Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd v Light & Wonder, Inc. [2024] FCA 439 File number: NSD 1576 of 2023
Judgment of: NICHOLAS J
Date of judgment: 30 April 2024
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – preliminary discovery – whether order for preliminary discovery should be made – whether documents sought by prospective applicant reasonably required to enable it to decide whether to commence proceeding in the Court against prospective respondents for (inter alia) misuse of confidential information and copyright infringement – significance of proceeding commenced by prospective applicant in United States District Court Held: order for preliminary discovery made
Legislation: Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 7.23
Cases cited: Alphapharm Pty Ltd v Eli Lilly Australia Pty Limited [1996] FCA 391 George v Rockett (1990) 170 CLR 104 Hooper v Kirella Pty Ltd (1999) 96 FCR 1 Optiver Australia Pty Ltd v Tibra Trading Pty Ltd (2008) 169 FCR 435 Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals v Samsung Bioepis AU Pty Ltd (2017) 257 FCR 62 St George Bank Ltd v Rabo Australia Ltd (2004) 211 ALR 147
Division: General Division
Registry: New South Wales
National Practice Area: Intellectual Property
Sub-area: Copyright and Industrial Designs
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