Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Jonker v Platform Solutions Pty Ltd [2012] FCA 237 Citation: Jonker v Platform Solutions Pty Ltd [2012] FCA 237
Parties: JOHN JONKER and JONKER PLANT HIRE PTY LTD (ACN 089 112 596) v PLATFORM SOLUTIONS PTY LTD and MITCHELL HERBERT ELY
File number: QUD 112 of 2012
Judge: REEVES J
Date of judgment: 15 March 2012
Catchwords: PATENTS – claim of infringement of a patent – interlocutory injunctive relief sought – whether strength of the infringement case and the balance of convenience and justice sufficient to sustain the grant of interlocutory injunction – irreparable injury not a separate antecedent factor in determining the balance of convenience and justice PATENTS – Patents Act 1990 (Cth) s 7(4) – claim of invalidity of a patent for lack of an innovative step – whether any evidence of prior art – interlocutory injunction relief sought – prima facie case for invalidity not made out PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – interlocutory injunctions – relevant principles discussed – prima facie case – balance of convenience and justice – irreparable injury
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Patents Act 1990 (Cth)
Cases cited: Apple Inc. v Samsung Electronics Co. Limited (2011) 284 ALR 309, [2011] FCA 1164 Interpharma Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Patents (2008) 79 IPR 261, [2008] FCA 1498 Samsung Electronics Co. Limited v Apple Inc. [2011] FCAFC 156
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