Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited v Commissioner of Patents [2020] FCA 778 Appeal from: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited [2018] APO 45
File number: NSD 1343 of 2018
Judge: BURLEY J
Date of judgment: 5 June 2020
Catchwords: PATENTS – manner of manufacture – electronic gaming machines – innovation patent for electronic gaming machines and methods for providing feature games – appeal from a decision of the Commissioner of Patents determining the claims were not to a manner of manufacture within the meaning of s 18(1)(a) of the Patents Act 1990 (Cth) – approach to characterising the claimed inventions – whether claims are to mere ideas – appeal allowed
Legislation: Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012 (Cth) Patents Act 1990 (Cth) ss 18(1A)(a), 101A, 101F(4), 159
Cases cited: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited v Konami Australia Pty Limited [2015] FCA 735; 114 IPR 28 CCOM Pty Ltd v Jeijing [1994] FCA 396; 51 FCR 260 Commissioner of Patents v Rokt [2020] FCAFC 86 Commissioner of Patents v RPL Central Pty Ltd [2015] FCAFC 177; 238 FCR 27 D'Arcy v Myriad Genetics [2015] HCA 35; 258 CLR 334 Décor Corporation Pty Ltd v Dart Industries Inc [1988] FCA 682; 13 IPR 385 Dynamite Games Pty Ltd v Aruze Gaming Australia Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 163; 100 IPR 86 Encompass Corporation Pty Ltd v InfoTrack Pty Ltd [2019] FCAFC 161; 372 ALR 646 Grant v Commissioner of Patents [2006] FCAFC 120; 154 FCR 62 Jupiters Ltd v Neurizon Pty Ltd [2005] FCAFC 90; 222 ALR 155 Kimberly-Clark Australia Pty Ltd v Arico Trading International Pty Ltd [2001] HCA 8; 207 CLR 1 Lockwood Security Products Pty Ltd v Doric Products Pty Ltd (No 2) [2007] HCA 21; 235 CLR 173 National Research Development Corporation v Commissioner of Patents [1959] HCA 67; 102 CLR 252 Neurizon Pty Ltd (ACN 077 012 376) v LTH Consulting and Marketing Services Pty Ltd (ACN 061 363 139) [2002] FCA 1547; 58 IPR 93 Repipe Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Patents [2019] FCA 1956; 148 IPR 164 Research Affiliates LLC v Commissioner of Patents [2014] FCAFC 150; 227 FCR 378 Watson v The Commissioner of Patents [2020] FCAFC 56
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