In the recent decision in Sanofi-Aventis Australia Pty Ltd v Apotex Pty Ltd (No 3), Justice Jagot found liability for indirect patent infringement in the context of supply of a pharmaceutical product.

On Monday, Justice Bennett held that Zetco’s patent for hot water heater valves was valid, and infringed by Austworld Commodities.

In a decision that’s sure to find its way to the Supreme Court, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled that isolated genetic sequences are patentable.