Polwood Pty Ltd v Foxworth Pty Ltd 64

[2008] FCAFC 9; (2008) 165 FCR 527; (2008) 165 FLR 527; (2008) 244 ALR 626; (2008) 75 IPR 1; [2008] AIPC 92-290

Federal Court of Australia

Australia - Commonwealth

18th February, 2008

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Michael Sinnott v Aunex Pty Ltd	[2021] APO 23	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	8 Jun 2021	AustLII
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Michael John Arieni v Sun-Wizard Holding Pty Ltd	[2021] APO 20	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	11 May 2021	AustLII	2
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Wake and Commissioner of Patents	[2014] AATA 43	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	30 Jan 2014	AustLII
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Boris Rozenblit v VR TEK Pty Ltd	[2013] APO 49	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	27 Aug 2013	AustLII	1
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
"Table of Cases"	[2012] ELECD 71	Edited Legal Collections Data	Australia	circa 2012	AustLII
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Laurence Clifford Scott v Icon Plastics Pty Ltd	[2011] APO 84	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	3 Nov 2011	AustLII
Austal Ships Pty Ltd v Damien Smith	[2011] APO 4	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	24 Jan 2011	AustLII	1
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
Aspirating IP Ltd v Vision Systems Ltd	[2010] FCA 1061; (2010) 88 IPR 52	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	30 Sep 2010	AustLII	73
Wake v Soniclean Pty Ltd	[2010] APO 12; (2010) 88 IPR 186	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	30 Jul 2010	AustLII	1
Wake v Cavitus Pty Ltd	[2010] APO 11; (2010) 88 IPR 169	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	29 Jul 2010	AustLII	4
Craige Jonathan Henrick v Richard Eaton Taplin and Craige Jonathan Henrick	[2009] ADO 1	IP Australia - Australian Designs Office	Australia	1 Oct 2009	AustLII	1
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Law Journal Articles Referring to this Case

Journal Article Title	Citation(s)	Author	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text		Citation Index
"Table of Cases"	[2012] ELECD 71	Edited Legal Collections Data	Australia	circa 2012	AustLII

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Copyright Act (Cth)
Patents Act (Cth)	s13, s15, s16, s17
Federal Court (Cth)

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
Yeda Research & Development Co Ltd v Rhone-Poulenc Rorer International Holdings Inc	[2007] UKHL 43; [2007] 2 AC 31; [2008] 1 All ER 425; [2007] All ER (D) 373; [2007] 2 WLR 254; [2008] RPC 1	House of Lords	United Kingdom	24 Oct 2007	BAILII	64
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
University of British Columbia v Conor Medsystems Inc	[2006] FCAFC 154; (2006) 155 FCR 391; [2007] ALMD 2603; 70 IPR 248; [2007] AIPC 92-233	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	31 Oct 2006	AustLII	24
Cook Biotech Incorporated v Acell Incorporated F R	460 F3d 1365	United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit	United States	18 Aug 2006	WorldLII	4
Foxworth Pty Ltd v Polwood Pty Ltd	[2006] QSC 185	Supreme Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	1 Aug 2006	AustLII	4
Stern v The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York Z	434 F3d 1375	United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit	United States	17 Jan 2006	WorldLII	3
IDA Ltd v The University of Southampton	[2006] EWCA Civ 145	England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division	United Kingdom - England and Wales	circa 2006	BAILII	9
JMVB Enterprises Pty Ltd v Camoflag Pty Ltd	[2005] FCA 1474; (2005) 67 IPR 68; [2006] AIPC 92-143; [2006] ALMD 3417	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	18 Oct 2005	AustLII	65
Markem Corporation v Zipher Ltd	[2005] EWCA Civ 267; [2005] RPC 31; [2005] All ER (D) 377	England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division	United Kingdom - England and Wales	22 Mar 2005	BAILII	82
Eli Lilly and Co v Aradigm Corporation	376 F3d 1352	United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit	United States	20 Jul 2004	WorldLII	10
Stanelco Fibre Optics Ltd v Bioprogress Technology Ltd	[2004] EWHC 2263; [2005] RPC 15	High Court of England and Wales	United Kingdom - England and Wales	circa 2004	BAILII	7
University of Southampton's Applications	[2004] EWHC 2107	High Court of England and Wales	United Kingdom - England and Wales	circa 2004	BAILII
Markem Corporation v Zipher Ltd (No 1)	[2004] RPC 10			circa 2004		4
Board of Education Mds v American Bioscience Inc	333 F3d 1330	United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit	United States	19 Aug 2003	WorldLII	3
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	565
Trovan Ltd v Sokymat Sa Irori	299 F3d 1292	United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit	United States	1 Aug 2002	WorldLII	7
Stack v Davies Shephard Pty Ltd	[2001] FCA 501; (2001) 108 FCR 422; 51 IPR 513	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	4 May 2001	AustLII	35
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
Australian Broadcasting Corporation v Lenah Game Meats Pty Ltd	[2001] HCA 63; (2001) 208 CLR 199; (2001) 185 ALR 1; (2001) 54 IPR 161; [2001] Aust Torts Reports 81-627; (2001) 76 ALJR 1; (2001) 22 Leg Rep 11	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2001	AustLII	1168
Ethicon Inc v United States Surgical Corporation	[1998] USCAFED 46	United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit	United States	1 Apr 1998	WorldLII	24
Row Weeder Pty Ltd v Nielsen	[1997] APO 38; 39 IPR 400; [1998] AIPC 37,512	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	1 Sep 1997	AustLII	39
Henry Brothers (Magherafelt) Ltd v Ministry of Defence	[1997] RPC 693			circa 1997		16
Re Applications by CSIRO and Gilbert	[1995] APO 16; [1995] AIPC 91-171; 38 AILR 91-171; 31 IPR 67	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	8 Mar 1995	AustLII	31
Sewall v G Walters	21 F3d 411; 30 USPQ2d 1356	United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit	United States	19 May 1994	WorldLII	13
Costa v GR & IE Daking Pty Ltd	[1994] APO 23; (1994) 29 IPR 241	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	28 Mar 1994	AustLII	26
[1994] Uscafed 1225; 40 f3d 1223	40 F3d 1223	United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit	United States	circa 1994	WorldLII	14
Lac Minerals Ltd v International Corona Resources Ltd	(1989) 61 DLR (4th) 14; (1989) 16 IPR 27; [1989] 2 SCR 574	Supreme Court of Canada	Canada	11 Aug 1989	Supreme Court of Canada	141
Norris ’ s Patent	[1988] RPC 8			circa 1988		1
Hybritech Inc v Monoclonal Antibodies, Inc	802 F2d 1367; 231 USPQ 81	United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit	United States	19 Sep 1986	WorldLII	110
SW Hart & Co Pty Ltd v Edwards Hot Water Systems	[1985] HCA 59; (1985) 159 CLR 466; 61 ALR 251; (1985) 59 ALJR 729; 5 IPR 13; [1985] AIPC 90-242	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	19 Sep 1985	AustLII	155
Moorgate Tobacco Co Ltd v Philip Morris Ltd (No 2)	[1984] HCA 73; (1984) 156 CLR 414; 56 ALR 193; 3 IPR 545; 59 ALJR 77; [1984] AIPC 90-141; [1984] Aust Torts Reports 80-314; [1985] RPC 219	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	22 Nov 1984	AustLII	649
United States Surgical Corporation v Hospital Products International Pty Ltd	[1983] 2 NSWLR 157		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1983	LexisNexis AU	133
R v Visconti	[1981] 2 NSWLR 104		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1981	LexisNexis AU	351
Mueller Brass Co v Reading Industries Inc	352 FSupp 1357; 176 USPQ 361; (1972) 487 F2d 1395		United States	circa 1972	Westlaw	15
Saltman Engineering Co Ltd v Campbell Engineering Co Ltd	(1948) 65 RPC 203			circa 1948		272
Gunter v Stream	573 F2d 77		United States	circa 2008	Westlaw	12
Finkelstein v Mardkha	518 FSupp 2d 609		United States	circa 2008	Westlaw	1
Shum v Intel Corporation	499 F3d 1272		United States		Westlaw	2
Ohio Oil Co v Sharp	135 F2d 303		United States		Westlaw	27
Burroughs Wellcome Co v Barr Laboratories Inc	40 F3d 1223		United States	circa 2008	Westlaw	38
Mergenthaler v Scudder	11 App DC 264		United States - District of Columbia	circa 2008		5

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