Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Centor Australia Pty Ltd v RMD Industries Pty Ltd [2012] FCA 1135 Citation: Centor Australia Pty Ltd v RMD Industries Pty Ltd [2012] FCA 1135
Parties: CENTOR AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ACN 009 716 189 v RMD INDUSTRIES PTY LTD ACN 004 313 937
File number: QUD 374 of 2010
Judge: DOWSETT J
Date of judgment: 19 October 2012
Catchwords: PATENTS – invention– "floating pivot mount for a folding panel" – compensates for changes in the physical relationship between a panel and the frame in which it is fitted PATENTS – infringement – construction – s 117 Patents Act 1990 (Cth) – whether principles of construction permit a finding that the claims are infringed
Legislation: Patents Act 1990 (Cth) s 117
Cases cited: Kinabalu Investments Pty Ltd v Barron and Rawson Pty Ltd [2008] FCAFC 178 considered New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (Clarendon Press, 1993) Macquarie Dictionary (5th ed, Macquarie Dictionary Publishers Pty Ltd, 2009)
Dates of hearing: 25 and 26 July 2011
Place: Brisbane
Division: GENERAL DIVISION
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 64
Counsel for the Applicant: Mr A Crowe SC
Solicitor for the Applicant: Mallesons Stephen Jaques
Counsel for the Respondent: Mr S Burley SC with Ms D Grigg
Solicitor for the Respondent: Davies Collison Cave
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA QUEENSLAND DISTRICT REGISTRY GENERAL DIVISION QUD 374 of 2010
BETWEEN: CENTOR AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ACN 009 716 189
Applicant
AND: RMD INDUSTRIES PTY LTD ACN 004 313 937
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