Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Delnorth Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Patents [2013] FCA 165 Citation: Delnorth Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Patents [2013] FCA 165
Parties: DELNORTH PTY LTD v COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS
File number: NSD 1354 of 2011
Judge: NICHOLAS J
Date of judgment: 6 March 2013
Corrigendum: 18 March 2013
Catchwords: PATENTS – revocation of claims of standard patent by Commissioner pursuant to s 101(1) of the Patents Act 1990 (Cth) (the Act) following re-examination pursuant to s 97(2) of the Act – whether claims should be revoked pursuant to s 97(2) of the Act on ground that they lacked an inventive step – appeal against Commissioner's decision to revoke – hearing de novo – whether evidence justified finding that claims revoked by Commissioner were invalid – evidence does not justify any such finding – decision of Commissioner under s 101(1) of the Act set aside – observations concerning standard of proof in context of re-examination – whether invalidity must be "clearly shown" or "practically certain"
Legislation: Patents Act 1990 (Cth) s 7, s 97(2), s 98(1), s 101(1), s101(2), s 101(4) Patents Act 1952 (Cth) Patents Amendment Act 2001 (Cth) Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012 (Cth) Sch 1, Pt 1, Item 19
Cases cited: Ajinomoto Co Inc v NutraSweet Australia Pty Ltd (2008) 166 FCR 530 Cadbury Schweppes Plc v Effem Foods Pty Ltd (2006) 69 IPR 584 Commissioner of Patents v Emperor Sports Pty Ltd (2006) 149 FCR 386 Commissioner of Patents v Microcell Ltd (1959) 102 CLR 232 Delnorth Pty Ltd (ACN 051 954 977) v Dura-Post (Australia) Pty Ltd (ACN 101 287 512) (admin apptd) (2010) 85 IPR 642 Delnorth Pty Ltd (ACN 051 954 977) v Dura-Post (Australia) Pty Ltd (ACN 101 287 512) (2008) 78 IPR 463 Delnorth Pty Ltd v Dura-Post (Australia) Pty Ltd (2009) 81 IPR 396 Dura-Post (Australia) Pty Ltd v Delnorth Pty Ltd (2009) 177 FCR 239 Emperor Sports Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Patents (2005) 146 FCR 159 European Community v Commissioner of Patents (2006) 68 IPR 539 Lockwood Security Products Pty Ltd v Doric Products Pty Ltd (No 2) (2007) 235 CLR 173 Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co v Beiersdorf (Australia) Ltd (1980) 144 CLR 253 Montecatini Edison SpA v Eastman Kodak Co (1971) 45 ALJR 593 Re Delnorth Pty Ltd (2011) 93 IPR 326
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