Fresenius Medical Care Australia Pty Ltd v Gambro Pty Ltd 63

[2005] FCAFC 220; (2005) 224 ALR 168; (2005) 67 IPR 230; [2006] AIPC 92-144

Federal Court of Australia

Australia - Commonwealth

21st October, 2005

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Sandoz AG v Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH	[2023] FCA 1321	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	2 Nov 2023	AustLII	7
Reflex Instruments Asia Pacific Pty Ltd v Globaltech Corporation Pty Ltd	[2023] FCAFC 158	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	29 Sep 2023	AustLII	2
Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc v Zoetis Services LLC	[2023] FCA 1119	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	21 Sep 2023	AustLII	3
Hanwha Solutions Corporation v REC Solar Pte Ltd	[2023] FCA 1017	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	29 Aug 2023	AustLII	7
Motorola Solutions, Inc v Hytera Communications Corporation Ltd (Liability)	[2022] FCA 1585	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	23 Dec 2022	AustLII	4
Colin CM Moore Pty Ltd v Sivathasan	[2022] NSWSC 532	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	4 May 2022	AustLII
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation v Wyeth LLC (No 3)	[2020] FCA 1477; 155 IPR 1	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	14 Oct 2020	AustLII	82
Axent Holdings Pty Ltd v Compusign Australia Pty Ltd	[2020] FCA 1373; (2020) 154 IPR 431	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	25 Sep 2020	AustLII	3
Quaker Chemical (Australasia) Pty Ltd v Fuchs Lubricants (Australasia) Pty Ltd (No 2)	[2020] FCA 306	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	17 Mar 2020	AustLII	3
Nufarm Australia Ltd v Dow Agrosciences, LLC	[2020] APO 10	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	31 Jan 2020	AustLII	2
Oxworks Trading Pty Ltd v Gram Engineering Pty Ltd	[2019] FCAFC 240; (2019) 154 IPR 215	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	23 Dec 2019	AustLII	7
Gram Engineering Pty Ltd v Oxworks Pty Ltd	[2019] FCA 689	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	17 May 2019	AustLII	2
Davies v Lazer Safe Pty Ltd	[2019] FCAFC 65	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	26 Apr 2019	AustLII	15
Gary B Cox v MacroGenics, Inc	[2019] APO 13	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	27 Mar 2019	AustLII	7
Nichia Corporation v Arrow Electronics Australia Pty Ltd	[2019] FCAFC 2; (2019) 175 IPR 187	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	29 Jan 2019	AustLII	47
Foxtel Management Pty Ltd v The Advanced Technology Group Pty Ltd	[2018] APO 83	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	12 Nov 2018	AustLII	5
Rimfrost AS v Aker BioMarine Antarctic AS	[2018] APO 34	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	30 May 2018	AustLII	6
Davies v Lazer Safe Pty Ltd	[2018] FCA 702; (2018) 358 ALR 508; (2018) 132 IPR 202	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	18 May 2018	AustLII	10
Multisteps Pty Ltd v Specialty Packaging Aust Pty Ltd	[2018] FCA 587	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	2 May 2018	AustLII	4
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation v Technological Resources Pty Ltd	[2018] APO 23	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	27 Mar 2018	AustLII	5
Raymond Ludwig John Tettman v Technological Resources Pty Ltd	[2018] APO 22	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	27 Mar 2018	AustLII	6
Cantarella Bros Pty Ltd v Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B v	[2018] APO 15	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	23 Feb 2018	AustLII	1
Seiko Epson Corporation v Calidad Pty Ltd	[2017] FCA 1403; (2017) 133 IPR 1	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	29 Nov 2017	AustLII	8
Cargill Incorporated v J-Oil Mills, Inc	[2017] APO 54	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	27 Oct 2017	AustLII	1
Doric Products Pty Ltd v Asia Pacific Trading (Aust) Pty Ltd	[2017] FCA 849; 125 IPR 182	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	28 Jul 2017	AustLII	2
Dincel Construction System Pty Ltd v AFS Systems Pty Ltd (No 2)	[2017] FCA 791	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	14 Jul 2017	AustLII	3
Foxtel Management Pty Ltd v The Advanced Technology Group Pty Ltd	[2017] APO 26; 129 IPR 615	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	5 Jun 2017	AustLII	3
S ü dzucker Aktiengesellschaft Mannheim/Ochsenfurt v Evonik Degussa GmbH	[2017] APO 3	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	12 Jan 2017	AustLII
GlaxoSmithKline Australia Pty Ltd v Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Ltd	[2016] FCAFC 90; (2016) 120 IPR 406	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	24 Jun 2016	AustLII	12
Austshade Pty Ltd v Boss Shade Pty Ltd	[2016] FCA 287; (2016) 118 IPR 93	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	23 Mar 2016	AustLII	4
Australian Mud Co Pty Ltd v Coretell Pty Ltd (No 4)	[2015] FCA 1372	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	4 Dec 2015	AustLII	21
Biogen Idec International GmbH	[2015] APO 17	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	27 Apr 2015	AustLII
B Braun Melsungen AG v Multigate Medical Devices Pty Ltd	[2014] FCA 1110	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	17 Oct 2014	AustLII	4
Damorgold Pty Ltd v JAI Products Pty Ltd	[2014] FCA 150; (2014) 105 IPR 60	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	28 Feb 2014	AustLII	7
GlaxoSmithKline Australia Pty Ltd v Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Ltd	[2013] FCAFC 102; (2013) 305 ALR 363; (2013) 103 IPR 487	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	2 Sep 2013	AustLII	35
Eli Lilly and Co Ltd v Apotex Pty Ltd	[2013] FCA 214; 100 IPR 451	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	15 Mar 2013	AustLII	199
Beadcrete Pty Ltd v Fei Yu (t/as Jewels 4 Pools) (No 2)	[2013] FCA 187; (2013) 100 IPR 188	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	8 Mar 2013	AustLII	11
DSI Australia (Holdings) Pty Ltd v Garford Pty Ltd	[2013] FCA 132; (2013) 100 IPR 19	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	28 Feb 2013	AustLII	18
Breezway Australia (Holdings) Pty Ltd v Preference Manufacturing Pte Ltd (No 2)	[2013] FCA 66	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	11 Feb 2013	AustLII
Sigma Pharmaceuticals (Australia) Pty Ltd v Wyeth	[2011] FCAFC 132; (2011) 119 IPR 194; [2011] AIPC 92-428	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	28 Oct 2011	AustLII	49
Seafood Innovations Pty Ltd v Richard Bass Pty Ltd	[2011] FCAFC 83; (2011) 92 IPR 1	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	30 Jun 2011	AustLII	2
Sigma Pharmaceuticals (Australia) Pty Ltd v Wyeth	[2010] FCA 1211; (2010) 88 IPR 459	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	8 Nov 2010	AustLII	13
Australian Mud Co Pty Ltd v Coretell Pty Ltd	[2010] FCA 1169; (2010) 88 IPR 270	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	29 Oct 2010	AustLII	12
Bitech Engineering v Garth Living Pty Ltd	[2010] FCAFC 75; (2010) 86 IPR 468	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	23 Jun 2010	AustLII	17
Arbitron v Telecontrol Aktiengesellschaft	[2010] FCA 302; (2010) 86 IPR 110; [2010] AIPC 92-377	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	31 Mar 2010	AustLII	5
Dura-Post (Aust) Pty Ltd v Delnorth Pty Ltd	[2009] FCAFC 81; (2009) 177 FCR 239; 81 IPR 480; [2009] AIPC 92-352	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	30 Jun 2009	AustLII	48
Uniline Australia Ltd v SBriggs Pty Ltd	[2009] FCA 222; (2009) 81 IPR 42	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	16 Mar 2009	AustLII	7
PAC Mining Pty Ltd v Esco Corporation	[2009] FCAFC 18; (2009) 80 IPR 1; [2009] AIPC 92-338	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	4 Mar 2009	AustLII	22
Delta EMD Australia Pty Ltd v Tronox LLC	[2008] APO 30	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	27 Nov 2008	AustLII
Delnorth Pty Ltd v Dura-Post (Aust) Pty Ltd	[2008] FCA 1225; (2008) 78 IPR 463	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	13 Aug 2008	AustLII	31
Insta Image Pty Ltd v KD Kanopy Australasia Pty Ltd	[2008] FCAFC 139; (2008) 239 FCR 117; (2008) 78 IPR 20	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	1 Aug 2008	AustLII	60
KD Kanopy Australasia Pty Ltd v Insta Image Pty Ltd	[2007] FCA 481; 71 IPR 615; [2007] AIPC 92-258	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	3 Apr 2007	AustLII	46
Aristocrat Technologies	[2007] FCA 37; (2007) 239 ALR 181; (2007) 71 IPR 259	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	7 Feb 2007	AustLII	3
Visible Results Properties Inc v Sushi Train (Australia) Pty Ltd	[2007] FCA 38; [2007] AIPC 92-237; (2007) 71 IPR 282	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	7 Feb 2007	AustLII	2
Ranbaxy Australia Pty Ltd v Warner-Lambert Co LLC (No 2)	[2006] FCA 1787; (2006) 71 IPR 46	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	20 Dec 2006	AustLII	25
Merck & Co Inc v GenRx Pty Ltd	[2006] FCA 1407; (2006) 70 IPR 286	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	31 Oct 2006	AustLII	8
NSI Dental Pty Ltd v University of Melbourne	[2006] FCA 1216; (2006) 69 IPR 542	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	8 Sep 2006	AustLII	15
Air-Cell Innovations Pty Ltd v Tanwing International Pty Ltd	[2006] FCA 1117; 69 IPR 516	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	21 Aug 2006	AustLII
Breville Pty Ltd v Warehouse Group (Australia) Pty Ltd	[2005] FCA 1893; 67 IPR 576; [2006] AIPC 92-194; [2006] ALMD 6308	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	23 Dec 2005	AustLII	3
Synthetic Turf Development Pty Ltd v Sports Technology International Pty Ltd (No 2)	[2005] FCAFC 270; (2005) 67 IPR 475; [2006] AIPC 92-166; [2006] ALMD 6305	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	23 Dec 2005	AustLII	11
Lewis v Hall	[2005] FCAFC 251; (2005) 68 IPR 89; [2006] AIPC 92-158; [2006] ALMD 4098	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	1 Dec 2005	AustLII	14

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Patents Act 1990 (Cth)	s18, s40
Federal Court Rules (Cth)
Patents Act 1952 (Cth)

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
Sachtler GmbH & Co KG v RE Miller Pty Ltd	[2005] FCA 788; (2005) 221 ALR 373; (2005) 65 IPR 605; [2005] AIPC 92-104; [2006] ALMD 2017	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	15 Jun 2005	AustLII	58
Lockwood Security Products Pty Ltd v Doric Products Pty Ltd	[2004] HCA 58; (2004) 217 CLR 274; 212 ALR 1; 79 ALJR 260; 62 IPR 461; [2004] AIPC 92-039	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	18 Nov 2004	AustLII	358
Aktiebolaget Hassle v Alphapharm Pty Ltd	[2002] HCA 59; (2002) 212 CLR 411; (2002) 194 ALR 485; (2002) 56 IPR 129; (2002) 77 ALJR 398; [2003] AIPC 91-838	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	12 Dec 2002	AustLII	564
Bartlem Pty Ltd v Cox Industries (Australia) Pty Ltd	[2002] FCAFC 224; (2002) 55 IPR 449	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	31 Jul 2002	AustLII	15
Grove Hill Pty Ltd v Great Western Corporation Pty Ltd	[2002] FCAFC 183; (2002) 55 IPR 257; [2002] AIPC 91-810	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	13 Jun 2002	AustLII	40
Azuko Pty Ltd v Old Digger Pty Ltd	[2001] FCA 1079; (2001) 52 IPR 75; [2001] AIPC 91-741	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	8 Aug 2001	AustLII	33
Kimberly-Clark Australia Pty Ltd v Arico Trading International Pty Ltd	[2001] HCA 8; (2001) 207 CLR 1; 177 ALR 460; 75 ALJR 518; 50 IPR 513; [2001] AIPC 91-698; (2001) 3 Leg Rep 16	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	15 Feb 2001	AustLII	348
Flexible Steel Lacing Co v Beltreco Ltd	[2000] FCA 890; (2000) 49 IPR 331; [2000] AIPC 37,599	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	7 Jul 2000	AustLII	209
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co v FH Faulding & Co Ltd	[2000] FCA 316; (2000) 97 FCR 524; (2000) 170 ALR 439; (2000) 46 IPR 553; [2000] AIPC 37,298	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	22 Mar 2000	AustLII	305
Atlantis Corporation Pty Ltd v Schindler	[1997] FCA 1105; (1997) 39 IPR 29; [1997] AIPC 39,834	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	24 Oct 1997	AustLII	42
Nicaro Holdings Pty Ltd v Martin Engineering Co	[1990] FCA 40; (1990) 91 ALR 513; 16 IPR 545; [1990] AIPC 90-670	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	19 Feb 1990	AustLII	557
Populin v HB Nominees Pty Ltd	[1982] FCA 37; 41 ALR 471; (1982) 59 FLR 37	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	26 Mar 1982	AustLII	131
Catnic Components Ltd v Hill & Smith Ltd	[1982] RPC 183; [1981] FSR 60		United Kingdom	circa 1981		552
Wellcome Foundation Ltd v VR Laboratories (Aust) Pty Ltd	[1981] HCA 12; (1981) 148 CLR 262; (1981) 55 ALJR 249; 1A IPR 268; 34 ALR 213	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1981	AustLII	683
Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co v Beiersdorf (Australia) Ltd	[1980] HCA 9; (1980) 144 CLR 253; 29 ALR 29; 54 ALJR 254; 1A IPR 231	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	16 Apr 1980	AustLII	780
Meyers Taylor Pty Ltd v Vicarr Industries Ltd	[1977] HCA 19; (1977) 137 CLR 228; 13 ALR 605; 1A IPR 181	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	21 Apr 1977	AustLII	691
Olin Corporation v Super Cartridge Co Pty Ltd	[1977] HCA 23; (1977) 180 CLR 236; (1977) 51 ALJR 525; 1A IPR 197; 14 ALR 149	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1977	AustLII	204
Commonwealth Industrial Gases Ltd v MWA Holdings Pty Ltd	[1970] HCA 38; (1970) 180 CLR 160; 44 ALJR 385; 1A IPR 113	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	15 Oct 1970	AustLII	68
Rodi and Wienenberger AG v Henry Showell Ltd	[1969] RPC 367			circa 1969		276
Welch Perrin & Co Pty Ltd v Worrel	[1961] HCA 91; (1961) 106 CLR 588; 35 ALJR 280	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	27 Oct 1961	AustLII	280
Radiation Ltd v Galliers & Klaerr Pty Ltd	[1938] HCA 17; (1938) 60 CLR 36	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	25 Mar 1938	AustLII	59
Shave v HV McKay Massey Harris Pty Ltd	[1935] HCA 39; 52 CLR 701; [1935] ALR 284	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	11 Jun 1935	AustLII	29
Walker v Alemite Corporation	[1933] HCA 39; (1933) 49 CLR 643	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	21 Aug 1933	AustLII	64
Canadian General Electric Co Ltd v Fada Radio Ltd	(1930) 47 RPC 69			circa 1930		31
Fellows v Thomas William Lench Ltd	(1917) 34 RPC 454			circa 1917		1
Clark v Adie	[1875] UKLawRpCh 90; (1875) LR 10 LRCh App 667		United Kingdom	17 Jul 1875	CommonLII	39

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