (1) The respondents did not infringe the applicant's Patent. (2) The Patent was not invalid and should not be revoked.
Patents Act 1952 (Cth), s 40, s 100, Pt XVI Patents Act 1990 (Cth), ss 7, 40, 138, 234
Bitech Engineering v Flameglow Pty Ltd [2008] FCA 1583 related Aktiebolaget Hassle v Alphapharm Pty Ltd (2002) 212 CLR 411 applied Alphapharm Pty Ltd v H Lundbeck A/S (2008) 76 IPR 618 applied Bristol-Myers Squibb Co v FH Faulding & Co Ltd (2000) 97 FCR 524 applied General Tire & Rubber Co v Firestone Tyre & Rubber Co Ltd (1971) 1A IPR 121, [1972] RPC 457 applied ICI Chemicals & Polymers Ltd v The Lubrizol Corporation Inc (2000) 106 FCR 214 applied Jupiters Ltd v Neurizon Pty Ltd (2005) 222 ALR 155, (2005) 65 IPR 86, (2005) AIPC 92-098 applied Lockwood Security Products Pty Ltd v Doric Products Pty Ltd (2004) 217 CLR 274 applied Meyers Taylor Pty Ltd v Vicarr Industries Ltd (1977) 137 CLR 228 applied Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company v Beiersdorf (Australia) Ltd (1980) 144 CLR 253 applied Populin v HB Nominees Pty Ltd (1982) 59 FLR 37, (1982) 41 ALR 471 applied Ranbaxy Australia Pty Ltd v Warner-Lambert Co LLC (No 2) (2006) 71 IPR 46 applied Rehm Pty Ltd v Websters Security Systems (International) Pty Ltd (1988) 81 ALR 79 cited Welch Perrin & Co Pty Ltd v Worrel (1961) 106 CLR 588 applied
Blanco White TA, Patents for Inventions (5th ed, Stevens, 1983)
BITECH ENGINEERING v GARTH LIVING PTY LTD (ACN 111 145 432) and COHEN NOMINEES PTY LIMITED (ACN 008 526 994); GARTH LIVING PTY LTD (ACN 111 145 432) v BITECH ENGINEERING
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