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The distinction between repair and re-making: The Full Court clarifies the law on refurbishing a patented product
This important decision by the Full Court of the Federal Court in Calidad Pty Ltd v Seiko Epson Corporation [2019] FCAFC 115 clarifies the position on an area of law that, surprisingly, is still developing in Australia, namely the scope of the implied licence issuing from the sale of a patented product. Re-manufacturers that