Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
H Lundbeck A/S v Alphapharm Pty Ltd [2016] FCA 1232 File number(s): NSD 643 of 2014 NSD 644 of 2014 NSD 645 of 2014 NSD 647 of 2014
Judge(s): JAGOT J
Date of judgment: 21 October 2016
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application to withdraw admission in defence – admission regarding status of applicant as exclusive licensee – whether application precluded by issue estoppel – whether application an abuse of process
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 37M Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 30.01 Patents Act 1900 (Cth) s 120, Sch 1 Patents Regulations 1991 (Cth) r 10.7(7) Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (Cth)
Cases cited: Alphapharm Pty Ltd v H Lundbeck A/S [2008] FCA 559; (2008) 76 IPR 618 Alphapharm Pty Ltd v H Lundbeck A/S (No 2) [2008] FCA 1036; (2008) 78 IPR 338 Alphapharm Pty Ltd v H Lundbeck A/S [2011] APO 36; (2011) 92 IPR 628 Alphapharm Pty Ltd v H Lundbeck A/S [2014] APO 41; (2014) 109 IPR 323 Alphapharm Pty Ltd v H Lundbeck A/S [2014] FCA 1185; (2014) 110 IPR 59 Alphapharm Pty Ltd v H Lundbeck A/S [2014] HCA 42; (2014) 254 CLR 247 Alphapharm Pty Ltd v H Lundbeck A/S [2015] FCAFC 138; (2015) 234 FCR 306 Alphapharm Pty Ltd & Ors v H Lundbeck A/S [2016] HCATrans 52 Aspen Pharma Pty Ltd and Commissioner of Patents [2012] AATA 851; (2012) 132 ALD 648 Aspen Pharma Pty Ltd v H Lundbeck A/S [2013] FCA 324 Aspen Pharma Pty Ltd v H Lundbeck A/S [2013] FCAFC 129; (2013) 216 FCR 508 Batistatos v Newcastle City Council [2006] HCA 27; (2006) 226 CLR 256 Blair v Curran (1939) 62 CLR 464 H Lundbeck A/S v Alphapharm Pty Ltd [2009] FCAFC 70; (2009) 177 FCR 151 O'Shane v Harbour Radio Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCA 315; (2013) 85 NSWLR 698 Re HIH Insurance Ltd (in liq; De Bortoli Wines (Superannuation) Pty Ltd v McGrath [2014] NSWSC 774; (2014) 101 ACSR 1 State Bank of New South Wales Ltd v Stenhouse Ltd (1997) Aust Torts Rep 81-423 (64,077) Tomlinson v Ramsey Food Processing Pty Ltd [2015] HCA 28; (2015) 89 ALJR 750 Walton v Gardiner (1993) 177 CLR 378
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