F Hoffman-La Roche & Co AG v Commissioner of Patents 70

[1971] HCA 3; (1971) 123 CLR 529

High Court of Australia

Australia - Commonwealth

22nd February, 1971

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Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
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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
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
United States Gypsum Co v CSR Building Products Ltd	[2017] FCA 595	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	30 May 2017	AustLII	5
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
Gilead Sciences Pty Ltd v Idenix Pharmaceuticals LLC	[2016] FCA 169; (2016) 117 IPR 252	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	2 Mar 2016	AustLII	20
B Braun Melsungen AG v Multigate Medical Devices Pty Ltd	[2014] FCA 1110	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	17 Oct 2014	AustLII	4
Cook v Fritz	[2013] NRSC 2	Supreme Court of Nauru	Nauru	15 Mar 2013	PacLII	7
Novartis AG v Hospira Pty Ltd	[2012] FCA 1055; (2012) 98 IPR 185	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	28 Sep 2012	AustLII	6
Apotex Pty Ltd v Sanofi-Aventis	[2008] FCA 1194; (2008) 78 IPR 485	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	12 Aug 2008	AustLII	84
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
Black & Decker Inc v GMCA Pty Ltd (No 2)	[2008] FCA 504; (2008) 76 IPR 99	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	18 Apr 2008	AustLII	13
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
Emperor Sports Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Patents	[2005] FCA 996; (2005) 146 FCR 159; 222 ALR 484; [2005] AIPC 92-117; 66 IPR 46	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	25 Jul 2005	AustLII	17
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
Novartis AG v Bausch & Lomb (Australia) Pty Ltd	[2004] FCA 835; (2004) 62 IPR 71	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	24 Aug 2004	AustLII	14
New England Biolabs Inc v F Hoffman-La Roche AG	[2004] FCAFC 213; (2004) 141 FCR 1; 62 IPR 510; [2004] AIPC 92-019	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	13 Aug 2004	AustLII	37
Pfizer, Inc	[2004] APO 12	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	4 Jun 2004	AustLII
Westfield v Registrar-General (NSW)	[2003] NSWCA 343; 11 BPR 21,539	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	15 Dec 2003	AustLII	1
Fina Research SA v Halliburton Energy Services Inc (No 2)	[2003] FCA 251; (2003) 127 FCR 561; 59 IPR 91	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	26 Mar 2003	AustLII	22
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
Lubrizol Corporation Inc v Imperial Chemical Industries plc	[2000] FCA 1464; (2000) 50 IPR 526	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	18 Oct 2000	AustLII	11
ICI Chemicals & Polymers Ltd v The Lubrizol Corporation Inc	[2000] FCA 1349; (2000) 106 FCR 214; 181 ALR 635; (2000) 49 IPR 513; [2001] AIPC 39,051	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	20 Sep 2000	AustLII	124
Gambro Pty Ltd v Fresenius Medical Care South East Asia Pty Ltd	[2000] FCA 1044; (2000) 49 IPR 321; [2000] AIPC 37,816	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	4 Aug 2000	AustLII	21
Richard Arnot Jones v Interium Pty Ltd	[2000] APO 40	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	6 Jun 2000	AustLII
Alcon Laboratories Inc v Bausch & Lomb Inc	[2000] APO 11	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	8 Feb 2000	AustLII	1
Gambro Pty Ltd v Fresenius Medical Care South East Asia Pty Ltd	[1999] FCA 1848; (1999) 48 IPR 625	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	23 Dec 1999	AustLII	13
Orenco Systems, Inc v Everhard Industries Pty Ltd	[1999] APO 68	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	26 Oct 1999	AustLII	5
Imperial Chemical Industries PLC v EI Du Pont De Nemours and Co	[1999] APO 63	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	11 Oct 1999	AustLII
Imperial Chemical Industries PLC v the Lubrizol Corporation and EI Du Pont De Nemours and Co	[1999] APO 62	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	11 Oct 1999	AustLII
Austoft Industries Ltd v Cameco Industries Ltd	[1999] APO 53	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	20 Aug 1999	AustLII
Emory University v Biochem Pharma Inc	[1999] APO 50	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	5 Aug 1999	AustLII	19
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
Recycled Paper Products Corporation v Ghaleb M Y Alhamad	[1998] APO 37	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	20 Jul 1998	AustLII
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
Wimmera Industrial Minerals Pty Ltd v RGC Mineral Sands Ltd (No 3)	[1997] FCA 1063; [1997] AIPC 91-366	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	15 Oct 1997	AustLII	19
Rohm and Haas Co v Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki Kaisha and Sankyo Co, Ltd	[1997] APO 40	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	4 Sep 1997	AustLII	29
Patent Gesellschaft AG v Saudi Livestock Transport and Trading Co	[1997] FCA 95	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	18 Feb 1997	AustLII	1
Daikin Industries, Ltd v EI Du Pont De Nemours and Co	[1996] APO 45; 36 IPR 380	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	18 Sep 1996	AustLII
Enichem Synthesis Spa v Ciba Geigy AG	[1996] APO 34; [1996] AIPC 91-276	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	28 Jun 1996	AustLII	4
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
Nicola Leonardis v Sartas	[1996] FCA 1548	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	13 Jun 1996	AustLII	1
Atlantis Corporation Pty Ltd v Schindler	[1996] NSWSC 16	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	31 Jan 1996	AustLII
Pharmacia Aktiebolag v Ueno Fine Chemicals Industry Ltd	[1995] APO 59; (1995) 34 IPR 445	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	10 Oct 1995	AustLII	9
Lumenyte International Corporation v Light Transmission Cables Pty Ltd (No 2)	[1995] APO 21; [1995] AIPC 39,668; 31 IPR 527	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	10 Apr 1995	AustLII	2
American Home Products Corporation	[1994] APO 58	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	28 Sep 1994	AustLII	6
Monsanto Co v Imcera Group Inc	[1994] APO 39	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	8 Jun 1994	AustLII
Ricardo International PLC v Orbital Engine Co (Australia) Pty Ltd	[1994] APO 38; 29 IPR 353	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	6 Jun 1994	AustLII
Brown and Williamson Tobacco Corporation v Philip Morris Incorporated	[1994] APO 12; 29 IPR 299	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	3 Feb 1994	AustLII	2
CCOM Pty Ltd v Jiejing Pty Ltd (No 2)	[1993] FCA 653; 48 FCR 41; 27 IPR 577; [1994] AIPC 38,115	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	24 Dec 1993	AustLII	15
Interact Machine Tools (Nsw) Pty Ltd; IMT International Machine Tools Pty Ltd and Nakamura-Tome Precision Industry Co Ltd v Yamazaki Mazak Corporation	[1993] FCA 344; [1993] AIPC 91-026	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	23 Jul 1993	AustLII
Yamazaki Mazak Corporation v Nakamura-Tome Precision Industry Co Ltd, Imt International MacHine Tools Pty Ltd and Interact MacHine Tools (NSW) Pty Ltd	[1993] APO 2; 25 IPR 563	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	21 Jan 1993	AustLII
Yamazaki Mazak Corporation v Nakamura-Tome Precision Industry Co Ltd and six others	[1993] APO 1	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	21 Jan 1993	AustLII
Concorde Trading Pty Ltd v Croner Trading Pty Ltd	[1992] APO 54	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	25 Sep 1992	AustLII
Merck & Co Inc v Sankyo Co Ltd	[1992] FCA 198; (1992) 23 IPR 415; [1992] AIPC 38,475	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	11 May 1992	AustLII	37
Wellcome Foundation Ltd v Peptide Technology Ltd	[1991] APO 60; 23 IPR 319	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	12 Dec 1991	AustLII
Elconnex Pty Ltd v Gerard Industries Pty Ltd	[1991] FCA 567; 32 FCR 491; 105 ALR 247; (1991) 22 IPR 551; [1992] AIPC 90-848	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	22 Nov 1991	AustLII	68
Re Application by The Liposome Co Inc	[1990] APO 2; [1990] AIPC 36,132; 22 IPR 100	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	2 Jan 1990	AustLII
Re American Home Products Corporation v Commissioner of Patents	[1989] FCA 324	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	18 Aug 1989	AustLII
Atlas Powder Co v ICI Australia Operations Pty Ltd	[1989] APO 10; 15 IPR 34; [1989] AIPC 39,105	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	15 May 1989	AustLII	1
Atlas Powder Co v ICI Australia Operations Pty Ltd	[1989] APO 10; 15 IPR 34; [1989] AIPC 39,105	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	15 May 1989	AustLII	1
Bristol-Myers Co v l'Oreal	[1988] APO 26; [1988] AIPC 90-529	IP Australia - Australian Patent Office	Australia	24 Aug 1988	AustLII	2
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
Re Coopers Animal Health Australia Ltd v Western Stock Distributors Pty Ltd; Australian Stock Developments Ltd; Cethana Nominees Pty Ltd Re Western Stock Distributors Pty Ltd (First Cross-Claimant); Australian Stock Developments Lim	[1986] FCA 279	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	22 Aug 1986	AustLII
Re Control Investments Pty Ltd Keith Rupert Murdoch Kayarem Pty Ltd Cruden Investments Pty Ltd the News Corporation Ltd and Australian Broadcasting Tribunal Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd the Commonwealth of Australia	[1981] AATA 172	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	17 Dec 1981	AustLII
Re Bisley Investment Corporation Ltd and Lytona Pty Ltd and the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal Party Joined: Country Television Services Ltd	[1981] AATA 106	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	15 Sep 1981	AustLII	1
Interlego AG v Toltoys Pty Ltd	[1973] HCA 1; (1973) 130 CLR 461; 47 ALJR 703	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	7 Dec 1973	AustLII	191
Farbwerke Hoechst AG Vormals Meister Lucius & Bruning v Commissioner of Patents	[1971] HCA 7; (1971) 124 CLR 654; (1971) 45 ALJR 235	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	1 Apr 1971	AustLII	16

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Patents Act 1952 (Cth)

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
Glaxo Group Ltd ’ s Application	[1968] RPC 473			circa 1968		5
Re Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co's Application	[1961] HCA 82; 108 CLR 651; 35 ALJR 371	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	8 Dec 1961	AustLII	2
Hopman v Commissioner of Patents	[1960] HCA 48; 103 CLR 24; [1960] ALR 696	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	4 Aug 1960	AustLII	3
Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd's Application	[1960] RPC 223			circa 1960		23
Soci é t é Des Usines Chimiques Rh ô ne-Poulenc v Commissioner of Patents	[1958] HCA 27; (1958) 100 CLR 5	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	5 Jun 1958	AustLII	85
Joseph Bancroft & Sons Co v Registrar of Trade Marks	[1957] HCA 87; (1957) 99 CLR 453	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	9 Dec 1957	AustLII	13
Eclipse Sleep Products Inc v Registrar of Trade Marks	[1957] HCA 86; (1957) 99 CLR 300	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	3 Dec 1957	AustLII	71
Mond Nickel Co Ltd ’ s Application	[1956] RPC 189			circa 1956		140
May & Baker Ltd v Boots Pure Drug Co Ltd	(1950) 67 RPC 23			circa 1950		44
May & Baker Ltd v Boots Pure Drug Co Ltd	(1948) 65 RPC 255			circa 1948		13
Walter Ralston,-Appellant; Thomas Smith,-Respondent	[1865] EngR 268; 11 HLCas 223; 11 ER 1318	House of Lords	United Kingdom	circa 1865	CommonLII	10

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