Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
AstraZeneca AB v Alphapharm Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 419 Citation: AstraZeneca AB v Alphapharm Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 419
Parties: ASTRAZENECA AB and ASTRAZENECA PTY LTD (ACN 009 682 311) v ALPHAPHARM PTY LTD
File number: VID 876 of 2013
Judge: JESSUP J
Date of judgment: 30 April 2014
Catchwords: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY – whether applicant entitled to solicitor/client costs under s 19(2) of the Patents Act 1990 (Cth) – s 19(2) creates a presumption that the holder of a certificate issued under s 19(1) is entitled costs on a solicitor/client basis in subsequent proceedings – s 19(3) gives the court a discretion to depart from the s 19(2) position if the circumstances warrant it – whether the s 19(3) discretion should be exercised – respondent failed to present applicants with a complete offer to settle the case – applicants did not engage in unduly aggressive litigation – s 19(3) discretion ought not to be exercised – costs payable in accordance with s 19(2)
Legislation: Patents Act 1990 (Cth) ss 19(2), 19(3) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 43(1) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth)
Cases cited: British Vacuum Company Ltd v Exton Hotels Company Ltd (1908) 25 RPC 617 Edison-Bell Phonograph Company v Waterfield, Clifford & Co (1902) 19 RPC 329 Hoffman-La Roche AG v New England Biolabs Inc (2000) 99 FCR 56 Molnlycke AB v Proctor & Gamble Ltd (No 5) [1994] RPC 49 Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd v AstraZeneca AB (2013) 101 IPR 11 The Welsbach Incandescent Gas Light Company, Ltd v The Daylight Incandescent Mantle Company, Ltd (1899) 16 RPC 344 Saccharin Corp Ltd v Dawson (1902) 19 RPC 169
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