Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Ronneby Road Pty Ltd v ESCO Corporation [2016] FCA 588 File number: VID 83 of 2015
Judge: JESSUP J
Date of judgment: 27 May 2016
Catchwords: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY – Patents – Appeal from decision of delegate of Commissioner in opposition proceedings – Novelty – Whether invention anticipated by prior use – Whether claims fairly based in specification – Whether invention useful – Whether invention delivered on promises made in specification.
Legislation: Patents Act 1990 (Cth) ss 7, 18, 59, 60 Patents Act 1949 (UK) s 32 Bodkin, C, Patent Law in Australia, Law Book Co, 2008
Cases cited: Artcraft Urban Group Pty Ltd v Streetworx Pty Ltd [2016] FCAFC 29 AstraZeneca AB v Apotex Pty Ltd (2014) 226 FCR 324 Commissioner of Patents v Sherman (2008) 172 FCR 394 Flour Oxidising Co Ltd v Hutchinson (1909) 26 RPC 597 Insta Image Pty Ltd v KD Kanopy Australasia Pty Ltd (2008) 78 IPR 20 In The Matter of Alsop's Patent (1907) 24 RPC 733 Lockwood Security Products Pty Ltd v Doric Products Pty Ltd (2004) 217 CLR 274 New England Biolabs Inc v F Hoffman-La Roche AG (2004) 141 FCR 1 Pracdes Pty Ltd v Stanilite Electronics Pty Ltd (1995) 35 IPR 259 Prestige Group (Australia) Pty Ltd v Dart Industries Inc (1990) 26 FCR 197 Rehm Pty Ltd v Websters Security Systems (International) Pty Ltd (1988) 81 ALR 79 Streetworx Pty Ltd v Artcraft Urban Group Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 1366 Townsend Controls Pty Ltd v Gilead (1989) 16 IPR 469
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