Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals v Samsung Bioepis AU Pty Ltd [2017] FCA 285 File number: NSD 2149 of 2016
Judge: BURLEY J
Date of judgment: 21 March 2017
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for preliminary discovery – whether prospective applicant held reasonable belief of its right to obtain relief for patent infringement – whether additional requirements of r 7.23(1) of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) were satisfied – whether discretion under r 7.23(2) should be exercised – application dismissed EVIDENCE – whether evidence admissible pursuant to s 76 of the Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) – whether rules of evidence should be waived pursuant to s 190
Legislation: Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) ss 76, 190 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 23 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 7.21, 7.23
Cases cited: C7 Pty Ltd v Foxtel Management Pty Ltd [2001] FCA 1864 Dallas Buyers Club LLC v iiNet Limited [2015] FCA 317; (2015) 112 IPR 1 Dasreef Pty Limited v Hawchar [2011] HCA 21; (2011) 243 CLR 588 EBOS Group Pty Ltd v Team Medical Supplies Pty Ltd (No 3) [2012] FCA 48; (2012) 199 FCR 533 John Holland Services Pty Ltd v Terranora Group Management Pty Ltd [2004] FCA 679 Jones v Dunkel [1959] HCA 8; (1959) 101 CLR 298 Makita (Australia) Pty Ltd v Sprowles [2001] NSWCS 305; (2001) 52 NSWLR 705 ObjectiVision Pty Ltd v Visionsearch Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 1087; (2014) 108 IPR 244 Optiver Australia Pty Ltd v Tibra Trading Pty Ltd [2007] FCA 1560; (2007) 163 FCR 554 Optiver Australia Pty Ltd v Tibra Trading Pty Ltd [2008] FCAFC 133; (2008) 169 FCR 435 Paxus Services Ltd v People Bank Pty Ltd [1990] FCA 723; (1990) 99 ALR 728 Reeve v Aqualast Pty Ltd [2012] FCA 679 Sabre Corporation Pty Ltd v Russ Kalvin's Hair Care Company (1993) 46 FCR 428 Schmidt v Won [1998] 3 VR 435 St George Bank Ltd v Rabo Australia Ltd [2004] 211 ALR 147; (2004) 211 ALR 147 Valra Pty Ltd as Trustee for Abdul Rahim Valibhoy Family Trust v Mag Men Holdings Pty Ltd [2016] FCA 23; 110 ACSR 554
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