Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Apotex Pty Ltd v Les Laboratoires Servier (No 6) [2012] FCA 745 Citation: Apotex Pty Ltd v Les Laboratoires Servier (No 6) [2012] FCA 745
Parties: APOTEX PTY LTD ACN 096 916 148 v LES LABORATOIRES SERVIER and SERVIER LABORATORIES (AUST) PTY LTD ACN 004 838 500; LES LABORATOIRES SERVIER and SERVIER LABORATORIES (AUST) PTY LTD ACN 004 838 500 v APOTEX PTY LTD ACN 096 916 148, SYMBION PHARMACY SERVICES PTY LTD ACN 000 875 034, CHEM MART PTY LTD ACN 001 235 374, ASCENT PHARMACEUTICALS LTD ACN 003 854 626, ASPEN PHARMA PTY LTD, APOTEX INC and APOTEX PHARMACHEM INC
File number: NSD 657 of 2008
Judge: BENNETT J
Date of judgment: 12 July 2012
Catchwords: PRACTICE & PROCEDURE – application for a stay of proceeding pending the outcome of a divisional application in the Patent Office – discretion – s 37M of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) - whether stay is in the interests of justice – where current proceeding ready for trial– allegations of delay in applying for the stay – whether there would be an overlap of issues and a duplication of evidence
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 37M Patents Act 1990 (Cth) ss 104, 105 and 158(2)
Cases cited: Clorox Australia Pty Ltd v International Consolidated Business Pty Ltd (2005) 66 IPR 506 cited Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Finance Sector Union of Australia (2003) 124 IR 453 cited F Hoffman-La Roche AG v New England Biolabs Inc (2000) 99 FCR 56 cited FA Faulding & Co Ltd v Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (1997) 40 IPR 511 considered Genetics Institute Inc v Kirin-Amgen Inc (1999) 92 FCR 106 cited Hughes Motor Services Pty Ltd v Wang Computer Pty Ltd (1978) 35 FLR 346 applied Jefferson Ltd v Bhetcha [1979] 2 All ER 1108 cited Les Laboratoires Servier v Apotex Pty Ltd (2010) 273 ALR 630 cited McMahon v Gould (1982) 7 ACLR 202 cited Rochfort v John Fairfax & Sons Limited [1972] 1 NSWLR 16 cited Websyte Corporation Pty Limited v Alexander (No 2) [2012] FCA 562 cited
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