Con Kafataris & Ors v Cory Davis & Ors [2014] NSWSC 1454

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Con Kafataris & Ors v Cory Davis & Ors [2014] NSWSC 1454 Hearing dates: 8, 9, 10, 11 September 2014 Decision date: 24 October 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Expedition List Before: Sackar J Decision: See paragraph [255] Catchwords: EQUITY - whether plaintiff should be declared to be an inventor - whether misuse of confidential information - whether plaintiff made a material contribution to final form of invention - extent to which information sought to be protected can properly be regarded as confidential in nature - whether parties in fiduciary relationship Legislation Cited: Patents Act 1990 (Cth) Patents Regulations 1991 (Cth) Cases Cited: Ali v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 183 Bates & Partners Pty Ltd v Law Book Co Ltd (1994) 29 IPR 11 CCOM Pty Ltd v Jiejing Pty Ltd (1994) 122 ALR 417 Commercial Union Assurance Co of Australia Ltd v Ferrcom Pty Ltd (1991) 22 NSWLR 389 Costa v GR & IE Daking Pty Ltd (1994) 29 IPR 241 Cubillo v Commonwealth of Australia [2000] FCA 1084; (2000) 174 ALR 97 Del Casale and Ors v Artedomus (Aust) Pty Ltd [2007] NSWCA 172; (2007) 73 IPR 326 Firebelt Pty Ltd v Brambles Australia Pty Ltd (1998) 43 IPR 83 Firebelt Pty Ltd v Brambles Australia (2002) 188 ALR 280 Hospital Products International v United States Surgical Corporation (1984) 156 CLR 41 Independent Management Resources Pty Ltd v Brown (1986) 9 IPR 1 JMVB Enterprises v Camoflag Pty Ltd (2005) 67 IPR 68 Krueger Transport Equipment Pty Ltd v Glen Cameron Storage & Distribution Pty Ltd (2008) 78 IPR 262 Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company v Beiersdorf (Australia) Limited (1980) 144 CLR 253 Polwood v Foxworth (2008) 165 FCR 527 RLA Polymers Pty Ltd v Nexus Adhesives Pty Ltd (2011) 280 ALR 125 Row Weeder Pty Ltd v Nielsen and Ors (1997) 39 IPR 400 University of Western Australia v Gray (2008) 76 IPR 222 University of Western Australia v Gray (2009) 82 IPR 206 Wake v Cavitus Pty Ltd (2010) 88 IPR 169; [2010] APO 11 Watson v Foxman (1995) 49 NSWLR 315 Texts Cited: Bodkin, Patent Law in Australia (Thomson Reuters, 2nd edition) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Con Kafataris - first plaintiff Dragon Double Bet Pty Ltd - second plaintiff Cory Davis - first defendant Rowland Thomas - second defendant Representation: Counsel: R Newlinds SC, P Flynn, C Bova - plaintiffs J Hennessy SC - defendants Solicitors: Marque Lawyers - plaintiffs Gilbert & Tobin - defendants File Number(s): 2013/380279