University of Tasmania, Australia

Apple vs Samsung:

What are the appropriate criteria for the grant of interlocutory injunctions in patent cases?

A free public seminar in Hobart, proudly presented by the Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia (IPRIA) in association with the Faculty of Law, University of Tasmania.

Patent litigation over the Australian release of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 created a media storm in late 2011, with a key issue being the short commercial life of consumer tablet computers. Both Apple and Samsung recognised that grant or refusal of an interlocutory injunction was tantamount to determining the matter on a final basis. Ultimately the trial judge's decision to order an injunction was rejected by the Full Federal Court. The High Court then refused leave to reconsider the appellate court's decision.

This seminar will comprise a trans-Pacific dialogue on the issue which the Apple v Samsung litigation has raised: the appropriate criteria for the grant of interlocutory injunctions in patent cases. The dialogue will presented by two eminent authorities on the conduct of intellectual property trials in the United States and Australia respectively; Judge Marvin Garbis and the Hon Peter Heerey AM QC.

Presenters:

Judge Marvin Garbis,United States District Judge, Maryland (USA)

The Hon. Peter Heerey AM QC, Chair, Australian Electoral Commission and Vice-President, Arts Law Centre of Australia

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