Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
CQMS Pty Ltd v Simco Mining Products & Services Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 1423 Citation: CQMS Pty Ltd v Simco Mining Products & Services Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 1423
Parties: CQMS PTY LTD ACN 122 935 906 v SIMCO MINING PRODUCTS & SERVICES PTY LTD (FORMERLY L & H INDUSTRIAL AUSTRALIA PTY LTD) ACN 143 658 100
File number: QUD 787 of 2012
Judge: DOWSETT J
Date of judgment: 23 December 2014
Catchwords: PATENTS – amendments – innovation patents – where proceedings commenced alleging infringement – where particulars of invalidity caused application for amendment to claims of patents – whether proposed amendment permitted by s 102 of the Patents Act 1990 (Cth) – whether discretion should be exercised to refuse amendment.
Legislation: Patents Act 1990 (Cth) ss 40, 88, 102, 105 Patents Amendment (Patents Cooperation Treaty) Act 1979 (Cth)
Cases cited: Bayer Pharma Aktiengesellschaft v Generic Health Pty Ltd (2012) 99 IPR 59 British Thomson-Houston Co Ltd v Corona Lamp Works Ltd (1921) 39 RPC 49 DÉcor Corporation Pty Ltd v Dart Industries Inc (1988) 13 IPR 385 Gambro Pty Ltd v Fresenius Medical Care South-East Asia Pty Ltd (1999) 48 IPR 625 Jupiters Ltd v Neurizon Pty Ltd (2005) 222 ALR 155 Les Laboratoires Servier v Apotex Pty Ltd (2010) 273 ALR 630 Monsanto Co v Commissioner of Patents (1974) 48 ALJR 59 Smith Kline & French Laboratories Ltd v Evans Medical Ltd [1989] FSR 561 Wimmera Industrial Minerals Pty Ltd v RGC Mineral Sands Ltd (No 3) (1997) AIPC 91–366
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