Patent Case Summaries Archives | Page 8 of 16

Stuck in the Mud: 4WD storage system patent valid but not infringed

by Helen Macpherson, Naomi Pearce | Feb 28, 2024 | Blog, Patent Case Summaries

MSA 4×4 Accessories Pty Ltd v Clearview Towing Mirrors Pty Ltd [2024] FCA 24 Date: 24 January 2024 Court: Federal Court Judge: Downes J Date: Court: Judge: 24 January 2024 Federal Court Downes J In the first Federal Court patent decision handed down in 2024, MSA...

It’s a dog’s life

by | Feb 22, 2024 | Blog, Patent Case Summaries

Zoetis Services LLC v Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH [2024] APO 4 Date: 8 February 2024 Court: Australian Patent Office Judge: L. F. McCaffery Date: Court: Judge: 8 February 2024 Australian Patent Office L. F. McCaffery Zoetis Services LLC opposed two...

Interlocutory injunction Granted to Restrain Alleged Patent Infringement in New Zealand

by Naomi Pearce, Paul Johns, Nathan Kan | Jan 17, 2024 | Blog, Patent Case Summaries

Inguran, LLC & Ors v CRV ltd & Ors [2023] NZHC 3692 (14 December 2023, reissued 22 December 2023) Date of decision: 14 December 2023 (reissued 22 December 2023) Body: High Court of New Zealand Adjudicator: Justice Jagose Introduction The High Court of...

If you play with fire, you might get burnt – Full Court confirms Trafalgar warning letters on invalid innovation patent breach ACL but are not unjustified threats

by Naomi Pearce | Dec 26, 2023 | Blog, Patent Case Summaries

Rakman International Pty Limited v Boss Fire & Safety Pty Ltd [2023] FCAFC 202 Date: Court: Judge: 19 December 2023 Full Federal Court of Australia Nicholas, Burley and Rofe JJ Highlight This case highlights the importance of wording in letters sent by patentees...

Erroneous understanding of Australian law not an error qualifying for an extension of time

by Naomi Pearce | Dec 21, 2023 | Blog, Patent Case Summaries

Bioverativ Therapeutics Inc [2023] APO 64 Date: Venue: Delegate: 14 December 2023 Australian Patent Office Felix White Highlight In this unappealed Patent Office decision, an application for an extension of time to file a divisional application of a pharmaceutical...

LAA under water – the great cost of commercialising before filing a patent application

by Naomi Pearce | Dec 1, 2023 | Blog, Patent Case Summaries

Allied Pumps Pty Ltd v LAA Industries Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 1457 Date: Court: Judge: 24 November 2023 Federal Court of Australia Downes J Highlight A customer’s trial of an electric submersible pump before the supplier filed its innovation patent has resulted in the...