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Case: Hella-Australia Pty Ltd v Quinton Hazell (Aust) Pty Ltd (1967) 10 FLR 86
Outcome: discussed
As noted above, however, if Redberry's buyer commissioned the making of the garments, the buyer did so in China, where the garments were manufactured. Section 21(1)(b) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) provides that, in any Act, unless the contrary intention appears, "references to localities jurisdictions and other matters and things shall be construed as references to such localities jurisdictions and other matters and things in and of the Commonwealth". This provision reflects the common law presumption that statutes are read "as being prima facie restricted in their operation within territorial limits": see Jumbunna Coal Mine NL v Victorian Coal Miners' Association [1908] HCA 95 ; (1908) 6 CLR 309 at 363 per O'Connor J, discussed in DC Pearce and RS Geddes, Statutory Interpretation in Australia (6 th ed, 2006) at [5.5]. The effect of s 21(1)(b) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) is implicitly acknowledged in s 4 of the Designs Act. Section 21(1)(b) of this Act operates to confine the making or offering to make, with which s 71(1)(a) of the Designs Act is concerned, to a making or an offering to make in Australia (as s 4 of the Designs Act reflects): compare Hella-Australia Pty Ltd v Quinton Hazell (Aust) Pty Ltd (1967) 10 FLR 86 (" Hella-Australia "), which Gummow J cited with approval in Carnival Cruise Lines Inc v Sitmar Cruises Ltd (1994) 120 ALR 495 (" Carnival Cruise ") at 509. In Hella-Australia , Street J refused an interlocutory injunction on the basis that an article did not infringe a registered design under s 30(b) of the Designs Act 1906 (Cth) unless the design had been applied to the article in Australia. Following Hella-Australia , Parliament amended s 30, with the result that the importation and sale of articles to which the design had been applied outside Australia were also infringements: see Designs Amendment Act 1967 (Cth) ("the 1967 Amendment") and Polyaire Pty Ltd v K-Aire Pty Ltd [2005] HCA 32 ; (2005) 221 CLR 287 at 293. Although Hella-Australia concerned a provision in the former Act, nonetheless it and the authorities referred to in Carnival Cruise and Carnival Cruise itself, establish that, absent contrary statutory intent, infringements must occur within Australia. Accordingly, on the evidence, Redberry's liability could not arise under s 71(1)(a) but only under s 71(1)(b), (c), (d) or (e).
Case: Carnival Cruise Lines Inc v Sitmar Cruises Ltd (1994) 120 ALR 495
Outcome: cited
As noted above, however, if Redberry's buyer commissioned the making of the garments, the buyer did so in China, where the garments were manufactured. Section 21(1)(b) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) provides that, in any Act, unless the contrary intention appears, "references to localities jurisdictions and other matters and things shall be construed as references to such localities jurisdictions and other matters and things in and of the Commonwealth". This provision reflects the common law presumption that statutes are read "as being prima facie restricted in their operation within territorial limits": see Jumbunna Coal Mine NL v Victorian Coal Miners' Association [1908] HCA 95 ; (1908) 6 CLR 309 at 363 per O'Connor J, discussed in DC Pearce and RS Geddes, Statutory Interpretation in Australia (6 th ed, 2006) at [5.5]. The effect of s 21(1)(b) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) is implicitly acknowledged in s 4 of the Designs Act. Section 21(1)(b) of this Act operates to confine the making or offering to make, with which s 71(1)(a) of the Designs Act is concerned, to a making or an offering to make in Australia (as s 4 of the Designs Act reflects): compare Hella-Australia Pty Ltd v Quinton Hazell (Aust) Pty Ltd (1967) 10 FLR 86 (" Hella-Australia "), which Gummow J cited with approval in Carnival Cruise Lines Inc v Sitmar Cruises Ltd (1994) 120 ALR 495 (" Carnival Cruise ") at 509. In Hella-Australia , Street J refused an interlocutory injunction on the basis that an article did not infringe a registered design under s 30(b) of the Designs Act 1906 (Cth) unless the design had been applied to the article in Australia. Following Hella-Australia , Parliament amended s 30, with the result that the importation and sale of articles to which the design had been applied outside Australia were also infringements: see Designs Amendment Act 1967 (Cth) ("the 1967 Amendment") and Polyaire Pty Ltd v K-Aire Pty Ltd [2005] HCA 32 ; (2005) 221 CLR 287 at 293. Although Hella-Australia concerned a provision in the former Act, nonetheless it and the authorities referred to in Carnival Cruise and Carnival Cruise itself, establish that, absent contrary statutory intent, infringements must occur within Australia. Accordingly, on the evidence, Redberry's liability could not arise under s 71(1)(a) but only under s 71(1)(b), (c), (d) or (e).
Case: Polyaire Pty Ltd v K-Aire Pty Ltd [2005] HCA 32 ; (2005) 221 CLR 287
Outcome: cited
As noted above, however, if Redberry's buyer commissioned the making of the garments, the buyer did so in China, where the garments were manufactured. Section 21(1)(b) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) provides that, in any Act, unless the contrary intention appears, "references to localities jurisdictions and other matters and things shall be construed as references to such localities jurisdictions and other matters and things in and of the Commonwealth". This provision reflects the common law presumption that statutes are read "as being prima facie restricted in their operation within territorial limits": see Jumbunna Coal Mine NL v Victorian Coal Miners' Association [1908] HCA 95 ; (1908) 6 CLR 309 at 363 per O'Connor J, discussed in DC Pearce and RS Geddes, Statutory Interpretation in Australia (6 th ed, 2006) at [5.5]. The effect of s 21(1)(b) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) is implicitly acknowledged in s 4 of the Designs Act. Section 21(1)(b) of this Act operates to confine the making or offering to make, with which s 71(1)(a) of the Designs Act is concerned, to a making or an offering to make in Australia (as s 4 of the Designs Act reflects): compare Hella-Australia Pty Ltd v Quinton Hazell (Aust) Pty Ltd (1967) 10 FLR 86 (" Hella-Australia "), which Gummow J cited with approval in Carnival Cruise Lines Inc v Sitmar Cruises Ltd (1994) 120 ALR 495 (" Carnival Cruise ") at 509. In Hella-Australia , Street J refused an interlocutory injunction on the basis that an article did not infringe a registered design under s 30(b) of the Designs Act 1906 (Cth) unless the design had been applied to the article in Australia. Following Hella-Australia , Parliament amended s 30, with the result that the importation and sale of articles to which the design had been applied outside Australia were also infringements: see Designs Amendment Act 1967 (Cth) ("the 1967 Amendment") and Polyaire Pty Ltd v K-Aire Pty Ltd [2005] HCA 32 ; (2005) 221 CLR 287 at 293. Although Hella-Australia concerned a provision in the former Act, nonetheless it and the authorities referred to in Carnival Cruise and Carnival Cruise itself, establish that, absent contrary statutory intent, infringements must occur within Australia. Accordingly, on the evidence, Redberry's liability could not arise under s 71(1)(a) but only under s 71(1)(b), (c), (d) or (e).
Case: K D Kanopy Australasia Pty Ltd v Insta Image Pty Ltd [2007] FCA 481 ; (2007) 71 IPR 615
Outcome: cited
principles to be applied in construing the claims have been reviewed extensively in a number of recent authorities ( Sachtler GmbH &amp; Co. KG v R E Miller Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 788 ; (2005) 221 ALR 373 ; (2005) 65 IPR 605 per Bennett J ( Sachtler ); Fresenius Medical Care Australia Pty Ltd v Gambro Pty Ltd [2005] FCAFC 220 ; (2005) 224 ALR 168 ; (2006) 67 IPR 230 , per Wilcox, Branson and Bennett JJ; K D Kanopy Australasia Pty Ltd v Insta Image Pty Ltd [2007] FCA 481 ; (2007) 71 IPR 615 per Kiefel J; Clorox Australia Pty Ltd v International Consolidated Business Pty Ltd (2006) 68 IPR 254 per Stone J; Nufarm Ltd v Jurox Pty Ltd [2008] FCA 178 ; (2008) 75 IPR 341 per Middleton J; Ranbaxy Australia Pty Ltd v Warner-Lambert Co. LLC (No. 2) [2006] FCA 1787 ; (2007) 71 IPR 46 per Young J; Pfizer Overseas Pharmaceuticals v Eli Lilly &amp; Co. (2006) 68 IPR 1 per French and Lindgren JJ and Crennan J agreeing). I have had particular regard to the decision of the Full Court in Pfizer , the statement of ten principles of construction identified by Sheppard J in D&eacute;cor Corporation Pty Ltd v Dart Industries Inc. (1988) 13 IPR 385 at 400, the judgment of the Full Court in Insta Image Pty Ltd v K D Kanopy Australasia Pty Ltd [2008] FCAFC 139 ; (2008) 78 IPR 20 at [82] , the judgment of the Full Court in Kinabalu Investments Pty Ltd v Barron &amp; Rawson Pty Ltd [2008] FCAFC 178 at [44] and [45] and the judgment of the Full Court in PAC Mining Pty Ltd v Esco Corporation [2009] FCAFC 18 at [26] to [29]. As Lindgren J observed in Breville Pty Ltd v Warehouse Group (Australia) Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 1893 ; (2006) 67 IPR 576 at [41] , the Court is frequently called upon to refer to the principles which govern the construction of claims and "on each new occasion it seems that the same authorities plus the last preceding one are reviewed. And so the list lengthens." I propose to simply state the propositions to be applied derived from these authorities and some others in construing claim 13 of the patent in suit and any claim upon which it rests.
Case: Clorox Australia Pty Ltd v International Consolidated Business Pty Ltd (2006) 68 IPR 254
Outcome: cited
principles to be applied in construing the claims have been reviewed extensively in a number of recent authorities ( Sachtler GmbH &amp; Co. KG v R E Miller Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 788 ; (2005) 221 ALR 373 ; (2005) 65 IPR 605 per Bennett J ( Sachtler ); Fresenius Medical Care Australia Pty Ltd v Gambro Pty Ltd [2005] FCAFC 220 ; (2005) 224 ALR 168 ; (2006) 67 IPR 230 , per Wilcox, Branson and Bennett JJ; K D Kanopy Australasia Pty Ltd v Insta Image Pty Ltd [2007] FCA 481 ; (2007) 71 IPR 615 per Kiefel J; Clorox Australia Pty Ltd v International Consolidated Business Pty Ltd (2006) 68 IPR 254 per Stone J; Nufarm Ltd v Jurox Pty Ltd [2008] FCA 178 ; (2008) 75 IPR 341 per Middleton J; Ranbaxy Australia Pty Ltd v Warner-Lambert Co. LLC (No. 2) [2006] FCA 1787 ; (2007) 71 IPR 46 per Young J; Pfizer Overseas Pharmaceuticals v Eli Lilly &amp; Co. (2006) 68 IPR 1 per French and Lindgren JJ and Crennan J agreeing). I have had particular regard to the decision of the Full Court in Pfizer , the statement of ten principles of construction identified by Sheppard J in D&eacute;cor Corporation Pty Ltd v Dart Industries Inc. (1988) 13 IPR 385 at 400, the judgment of the Full Court in Insta Image Pty Ltd v K D Kanopy Australasia Pty Ltd [2008] FCAFC 139 ; (2008) 78 IPR 20 at [82] , the judgment of the Full Court in Kinabalu Investments Pty Ltd v Barron &amp; Rawson Pty Ltd [2008] FCAFC 178 at [44] and [45] and the judgment of the Full Court in PAC Mining Pty Ltd v Esco Corporation [2009] FCAFC 18 at [26] to [29]. As Lindgren J observed in Breville Pty Ltd v Warehouse Group (Australia) Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 1893 ; (2006) 67 IPR 576 at [41] , the Court is frequently called upon to refer to the principles which govern the construction of claims and "on each new occasion it seems that the same authorities plus the last preceding one are reviewed. And so the list lengthens." I propose to simply state the propositions to be applied derived from these authorities and some others in construing claim 13 of the patent in suit and any claim upon which it rests.
Case: Nufarm Ltd v Jurox Pty Ltd [2008] FCA 178 ; (2008) 75 IPR 341
Outcome: cited
principles to be applied in construing the claims have been reviewed extensively in a number of recent authorities ( Sachtler GmbH &amp; Co. KG v R E Miller Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 788 ; (2005) 221 ALR 373 ; (2005) 65 IPR 605 per Bennett J ( Sachtler ); Fresenius Medical Care Australia Pty Ltd v Gambro Pty Ltd [2005] FCAFC 220 ; (2005) 224 ALR 168 ; (2006) 67 IPR 230 , per Wilcox, Branson and Bennett JJ; K D Kanopy Australasia Pty Ltd v Insta Image Pty Ltd [2007] FCA 481 ; (2007) 71 IPR 615 per Kiefel J; Clorox Australia Pty Ltd v International Consolidated Business Pty Ltd (2006) 68 IPR 254 per Stone J; Nufarm Ltd v Jurox Pty Ltd [2008] FCA 178 ; (2008) 75 IPR 341 per Middleton J; Ranbaxy Australia Pty Ltd v Warner-Lambert Co. LLC (No. 2) [2006] FCA 1787 ; (2007) 71 IPR 46 per Young J; Pfizer Overseas Pharmaceuticals v Eli Lilly &amp; Co. (2006) 68 IPR 1 per French and Lindgren JJ and Crennan J agreeing). I have had particular regard to the decision of the Full Court in Pfizer , the statement of ten principles of construction identified by Sheppard J in D&eacute;cor Corporation Pty Ltd v Dart Industries Inc. (1988) 13 IPR 385 at 400, the judgment of the Full Court in Insta Image Pty Ltd v K D Kanopy Australasia Pty Ltd [2008] FCAFC 139 ; (2008) 78 IPR 20 at [82] , the judgment of the Full Court in Kinabalu Investments Pty Ltd v Barron &amp; Rawson Pty Ltd [2008] FCAFC 178 at [44] and [45] and the judgment of the Full Court in PAC Mining Pty Ltd v Esco Corporation [2009] FCAFC 18 at [26] to [29]. As Lindgren J observed in Breville Pty Ltd v Warehouse Group (Australia) Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 1893 ; (2006) 67 IPR 576 at [41] , the Court is frequently called upon to refer to the principles which govern the construction of claims and "on each new occasion it seems that the same authorities plus the last preceding one are reviewed. And so the list lengthens." I propose to simply state the propositions to be applied derived from these authorities and some others in construing claim 13 of the patent in suit and any claim upon which it rests.
Case: Ranbaxy Australia Pty Ltd v Warner-Lambert Co. LLC (No. 2) [2006] FCA 1787 ; (2007) 71 IPR 46
Outcome: cited
principles to be applied in construing the claims have been reviewed extensively in a number of recent authorities ( Sachtler GmbH &amp; Co. KG v R E Miller Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 788 ; (2005) 221 ALR 373 ; (2005) 65 IPR 605 per Bennett J ( Sachtler ); Fresenius Medical Care Australia Pty Ltd v Gambro Pty Ltd [2005] FCAFC 220 ; (2005) 224 ALR 168 ; (2006) 67 IPR 230 , per Wilcox, Branson and Bennett JJ; K D Kanopy Australasia Pty Ltd v Insta Image Pty Ltd [2007] FCA 481 ; (2007) 71 IPR 615 per Kiefel J; Clorox Australia Pty Ltd v International Consolidated Business Pty Ltd (2006) 68 IPR 254 per Stone J; Nufarm Ltd v Jurox Pty Ltd [2008] FCA 178 ; (2008) 75 IPR 341 per Middleton J; Ranbaxy Australia Pty Ltd v Warner-Lambert Co. LLC (No. 2) [2006] FCA 1787 ; (2007) 71 IPR 46 per Young J; Pfizer Overseas Pharmaceuticals v Eli Lilly &amp; Co. (2006) 68 IPR 1 per French and Lindgren JJ and Crennan J agreeing). I have had particular regard to the decision of the Full Court in Pfizer , the statement of ten principles of construction identified by Sheppard J in D&eacute;cor Corporation Pty Ltd v Dart Industries Inc. (1988) 13 IPR 385 at 400, the judgment of the Full Court in Insta Image Pty Ltd v K D Kanopy Australasia Pty Ltd [2008] FCAFC 139 ; (2008) 78 IPR 20 at [82] , the judgment of the Full Court in Kinabalu Investments Pty Ltd v Barron &amp; Rawson Pty Ltd [2008] FCAFC 178 at [44] and [45] and the judgment of the Full Court in PAC Mining Pty Ltd v Esco Corporation [2009] FCAFC 18 at [26] to [29]. As Lindgren J observed in Breville Pty Ltd v Warehouse Group (Australia) Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 1893 ; (2006) 67 IPR 576 at [41] , the Court is frequently called upon to refer to the principles which govern the construction of claims and "on each new occasion it seems that the same authorities plus the last preceding one are reviewed. And so the list lengthens." I propose to simply state the propositions to be applied derived from these authorities and some others in construing claim 13 of the patent in suit and any claim upon which it rests.
Case: Breville Pty Ltd v Warehouse Group (Australia) Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 1893 ; (2006) 67 IPR 576
Outcome: cited
principles to be applied in construing the claims have been reviewed extensively in a number of recent authorities ( Sachtler GmbH &amp; Co. KG v R E Miller Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 788 ; (2005) 221 ALR 373 ; (2005) 65 IPR 605 per Bennett J ( Sachtler ); Fresenius Medical Care Australia Pty Ltd v Gambro Pty Ltd [2005] FCAFC 220 ; (2005) 224 ALR 168 ; (2006) 67 IPR 230 , per Wilcox, Branson and Bennett JJ; K D Kanopy Australasia Pty Ltd v Insta Image Pty Ltd [2007] FCA 481 ; (2007) 71 IPR 615 per Kiefel J; Clorox Australia Pty Ltd v International Consolidated Business Pty Ltd (2006) 68 IPR 254 per Stone J; Nufarm Ltd v Jurox Pty Ltd [2008] FCA 178 ; (2008) 75 IPR 341 per Middleton J; Ranbaxy Australia Pty Ltd v Warner-Lambert Co. LLC (No. 2) [2006] FCA 1787 ; (2007) 71 IPR 46 per Young J; Pfizer Overseas Pharmaceuticals v Eli Lilly &amp; Co. (2006) 68 IPR 1 per French and Lindgren JJ and Crennan J agreeing). I have had particular regard to the decision of the Full Court in Pfizer , the statement of ten principles of construction identified by Sheppard J in D&eacute;cor Corporation Pty Ltd v Dart Industries Inc. (1988) 13 IPR 385 at 400, the judgment of the Full Court in Insta Image Pty Ltd v K D Kanopy Australasia Pty Ltd [2008] FCAFC 139 ; (2008) 78 IPR 20 at [82] , the judgment of the Full Court in Kinabalu Investments Pty Ltd v Barron &amp; Rawson Pty Ltd [2008] FCAFC 178 at [44] and [45] and the judgment of the Full Court in PAC Mining Pty Ltd v Esco Corporation [2009] FCAFC 18 at [26] to [29]. As Lindgren J observed in Breville Pty Ltd v Warehouse Group (Australia) Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 1893 ; (2006) 67 IPR 576 at [41] , the Court is frequently called upon to refer to the principles which govern the construction of claims and "on each new occasion it seems that the same authorities plus the last preceding one are reviewed. And so the list lengthens." I propose to simply state the propositions to be applied derived from these authorities and some others in construing claim 13 of the patent in suit and any claim upon which it rests.
Case: Flexible Steel Lacing Company v Beltreco Ltd [2000] FCA 890 ; (2000) 49 IPR 331
Outcome: cited
determining the boundaries of a claim, the specification must be read as a whole. It describes the patentee's best known method. If the language of a claim is clear and unambiguous, it is not to be rendered ambiguous, obfuscated or qualified by statements extracted from the specification as if those statements form part of the language of the claim defining the monopoly ( Flexible Steel Lacing Company v Beltreco Ltd [2000] FCA 890 ; (2000) 49 IPR 331). Although the language of the claim defines the monopoly, the claim marks out the boundary of a particular solution to a problem not solved by the prior art and thus has a context. Reference should be made to the specification to understand that context, to explain the background to the claims and to ascertain the meaning of technical terms ( Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. v Beiersdorf (Aust) Ltd [1980] HCA 9 ; (1980) 144 CLR 253). Although the clear language of a claim should not be diluted, qualified or obfuscated by reference to the specification, unclear language used in a claim might usefully be made clear by reference to words used in the specification, in the relevant context ( Kimberly-Clark Australia Pty Ltd v Arico Trading International Pty Limited [2001] HCA 8 ; (2001) 207 CLR 1). The specification will, among other things, describe aspects of the prior art, unresolved problems in the prior art, the object the invention seeks to achieve and preferred embodiments of the invention and will recite a claim or claims staking out the patentee's exclusive ground. The Court reads that document in the logical sequence of its contentions and seeks to construe the claims, according to the words chosen in the claims, taking account of those matters, recognising that an identified embodiment or a preferred embodiment does not limit the natural language of a claim yet, the patentee may by clear language choose to limit the scope of the monopoly.
Case: Kimberly-Clark Australia Pty Limited v Arico Trading International Pty Ltd [2001] HCA 8 ; (2001) 207 CLR 1
Outcome: cited
determining the boundaries of a claim, the specification must be read as a whole. It describes the patentee's best known method. If the language of a claim is clear and unambiguous, it is not to be rendered ambiguous, obfuscated or qualified by statements extracted from the specification as if those statements form part of the language of the claim defining the monopoly ( Flexible Steel Lacing Company v Beltreco Ltd [2000] FCA 890 ; (2000) 49 IPR 331). Although the language of the claim defines the monopoly, the claim marks out the boundary of a particular solution to a problem not solved by the prior art and thus has a context. Reference should be made to the specification to understand that context, to explain the background to the claims and to ascertain the meaning of technical terms ( Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. v Beiersdorf (Aust) Ltd [1980] HCA 9 ; (1980) 144 CLR 253). Although the clear language of a claim should not be diluted, qualified or obfuscated by reference to the specification, unclear language used in a claim might usefully be made clear by reference to words used in the specification, in the relevant context ( Kimberly-Clark Australia Pty Ltd v Arico Trading International Pty Limited [2001] HCA 8 ; (2001) 207 CLR 1). The specification will, among other things, describe aspects of the prior art, unresolved problems in the prior art, the object the invention seeks to achieve and preferred embodiments of the invention and will recite a claim or claims staking out the patentee's exclusive ground. The Court reads that document in the logical sequence of its contentions and seeks to construe the claims, according to the words chosen in the claims, taking account of those matters, recognising that an identified embodiment or a preferred embodiment does not limit the natural language of a claim yet, the patentee may by clear language choose to limit the scope of the monopoly.
Case: Kirin-Amgen Inc. v Hoechst v Marion Roussel Ltd (2004) 64 IPR 444
Outcome: cited
a purposive approach to construction of the claims does not mean that clear limitations in the scope of the monopoly contained in the language of the claims can be avoided or the reach of the monopoly extended beyond the clear limits of the language selected. A purposive approach to construction as opposed to a purely literal one will raise the question of whether persons with practical knowledge and experience of the kind of work in which the invention was intended to be used, would understand that strict compliance with the descriptive words or phrases used in a claim was intended to be an essential requirement of the invention. If so, as a matter of construction, a variant would fall outside the monopoly claimed even though it could have no material affect on the way the invention works. That question does not arise where the variant would in fact have a material affect upon the way the invention works ( Catnic Components Ltd v Hill &amp; Smith Ltd [1982] RPC 183 ; Kirin-Amgen Inc. v Hoechst Marion Roussel Ltd (2004) 64 IPR 444). The construction of the language of a claim, adopted by the Court, ultimately determines infringement. The question is whether the alleged infringement is comprehended by the clear language of the claim ( Sachtler applying Catnic and PhotoCure ASA v Queen's University at Kingston [2005] FCA 344 ; (2005) 216 ALR 41). Construction of the claims