An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal as of 17 August 2012.
In the past week, the following intellectual property cases were commenced in the week ending 17 August 2012:
| File Number | Applicant | Respondent | Type | Status |
| NSD1174/2012 | Apotex Pty Ltd | Pfizer Australia Pty Ltd and Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals Corporation | Patents | Originating Application filed, First Directions set for 14 September 2012 |
| NSD1145/2012 | DC Comics | Cheqout Pty Limited | Trade Marks | Notice of Appeal lodged, First Directions Set for 04 September 2012 |
| NSD1167/2012 | Embertec Pty Limited | Energy Efficient Technologies Pty Limited | Trade Marks | Originating Application filed, directions heard 14 August 2012, further directions set for 21 August 2012 |
In the past week, the following case developments occurred:
| File Number | Applicant | Respondent | Type | Development |
| SAD170/2012 | SMALLPRINT AUSTRALIA PTY LTD | TBM TRAINING PTY LTD | Copyright | First Directions heard and adjourned, Directions set for 11 October 2012 |
| NSD875/2012 | Trend Imports Pty Limited (ABN 50 087 277 512) | Pw Imports Pty Limited (ABN 50 087 277 512) and Pw Retail Pty Ltd (ACN 128 572 574) | Trade Marks | Directions and Interlocutory Hearing heard and adjourned, Directions set for 10 October 2012, further hearing set for 31 October 2012. |
| NSD987/2012 | D & D Group Pty Ltd (ACN 003 210 179) and D & D Technologies Pty Limited (ACN 059 412 430) | Safetech Hardware Pty Ltd (ACN 141 589 871) and AUDRIUS MACERNIS | Patents | Administrative listing heard, Directions set for 07 December 2012 |
| WAD161/2012 | Raytheon Company | Lockheed Martin Corporation | Trade Marks | Directions and Interlocutory hearing heard, further hearing set for 27 August 2012 |
| NSD970/2012 | Atlas Copco Ab and Atlas Copco Australia Pty Ltd (ACN 000 086 706) | Australian Pneumatic Tool Pty Ltd (ACN 147 699 965) and Industrial Air Tools Pty Ltd (ACN 058 051 719) | Trade Marks | Directions heard, further directions set for 25 September 2012. |
| NSD936/2012 | Merck Sharp & Dohme (Australia) Pty Ltd (ACN 000 173 508) and MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP | Apotex Pty Ltd (ACN 096 916 148) | Not defined | Administrative Listing heard, Interlocutory hearing set for 24 August 2012 |
In the past week, the following cases were finalised:
| File Number | Applicant | Respondent | Type | Outcome |
| SYG1494/2012 | MICROSOFT CORPORATION, Microsoft Licensing, GP and MICROSOFT PTY LTD | Mr Vyacheslav Vinnik | Copyright | Case Finalised – Dismissed by Consent |