Apotex Pty Ltd v AstraZeneca AB (No 4) [2013] FCA 162

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Apotex Pty Ltd v AstraZeneca AB (No 4) [2013] FCA 162 Citation: Apotex Pty Ltd v AstraZeneca AB (No 4) [2013] FCA 162

Parties: APOTEX PTY LTD v ASTRAZENECA AB and ASTRAZENECA PTY LIMITED WATSON PHARMA PTY LTD v ASTRAZENECA AB and ASTRAZENECA PTY LIMITED ASTRAZENECA AB and ASTRAZENECA PTY LIMITED v ASCENT PHARMA PTY LTD ACN 118 734 795

File number(s): NSD 673 of 2011 NSD 2342 of 2011 NSD 208 of 2012

Judge: JAGOT J

Date of judgment: 5 March 2013

Corrigendum: 8 March 2013

Catchwords: PATENTS – pharmaceutical patents –invalidity – priority date – novelty – inventive step – entitlement – fair basis – utility – secret use – manner of manufacture – false suggestion – infringement – authorisation

Legislation: Patents Act 1990 (Cth) Patents Amendment Act 2001 (Cth) Patents Act 1952 (Cth)

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