Gilead Sciences Pty Ltd v Idenix Pharmaceuticals LLC 20

[2016] FCA 169; (2016) 117 IPR 252

Federal Court of Australia

Australia - Commonwealth

2nd March, 2016

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Rimfrost AS v Aker BioMarine Antarctic AS	[2019] APO 28	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	20 Jun 2019	AustLII	2
Merial New Zealand Ltd v Jurox Pty Ltd	[2017] APO 5	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	18 Jan 2017	AustLII
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation v BASF Plant Science GmbH	[2016] APO 83	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	23 Nov 2016	AustLII
Elanco Australasia Pty Ltd v Abbey Laboratories Pty Ltd	[2024] FCA 640	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	14 Jun 2024	AustLII
Neurim Pharmaceuticals (1991) Ltd v Generic Partners Pty Ltd (No 5)	[2024] FCA 360	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	12 Apr 2024	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
ToolGen Incorporated v Fisher (No 2)	[2023] FCA 794	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	14 Jul 2023	AustLII	16
Juno Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd v Celgene Corporation	[2021] FCA 236	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	19 Mar 2021	AustLII
BlueScope Steel Ltd v Dongkuk Steel Mill Co , Ltd (No 2)	[2019] FCA 2117; (2019) 152 IPR 195	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	17 Dec 2019	AustLII	9
Sequenom, Inc v Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc	[2019] FCA 1011; (2019) 143 IPR 24	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	27 Jun 2019	AustLII	16
SNF (Australia) Pty Ltd v BASF Australia Ltd	[2019] FCA 425; (2019) 140 IPR 276	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	27 Mar 2019	AustLII	9
Warner-Lambert Co LLC v Apotex Pty Ltd (No 2)	[2018] FCAFC 26; (2018) 355 ALR 44; (2018) 129 IPR 205	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	23 Feb 2018	AustLII	18
Meat & Livestock Australia Ltd v Cargill, Inc	[2018] FCA 51; (2018) 354 ALR 95; (2018) 129 IPR 278	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	9 Feb 2018	AustLII	44
Idenix Pharmaceuticals LLC v Gilead Sciences Pty Ltd (No 2)	[2018] FCAFC 7	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	2 Feb 2018	AustLII	51
Idenix Pharmaceuticals LLC v Gilead Sciences Pty Ltd	[2017] FCAFC 196; (2017) 134 IPR 1	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	7 Dec 2017	AustLII	18
Bayer Pharma Aktiengesellschaft v Generic Health Pty Ltd	[2017] FCA 250; (2017) 124 IPR 23	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	16 Mar 2017	AustLII	11
Gilead Sciences Pty Ltd v Idenix Pharmaceuticals LLC (No 2)	[2016] FCA 406	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	14 Apr 2016	AustLII

Law Journal Articles Referring to this Case

Journal Article Title	Citation(s)	Author	Jurisdiction †	Date	Full Text		Citation Index
"Nipt: Not Inherently Patentable? an Analysis of the Patent-Eligibility of Prenatal Diagnostic Patents"	[2021] JlLawInfoSci 2	Workman, Bryanna	Australia	circa 2021	AustLII

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Evidence Act 1995 (Cth)	s140
Patents Act 1990 (Cth)	s18, s40, s43, s138
Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth)	s39.32
Patents Regulations 1991 (Cth)	s4.3
Patents Act 1952 (Cth)

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction †	Date	Full Text	Citation Index
Idenix Pharmaceuticals LLC v Gilead Sciences Pty Ltd	[2017] FCAFC 196; (2017) 134 IPR 1	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	7 Dec 2017	AustLII	18
Bayer Pharma Aktiengesellschaft v Generic Health Pty Ltd	[2017] FCA 250; (2017) 124 IPR 23	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	16 Mar 2017	AustLII	11
Gilead Sciences Pty Ltd v Idenix Pharmaceuticals LLC (No 2)	[2016] FCA 406	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	14 Apr 2016	AustLII
D ’ Arcy v Myriad Genetics Inc	[2015] HCA 35; (2015) 258 CLR 334; (2015) 325 ALR 100; (2015) 89 ALJR 924; 115 IPR 1	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	7 Oct 2015	AustLII	214
AstraZeneca AB v Apotex Pty Ltd	[2015] HCA 30; (2015) 257 CLR 356; (2015) 323 ALR 605; 89 ALJR 798; (2015) 114 IPR 445	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	2 Sep 2015	AustLII	141
Nichia Corporation v Arrow Electronics Australia Pty Ltd	[2015] FCA 699	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	10 Jul 2015	AustLII	9
AstraZeneca AB v Apotex Pty Ltd	[2014] FCAFC 99; (2014) 226 FCR 324; (2014) 312 ALR 1; 107 IPR 177	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	12 Aug 2014	AustLII	252
Vehicle Monitoring Systems Pty Ltd v Sarb Management Group Pty Ltd (trading as Database Consultants Australia) (No 2)	[2013] FCA 395; (2013) 101 IPR 496	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	3 May 2013	AustLII	28
Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd v AstraZeneca AB	[2013] FCA 368; (2013) 101 IPR 11	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	23 Apr 2013	AustLII	77
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
Apotex Pty Ltd v AstraZeneca AB (No 4)	[2013] FCA 162; (2013) 100 IPR 285	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	5 Mar 2013	AustLII	66
Novartis AG v Hospira Pty Ltd	[2012] FCA 1055; (2012) 98 IPR 185	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	28 Sep 2012	AustLII	6
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
Wake Forest University Health Sciences v Smith & Nephew Pty Ltd (No 2)	[2011] FCA 1002; (2011) 92 IPR 496	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	30 Aug 2011	AustLII	31
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
Expo-Net Danmark A/S v Buono-Net Australia Pty Ltd (No 2)	[2011] FCA 710	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	23 Jun 2011	AustLII	30
Inverness Medical Switzerland GmbH v MDS Diagnostics Pty Ltd	[2010] FCA 108; (2010) 85 IPR 525; [2010] AIPC 92-374	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	22 Feb 2010	AustLII	45
H Lundbeck A/S v Alphapharm Pty Ltd	[2009] FCAFC 70; (2009) 177 FCR 151; 81 IPR 228	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	11 Jun 2009	AustLII	406
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
Apotex Pty Ltd v Sanofi-Aventis	[2008] FCA 1194; (2008) 78 IPR 485	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	12 Aug 2008	AustLII	84
Ranbaxy Australia Pty Ltd v Warner-Lambert Co LLC	[2008] FCAFC 82; (2008) 77 IPR 449	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	28 May 2008	AustLII	78
Alphapharm Pty Ltd v H Lundbeck A/S	[2008] FCA 559; (2008) 76 IPR 618	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	24 Apr 2008	AustLII	73
Kinabalu Investments Pty Ltd v Barron & Rawson Pty Ltd	[2008] FCA 314; (2008) 75 IPR 370	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	11 Mar 2008	AustLII	2
Lockwood Security Products Pty Ltd v Doric Products Pty Ltd (No 2)	[2007] HCA 21; (2007) 235 CLR 173; (2007) 235 ALR 202; 81 ALJR 1070; (2007) 72 IPR 447; [2007] AIPC 92-261	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	23 May 2007	AustLII	260
Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd	(2006) 66 IPR 298; [2007] FCA 1035	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2007	LexisNexis AU	23
Grant v Commissioner of Patents	[2006] FCAFC 120; (2006) 154 FCR 62; 234 ALR 230; 69 IPR 221; [2006] AIPC 92-221	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	18 Jul 2006	AustLII	118
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
WM Wrigley Jr Co v Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd	[2005] FCA 1035; [2005] AIPC 92-118; (2005) 66 IPR 298	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	28 Jul 2005	AustLII	10
Austal Ships Pty Ltd v Stena Rederi Aktiebolag	[2005] FCA 805; (2005) 66 IPR 420; [2005] AIPC 92-106; [2006] ALMD 2738	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	17 Jun 2005	AustLII	70
PhotoCure ASA v Queen ’ s University at Kingston	[2005] FCA 344; (2005) 216 ALR 41; 64 IPR 314; [2005] AIPC 92-084; [2005] ALMD 8410	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	6 Apr 2005	AustLII	35
Pfizer Inc v Commissioner of Patents	[2005] FCA 137; (2005) 141 FCR 413; 64 IPR 547; [2005] AIPC 92-075	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	1 Mar 2005	AustLII	25
Eli Lilly & Co v Pfizer Overseas Pharmaceuticals	[2005] FCA 67; (2005) 218 ALR 408; (2005) 64 IPR 506; [2005] AIPC 92-069	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	10 Feb 2005	AustLII	16
Imperial Chemicals Industries Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Patents	[2004] FCA 1658; (2004) 213 ALR 399; (2004) 63 IPR 476; [2005] AIPC 92-055	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	13 Dec 2004	AustLII	24
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
Synthetic Turf Development Pty Ltd v Sports Technology International Pty Ltd	[2004] FCA 1179	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	1 Sep 2004	AustLII	5
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
Abbott Laboratories v Corbridge Group Pty Ltd	[2002] FCAFC 314; (2002) 57 IPR 432; [2002] AIPC 91-824	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	18 Oct 2002	AustLII	12
Welcome Real-Time SA v Catuity Inc	[2001] FCA 445; (2001) 113 FCR 110; (2001) 51 IPR 327; [2001] AIPC 91-719	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	17 May 2001	AustLII	100
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
Aktiebolaget H ä ssle v Alphapharm Pty Ltd	[1999] FCA 628; (1999) 44 IPR 593; [1999] AIPC 39,414	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	12 May 1999	AustLII	74
ICI Chemicals & Polymers Ltd v Lubrizol Corporation Inc	[1999] FCA 345; (1999) 45 IPR 577	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	31 Mar 1999	AustLII	119
Advanced Building Systems Pty Ltd v Ramset Fasteners (Aust) Pty Ltd	[1998] HCA 19; (1998) 194 CLR 171; 152 ALR 604; (1998) 40 IPR 243; (1998) 72 ALJR 673; [1998] AIPC 91-401; (1998) 6 Leg Rep 22	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	26 Mar 1998	AustLII	174
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
Leonardis v Sartas	[1996] FCA 449; 67 FCR 126; (1996) 35 IPR 23; [1996] AIPC 37,424	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	13 Jun 1996	AustLII	122
CCOM Pty Ltd v Jiejing Pty Ltd	[1994] FCA 396; 51 FCR 260; (1994) 122 ALR 417; 28 IPR 481; [1994] AIPC 91-079	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	22 Jun 1994	AustLII	227
NV Philips Gloeilampenfabrieken v Mirabella International Pty Ltd	[1993] FCA 404; (1993) 44 FCR 239; 117 ALR 79; 26 IPR 513; [1993] AIPC 91-025	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	26 Aug 1993	AustLII	98
Challenge Plastics Pty Ltd v Collector of Customs	[1993] FCA 247; (1993) 42 FCR 397; (1993) 115 ALR 149; (1993) 26 IPR 565; [1993] AIPC 39,551	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	22 Jul 1993	AustLII	46
Rescare Ltd v Anaesthetic Supplies Pty Ltd	[1992] FCA 811; (1992) 111 ALR 205; (1992) 25 IPR 119	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1992	AustLII	100
Yamazaki Mazak Corporation v Interact Machine Tools (NSW) Pty Ltd	[1991] FCA 449; [1991] AIPC 90-830; 22 IPR 79	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	23 Sep 1991	AustLII	25
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
Martin Engineering Co v Trison Holdings Pty Ltd	[1989] FCA 64; (1989) 14 IPR 330; [1989] AIPC 39,215	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	14 Mar 1989	AustLII	40
Decor Corporation v Dart Industries	[1988] FCA 399; (1988) 13 IPR 385; [1989] AIPC 38,821	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	18 Nov 1988	AustLII	354
Rehm Pty Ltd v Websters Security Systems (International) Pty Ltd	[1988] FCA 232; (1988) 11 IPR 289; [1988] AIPC 38,268; 81 ALR 79	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1988	AustLII	46
Coopers Animal Health Australia Ltd v Western Stock Distributors Pty Ltd	[1987] FCA 355; (1987) 15 FCR 382; (1987) 76 ALR 429; [1988] AIPC 38,252; 11 IPR 20	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	15 Oct 1987	AustLII	66
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
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
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