An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal as of 12 July 2013.
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In the past week, the following intellectual property cases were commenced:
| File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Details |
| NSD1297/2013 | Pure Technolgies Ltd & Anor | Detection Services Pty Ltd & Ors | Copyright | First Directions set for 23 August 2013 |
| WAD242/2013 | Interactive Internet Services Pty Ltd | CMS Software House Pty Ltd | Copyright | Directions set for 7 August 2013 |
| MLG1053/2013 | Ita Buttrose & Ita Buttrose Pty Ltd | Application filed by Applicant |
In the past week, the following case developments occurred:
| File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Development |
| NSD491/2010 | GE BetzDearborn Canada Company | Memcor Australia Pty Ltd | Patents | Directions set for 23 August 2013 |
| SAD75/2013 | Rivergum Homes Pty Ltd | Coast to Coast Homes Pty Ltd & Others | Copyright | Directions held, Directions set for 12 July 2013 |
| NSD983/2013 | Universal Solar and Surface Science & Anor | Hills Holdings Ltd | Patents | First Directions set for 18 July 2013 |
| WAD8/2011 | Australian Mud Company Pty Ltd & Ors | Coretell Pty Ltd & Anor | Appeals and Related – Intellectual Property | Directions set for 23 August 2013 |
| VID411/2013 | Future Entertainment Pty Ltd | Cold Rock Management Pty Ltd & Anor | Trade Marks | Directions set for 30 August 2013 |
| NSD721/2010 | Spirit Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd | Mundipharma Pty Ltd | Patents | Directions held – Adjourned, Final Hearing concluded, Awaiting Submissions |
| NSD121/2012 | Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd & Anor | Generic Health Pty Ltd | Patents | Interlocutory Hearing held, Directions set for 11 September 2013 |
| WAD136/2009 | Schutz Australia Pty Ltd & Ors | VIP Plastic Packaging Pty Ltd | Trade Marks | Administrative Listing held, Hearing set for 21 October 2013 |
| NSD734/2013 | Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare UK Ltd | GlaxoSmithKline Australia Pty Ltd | Patents | Directions held, Interlocutory Hearing set for 17 July 2013 |
| VID468/2013 | Cash’s (Australia) Pty Lt | Foster’s Australia Limited (Now known as CUB Pty Ltd) | Intellectual Property – Appeals and Related | Interlocutory Hearing held |
| SAD139/2013 | Mitsubishi Motors Australia Ltd | Ripponlea Motors Pty Ltd | Infringement | Judgement made, Scheduling Conference set for 5 August 2013
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In the past week, the following cases were finalised:
| File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Outcome |
| SAD7/2013 | Emerald Grain Pty Ltd | Emerald (SA) Pty Ltd & ors | Trade Marks | Finalised – Dismissed by Consent |
| VID815/2012 | Insight SRC IP Holdings Pty Ltd & Anor | The Australian Council for Educational Research Limited | Intellectual Property | Finalised – Granted / Allowed.
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| NSD1054/2010 | Spirit Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd | Commissioner of Patents & Anor | Judicial Review | Directions held, Finalised – Dismissed.
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| VID386/2013 | DSM Nutritional Products, LLC | Suntory Holdings Limited | Intellectual Property – Appeals and Related | Finalised – Dismissed |