PATENTS – validity – infringement – standard patent entitled “Pressure Wave Massager” – compression wave massage device for sexual stimulation of the clitoris – construction – meaning of claim which refers to device “when used” in a specified way – whether device must be tested when used in that way – whether results of testing established infringement
PATENTS – where claim limited by result – whether claims should be revoked for lack of clarity and lack of definition – s 40(2)(b) Patents Act 1990 (Cth) – s 40(3) Patents Act 1990 (Cth) – finding that insufficient information in the patent to enable the person skilled in the art to achieve the claimed stimulating pressure field
PATENTS – sufficiency – support – novelty – inventive step – best method – utility – whether arbitrary integer – unjustified threats – s128 Patents Act 1990 (Cth) – whether misleading or deceptive conduct – whether in trade or commerce – s18 of Schedule 2 to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (Australian Consumer Law)
Recent cases about patent infringment
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EIS Gmbh v LELO Oceania Pty Ltd (Liability Trial) [2025] FCA 1111
PATENTS – validity – infringement – standard patent entitled “Pressure Wave Massager” – compression wave massage device for sexual stimulation of the clitoris – construction – meaning of claim which refers to device “when used” in a specified way – whether device must be tested when used in that way – whether results of testing…
