Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
United States Gypsum Company v CSR Building Products Ltd [2017] FCA 595 File number: VID 842 of 2016
Judge: MOSHINSKY J
Date of judgment: 30 May 2017
Catchwords: PATENTS – appeal under s 104(7) of the Patents Act 1990 (Cth) – amendment – where delegate concluded that certain requested amendments were not allowable – applicable principles – whether, as a result of the amendment, the specification would claim matter not in substance disclosed in the specification as filed – whether, as a result of the amendment, the specification would not comply with the fair basis requirement
Legislation: Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012 (Cth), s 3, Sch 1 Patents Act 1990 (Cth), ss 40, 44, 49, 59, 60, 102, 104 Patents Regulations 1991 (Cth), reg 5.3
Cases cited: Bristol-Myers Squibb Co v Apotex Pty Ltd (2010) 87 IPR 516 CCOM Pty Ltd v Jiejing Pty Ltd (1994) 51 FCR 260 Commissioner of Patents v Sherman (2008) 172 FCR 394 Ethyl Corporation's Patent [1972] RPC 169 Emperor Sports Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Patents (2005) 146 FCR 159 F Hoffman-La Roche & Co Aktiengesellschaft v Commissioner of Patents (1971) 123 CLR 529 Gambro Pty Ltd v Fresenius Medical Care South East Asia Pty Ltd (1999) 48 IPR 625 Gambro Pty Ltd v Fresenius Medical Care South East Asia Pty Ltd (2000) 49 IPR 321 ICI Chemicals & Polymers Ltd v Lubrizol Corporation Inc (2000) 106 FCR 214 Leonardis v Sartas No 1 Pty Ltd (1996) 67 FCR 126 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 Novartis AG v Bausch & Lomb (Australia) Pty Ltd (2004) 62 IPR 71 Olin Corporation v Super Cartridge Co Pty Ltd (1977) 180 CLR 236 Re Mond Nickel Company Ltd's Application for a Patent [1956] RPC 189 Rehm Pty Ltd v Websters Security Systems (International) Pty Ltd (1988) 81 ALR 79 RGC Mineral Sands Pty Ltd v Wimmera Industrial Minerals Pty Ltd (1998) 89 FCR 458 Société des Usines Chimiques Rhône-Poulenc v Commissioner of Patents (1958) 100 CLR 5
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