Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Nichia Corporation v Arrow Electronics Australia Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 699 Citation: Nichia Corporation v Arrow Electronics Australia Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 699
Parties: NICHIA CORPORATION v ARROW ELECTRONICS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ACN 065 151 626; ARROW ELECTRONICS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ACN 065 151 626 v NICHIA CORPORATION
File number(s): NSD 558 of 2014
Judge(s): YATES J
Date of judgment: 10 July 2015
Catchwords: PATENTS – standard patent for a light emitting device and display device – determination of priority date of claims in suit – whether claims in suit define more than one form of the invention – whether claims in suit fairly based on matter disclosed in priority documents PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – determination of separate question
Legislation: Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) s 136 Federal Court Rules 2011 r 30.01 Patents Act 1949 (UK) Patents Act 1952 (Cth) Patents Act 1977 (UK) s 125 Patents Act 1990 (Cth) s 43 Patents Regulations 1991 (Cth) reg 3.12
Cases cited: Anderson's Application [1966] FSR 218 AstraZeneca AB v Apotex Pty Ltd (2014) 226 FCR 324 Farbenfabriken Bayer AG's Patent [1966] RPC 278 Hallen Company v Brabantia (UK) Ltd [1990] FSR 134 Leonardis v Sartas No 1 Pty Ltd (1996) 67 FCR 126 Lockwood Security Products Pty Limited v Doric Products Pty Limited (2004) 217 CLR 274 Merck & Company (Macek's) Patent [1967] RPC 157 Thornhill's Application [1962] RPC 199 Vehicle Monitoring Systems Pty Ltd v Sarb Management Group Pty Ltd (t/as Database Consultants Australia) (No 2) (2013) 101 IPR 496 Miller R, Burkill G, Birss C and Campbell D, Terrell on the Law of Patents (17th ed, Sweet and Maxwell, 2011)
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