Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company v Apotex Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 814
Citation: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company v Apotex Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 814
Parties: BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY and OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO. LTD v APOTEX PTY LTD ACN 096 916 148; APOTEX PTY LTD ACN 096 916 148 v OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO. LTD and BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
File number: NSD 1116 of 2009
Judge: YATES J
Date of judgment: 4 August 2010
Catchwords: PATENTS –application to amend patent – whether proposed amendments allowable under sections 102(1) and 102(2) of the Patents Act 1990 (Cth) – exercise of discretion
Legislation: Patents Act 1990 (Cth), ss 40(2), 40(3), 97(2), 102, 104, 105, 112 Federal Court Rules, O 58 r 10
Cases cited: AMP Incorporated v The Commissioner of Patents (1974) 3 ALR 283 Apotex Pty Ltd v Les Laboratoires Servier (No 2) (2009) 83 IPR 42 EI Dupont de Nemours & Co v Imperial Chemical Industries Plc (2002) 54 IPR 304 Ethyl Corporation's Patent [1972] RPC 169 Fina Research SA v Halliburton Energy Services Inc (No 2) (2003) 127 FCR 561 Gambro Pty Ltd v Fresenius Medical Care South East Asia Pty Ltd (2000) 49 IPR 321 ICI Chemicals & Polymers Ltd v Lubrizol Corp (1999) AIPC ¶91-521 ICI Chemicals & Polymers Ltd v The Lubrizol Corporation Inc (2000) 106 FCR 214 Rescare Ltd v Anaesthetic Supplies Pty Ltd [1993] FCA 228 RGC Mineral Sands Pty Ltd v Wimmera Industrial Minerals Pty Ltd (1998) 89 FCR 458 Smith Kline & French Laboratories Ltd v Evans Medical Ltd [1989] 1 FSR 561 Wimmera Industrial Minerals Pty Ltd v RGC Mineral Sands Ltd (1997) 40 IPR 110 Wimmera Industrial Minerals Pty Ltd v RGC Mineral Sands Ltd (No 3) (1997) AIPC ¶91-366 W J Voit Rubber Corp's Application, Re (1965) AOJP 1752
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