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Glass Hardware Australia Pty Ltd v TCT Group Pty Ltd [2024] FCAFC 95

Glass Hardware Australia Pty Ltd v TCT Group Pty Ltd [2024] FCAFC 95

PATENTS – innovation patent relating to hinges – infringement – validity – whether primary judge erred in the proper construction of the invention disclosed

PATENTS – validity – lack of clear and complete description – classical sufficiency – “relevant range” – s 40(2)(a) of the Patents Act 1990 (Cth) – whether primary judge erred in finding specifications did not enable skilled addressee to perform invention over the whole area claimed without undue burden

PATENTS – validity – lack of support – s 40(3) of the Act – comparison between invention specified in the claims and that described in the specification – technical contribution to the art


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