Steelbro New Zealand Limited v Hanmar Maskin AB and Ors - SC 36/2010

Civil – The Court of Appeal found that the stabiliser leg on particular Steelbro sidelifter models infringed the respondent’s patent – Such models do not incorporate a separate bearing component within the support sleeve of the stabiliser - Whether the Court of Appeal erred in finding, by reference to the specification, that the claim did not require a separate bearing component, thereby modifying rather than construing the claim – Whether the Court of Appeal erred in disregarding certain subsequent conduct by the respondents.[2010] NZCA 83  CA 692/2008   24 March 2010