Table Of ContentIntellectual Property
in Australia
Sixth Edition
Intellectual
Property
in Australia
Sixth Edition
Andrew Stewart
BA (Juris), BCL (Oxon)
John Bray Professor, Law School, University of Adelaide
Legal Consultant, Piper Alderman
William van Caenegem
LLB, LLM, PhD (Cantab)
Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, Bond University
Judith Bannister
BA (SAIT), LLB (Hons)(Adel), PhD (ANU)
Associate Professor, Law School, University of Adelaide
Adam Liberman
BCom LLB (UNSW)
Visiting Professorial Fellow, Faculty of Law,
University of New South Wales
Vice President Strategic Planning, Coherent Cloud
Charles Lawson
BSc (Hons)(ANU), LLB (ANU), LLM (QUT), PhD (ANU)
Professor of Law, Griffith Law School, Griffith University
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National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry
Author: Stewart, Andrew (Andrew John).
Title: Intellectual property in Australia.
Edition: 6th edition.
ISBN: 9780409345780 (pbk).
9780409345797 (ebk).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Intellectual property — Australia.
Other Caenegem, William van. Bannister, Judith.
Authors/Contributors:
Liberman, Adam. Lawson, Charles.
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Preface
It is now more than 25 years since the first edition of this book
appeared. Over that period, there have been many significant changes
to the legal regimes with which it is concerned. But the central
challenge for the law of intellectual property arguably remains the
same: to find a sensible and sustainable balance between the interests
of those who create, compile or seek to exploit ideas or information,
and those who wish to use, imitate or build on their work.
Once again, the developments considered in this edition, which is
generally updated to August 2017, illustrate the difficulty in striking
that balance. We review the Productivity Commission’s proposals for
sweeping changes to Australia’s intellectual property regimes,
including the introduction of new rights to use or access copyright
material and a higher threshold for the patentability of inventions.
Updates are also provided on other legislative reforms introduced
since the fifth edition, relevant recommendations from the Harper
Review of competition law, and the Turnbull Government’s National
Innovation and Science Agenda. In addition, the new edition analyses
a wide range of recent cases. These include important decisions on
(among many other things) the availability of orders to require
internet service providers to disable access to overseas websites that
facilitate copyright infringement, the patentability of isolated genetic
material, and the nature and scope of patent licences.
The most notable change in this edition, which retains the
structure of its predecessor, is to the team of authors. We are very
pleased to welcome two new contributors. William van Caenegem
has taken over Chapters 1–2 (introduction and remedies) and 16–20
(misappropriation of business reputation and trade marks), while
Charles Lawson has assumed responsibility for patents and plant
breeder’s rights (Chapters 11–16) and international aspects (Chapter
21). Of the remaining chapters, Andrew Stewart has updated the
material on confidential information (Chapters 3–4), Judith Bannister
has been responsible for copyright and designs (Chapters 5–10) and
Adam Liberman has covered commercialisation (Chapter 22).
Sadly, this edition also sees the retirement of our friend and
colleague Philip Griffith as an author. He had been an integral
member of the writing team for the previous three editions, covering
the period from 2004 to 2014. Like that of original author Jill
McKeough, his stamp is very much still on this book. We thank him
for his contributions, both past and ongoing, and wish him well for
the future.
We would also like to thank Clare McShanag for kindly allowing
us to use her striking artwork on the cover, Irene Nikoloudakis and
Colin Fong for assistance with research, the ever-helpful India Lopez
for her diligent editing, and Jocelyn Holmes and her colleagues at
LexisNexis for their role in getting this new edition out.
Andrew Stewart, William van Caenegem, Judith Bannister,
Adam Liberman and Charles Lawson
September 2017
Cases
References are to paragraph numbers
1-800-Flowers.Com Inc v Registrar of Trade Marks (2012) 201 FCR
488 …. 19.41
260 Oxford Street Pty Ltd v Premetis [2006] NSWCA 96 …. 17.17
A
A v Hayden (No 2) (1984) 156 CLR 532 …. 4.17, 4.18, 4.20
A & M Records v Audio Magnetics Inc [1979] FSR 1 …. 8.27
A B Hassle v Pharmacia (Australia) Pty Ltd (1995) 33 IPR 63 …. 14.33
A G Spalding & Bros v A W Gamage Ltd (1915) 32 RPC 273 …. 16.2,
16.11, 16.12, 18.4
A Goninan & Co Ltd v Commissioner of Patents (1997) 38 IPR 213 ….
2.25
AB Consolidated Ltd v Europe Strength Food Co Pty Ltd [1978] 2
NZLR 515 …. 4.24, 4.28
Abbott v Williams (1837) 2 Carp Pat Cas 381 …. 14.7
Abbott GmbH & Co KG v Apotex Pty Ltd (No 2) (2010) 87 IPR 561
…. 12.40
Abbott Medical Optics, Inc v Alcon Laboratories, Inc (2011) 95 IPR
359 …. 12.40
Abraham v Biggs [2011] FCA 1475 …. 4.10
Abundant Earth Pty Ltd v R & C Products Pty Ltd (1985) 4 IPR 387
…. 17.4, 17.9, 17.19
Accor Australia & New Zealand Hospitality Pty Ltd v Liv Pty Ltd
[2017] FCAFC 56 …. 18.28, 19.32, 19.63, 19.65, 20.12
ACI Australia Ltd v Glamour Glaze Pty Ltd (1988) 11 IPR 269 ….
17.17
Acme Bedstead Co Ltd v Newlands Bros Ltd (1937) 58 CLR 689 ….
12.38, 12.39
Acohs Pty Ltd v R A Bashford Consulting Pty Ltd (1997) 37 IPR 542
…. 7.16
— v Ucorp Pty Ltd (2012) 95 IPR 117 …. 6.17, 6.35, 6.39, 6.40, 7.16,
22.38
Acorn Computers Ltd v MCS Microcomputer Systems Pty Ltd (1984) 4
IPR 214 …. 7.7, 7.12
Actavis Pty Ltd v Orion Corp [2016] FCAFC 121 …. 12.67, 22.24,
22.34
Adams v Quasar Management Services Pty Ltd (2002) 56 IPR 385 ….
9.5
Adhesive Dry Mounting Co Ltd v Trapp & Co (1910) 27 RPC 341 ….
12.18, 14.11
Adidas AG v Pacific Brands Footwear Pty Ltd (No 3) (2013) 103 IPR
521 …. 18.25, 20.4
Adidas-Salomon AG v Turner (2003) 58 IPR 66 …. 20.20
Admar Computers Pty Ltd v Ezy Systems Pty Ltd (1997) 38 IPR 659 ….
8.4
Adrema v Adrema-Werke [1958] RPC 323 …. 17.17
Advanced Building Systems Pty Ltd v Ramset Fasteners (Aust) Pty Ltd
(1993) 26 IPR 171 …. 13.2
— v — [1995] AIPC 91-129 …. 14.14, 14.15
— v — (1998) 194 CLR 171 …. 12.19, 12.20, 12.21
Advanced Data Integration Pty Ltd v ADI Ltd (2004) 138 FCR 520 ….
20.21
Advanced Hair Studio of America Pty Ltd v Registrar of Trade Marks
(1988) 12 IPR 1 …. 19.61
Advanced Hair Studio Pty Ltd v TVW Enterprises Ltd (1987) 18 FCR 1
…. 16.33
Advantage-Rent-A-Car Inc v Advantage Car Rental Pty Ltd (2001) 52
IPR 24 …. 19.32, 19.91
‘Advokaat’ Trade Mark [1978] RPC 252 …. 19.84
Aerospatiale Societe Nationale Industrielle v Aerospatiale Helicopters
Pty Ltd (1986) 6 IPR 219 …. 2.13
AG Australia Holdings Ltd v Burton (2002) 58 IPR 268 …. 4.17, 4.22
