Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Apotex Pty Ltd v Les Laboratoires Servier (No 4) [2010] FCA 1202 Citation: Apotex Pty Ltd v Les Laboratoires Servier (No 4) [2010] FCA 1202
Parties: APOTEX PTY LTD (ACN 096 916 148) v LES LABORATOIRES SERVIER, SERVIER LABORATORIES (AUST) PTY LTD (ACN 004 838 500), SYMBION PHARMACY SERVICES PTY LTD (ACN 000 875 034), CHEM MART PTY LIMITED (ACN 001 235 374), PHARMACOR LIMITED (ACN 121 020 835), ASCENT PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED (ARBN 003 854 626) and SIGMA PHARMACEUTICALS (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD (ACN 004 118 594)
File number(s): NSD 657 of 2008
Judge: BENNETT J
Date of judgment: 5 November 2010
Catchwords: PATENTS – overseas manufacturer of active ingredient of allegedly infringing product – provision of data for Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (Cth) approval – companies in same corporate group – whether authorisation of infringement – whether joint tortfeasorship or common design within Australia PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application to join alleged patent infringement – joinder sought of related overseas company – test for O 6 r 8 joinder – relevance of discovery motive in seeking joinder – whether reasonable cause of action under authorisation or joint tortfeasorship – whether causes of action able to withstand Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 31A summary dismissal application – whether O 6 r 8 grounds satisfied – discretion to order joinder
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 31A Federal Court Rules O 6 r 2, O 6 r 8 Patents Act 1990 (Cth) s 13
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