BREEZWAY NEWS
Breezway
win patent
infringement case
A win for Au tralian ingenuity
Following a lengthy legal process,
Breezway Australia Holdings Pty Ltd now
has a decision from the Federal Court of
Australia regarding the infringement of its
patent for the highly successful Altair®
Louvre Window product.
Breezway claimed that the Fresair Premium louvre manufactured
by Preference Manufacturing Pte Ltd of Singapore infringed ten of
the eleven claims of this patent.
Breezway Australia Holdings brought a Federal Court action
against Preference Manufacturing of Singapore, its Australian
operation Preference Manufacturing (Aust) Pty Ltd and its
Australian distributor LGI Australia Pty Ltd.
On 11 February 2013, Justice McKerracher of the Federal Court
gave his decision on the patent infringement case and the
Preference companies’ allegation the Breezway patent was
not valid.
Justice McKerracher ruled the Breezway louvre patent valid
and rejected all of Preferences claims. His Honour upheld all
of Breezway’s infringement claims.
His Honour acknowledged the expert assistance given to the
Court by Glenn Bevan of Infinity Design in reaching his decision.
Final orders requiring the removal of Fresair Premium louvre
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clips by the Preference companies and LGI from the Australian
marketplace have yet to be made by the Court. The Court has
said it will be making the final orders shortly once it determines
the level