Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Bayer Pharma Aktiengesellschaft v Genentech, Inc. [2012] FCA 1467 Citation: Bayer Pharma Aktiengesellschaft v Genentech, Inc. [2012] FCA 1467
Parties: BAYER PHARMA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT v GENENTECH, INC.; GENENTECH. INC. v BAYER PHARMA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, BAYER AUSTRALIA LIMITED ACN 000 138 714 and REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
File number: NSD 904 of 2012
Judge: BENNETT J
Date of judgment: 20 December 2012
Catchwords: PRACTICE & PROCEDURE – Service outside Australia – whether there is a prima facie case of joint tortfeasorship by common design to infringe patent PATENTS – whether there is a prima facie case of joint tortfeasorship by common design to infringe patent – where overseas entity had entered into agreement to collaborate to develop and commercialise product in Australia – prima facie case of infringement under s 117(2)(c) of the Patents Act 1990 (Cth) – where the product information document contained instructions for use
Legislation: Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 10.24, 10.42, 10.43, 10.62 to 10.68 Patents Act 1990 (Cth) ss 13(1), 117, 120 and 154
Cases cited: Apotex Pty Ltd v Les Laboratoires Servier (No 2) [2012] FCA 748 cited Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Yellow Page Marketing BV [2010] FCA 1218 cited Beecham Group Ltd v Bristol Laboratories Ltd [1978] RPC 153 cited Bell v Steele (2011) 198 FCR 291 at 295 cited Bray v F Hoffman-La Roche Ltd (2003) 130 FCR 317 cited British American Tobacco Australasia Limited v Taleb (No 1) [2012] FCA 1065 cited Century Insurance (in provisional liquidation) v New Zealand Guardian Trust [1996] FCA 376 cited Ho v Akai Pty Ltd (in liq) (2006) 24 ACLC 1526; [2006] FCAFC 159 cited Morton-Norwich Products Inc v Intercen Limited [1978] RPC 501 cited Saccharin Corp Ltd v Anglo-Continental Chemical Works Ltd (1900) 17 RPC 307 cited Unilever Australia Ltd v PB Foods Ltd [2000] FCA 798 cited
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