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Australian IP Litigation Round-Up 1 March 2013

An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal as of 1 March 2013.

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The following intellectual property cases were commenced in the week ending 1 March 2013:

File Number Applicant(s) Respondent(s) Type Status
NSD320/2013 1-800-Flowers.Com, Inc Flowerscorp Pty Ltd Trade Marks Originating Application filed, First Directions set for 29 March 2013
NSD315/2013 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd & Anor Apple Inc. & Anor Patents Originating Application filed, Hearing set for 3 September 2013
NSD310/2013 Samsung Electronics Co. Limited & Anor Commissioner Of Patents, Apple Inc & Ors Patents Originating Application filed, Hearings set for 6 March to 17 May 2013
PEG33/2013 Dougie McColl aka Dougie Macc Kim Redman & Anor Copyright Copyright Application made, Directions set for 10 April 2013
NSD327/2013 Halal Certification Authority Pty Ltd Rethink Group Pty Ltd Trade Marks Originating Application filed, First Directions set for 19 March 2013

 

In the past week, the following case developments occurred:

File Number Applicant(s) Respondent(s) Type Development
NSD1386/2012 Esco Corporation & Anor Bradken Resources Pty Limited & Anor Patents Directions heard, Directions set for 31 May 2013
SAD99/2012 Lifeplan Australia Friendly Society Ltd & anor Noel Woff & ors Copyright Administrative Listing held, Directions set for 19 March 2013
VID1008/2011 Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited & Anor AstraZeneca AB & Anor Patents Adjourned, Part heard – further hearings to be held from 28 February to 27 March 2013
VID276/2007 Telstra Corporation Limited & Anor Phone Directories Company Pty Ltd & Ors Trade Marks Adjourned, Part heard, further hearings to be held from 25 February 2013 to 4 March 2013
NSD709/2012 Samsung Electronics Co. Limited & Anor Commissioner of Patents & Ors Patents Hearing held, hearings set for 6 March to 17 May 2013
NSD767/2010 DSI Australia (Holdings) Pty Ltd & Anor Garford Pty Ltd Patents Administrative Listing held
NSD1660/2012 Pure Technologies Ltd & Aqua Environmental Pty Ltd Detection Services Pty Limited Trade Marks Directions Heard
VID1186/2011 KerryJ Investment Pty Ltd Xiamen Fengwei Energy Technology Co Ltd & Anor Patents Interlocutory Hearing held, further Interlocutory Hearing set for 19 April 2013
NSD1875/2012 Lift Shop Pty Ltd Easy Living Home Elevators Pty Ltd Trade Marks Scheduling Conference held
NSD1917/2011 Bohemia Crystal Pty Limited Alessi Global Pty Limited Trade Marks Directions held, Directions and Interlocutory Hearing set for 2 April 2013
NSD1429/2011 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd Konami Australia Pty Ltd Patents Administrative Listing held, Directions set for 19 March 2013
SAD7/2013 Emerald Grain Pty Ltd Emerald (SA) Pty Ltd & ors Trade Marks Scheduling Conference held, Directions set for 22 April 2013
VID318/2012 Sarb Management Group Pty Ltd T/A Database Consultants Australia Vehicle Monitoring Systems Pty Limited Patents Administrative Listing held, Directions set for 28 March 2013
QUD139/2012 Leica Geosystems Pty Ltd & Ors Andrew Koudstaal & Anor Copyright Interlocutory Hearing and Directions held
NSD308/2013 Apple Inc. & Anor Samsung Electronics Co. Limited & Anor Patents Hearing held, further hearings set for 6 March to 13 June 2013
NSD1243/2011 Apple Inc. & Anor Samsung Electronics Co. Limited & Anor Patents Case Management Conference and Hearing held, further hearings set for 6 March to 13 December 2013

 

In the past week, the following cases were finalised:

File Number Applicant(s) Respondent(s) Type Outcome
NSD113/2011 Cantarella Bros Pty Limited Modena Trading Pty Limited Trade Marks Finalised – Grant/Allowed in Part – other orders made.

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