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Australian IP Litigation Round-Up 28 June 2013

An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal as of 28 June 2013.

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In the past week, the following intellectual property cases were commenced between 17 June and 28 June 2013:

File No. Applicant(s) Respondent(s) Type Details
NSD1163/2013 Australian Therapeutic Supplies Pty Ltd Bonfect Distributor Pty Ltd Not Defined Interlocutory Hearing held on 24 June 2013
MLG892/2013 Michael Peter Bill Bailey Kangan Institute of TAFE Copyright Statement of Claim lodged, Directions set for 12 August 2013
NSD1080/2013 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft & Anor Hi-Tech Mufflers & Products Pty Ltd & Ors Trade Marks Originating Application filed, Scheduling Conference set for 2 August 2013
QUD336/2013 CivilPlus Constructions Pty Ltd Civil Plus (NSW) Pty Limited Trade Marks Originating Application filed, Directions set for 11 July 2013
VID518/2013 Key Business Advisors Pty Ltd & Anor Crown Sales & Performance Training Pty Ltd & Anor Copyright Originating Application filed, Directions set for 26 July 2013
MLG927/2013 John Tumuka Short & Anor Redlove Oz Pty Ltd & Ors Trade Marks Directions set for 12 August 2013
VID500/2013 James Michael Meldrum Arjuna Schulenburg Copyright Interlocutory hearing held

In the past fortnight, the following case developments occurred:

File No. Applicant(s) Respondent(s) Type Development
VID506/2013 Astellas Pharma Inc Sandoz Pty Ltd Patents Mention, Interlocutory Hearing set for 18 July 2013
NSD1025/2013 Emperor Sports Pty Limited Helmut Michael Fleig & Ors Patents Interlocutory Hearing held, Hearing set for 1 August 2013
WAD179/2013 Galvin Engineering Pty Ltd General Electric Company Directions held, Directions set for 2 May 2014
SAD139/2013 Mitsubishi Motors Australia Ltd Ripponlea Motors Pty Ltd Infringement Judgement made, Directions set for 3 July 2013.Click here for Judgement
NSD844/2013 Electrolux Home Products Pty Ltd Delap Impex Ltd & Ors Trade Marks Judgement made 
VID900/2010 Rea Group Ltd & Anor Real Estate 1 Ltd & Ors Trade Marks Administrative Listing held
NSD820/2013 Bitzer Australia Pty Ltd Andrew Japp & Anor Copyright Administrative Listing held, Directions set for 24 July 2013
NSD1941/2012 Raytheon Company Lockheed Martin Corporation Trade Marks Directions set for 13 May 2014
VID611/2012 Louis Vuitton Malletier Sonya Valentine Pty Ltd & Ors Trade Marks Mediation held and finalised
VID283/2013 Suntory Holdings Limited Commissioner of Patents Patents Administrative Listing held, Hearing set for 5 August 2013
NSD1587/2012 Make-Up Art Cosmetics Inc & Anor Premium Designer Brands Pty Ltd & Ors Trade Marks Case Management Conference held
NSD1335/2012 Make-Up Art Cosmetics Inc. & Anor Target Australia Pty Ltd Trade Marks Case Management Conference held
NSD2035/2012 Apotex Pty Limited Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp & Anor Patents Case Management Conference held, further Case Management Conference set for 20 August 2013
NSD1917/2011 Bohemia Crystal Pty Limited Alessi Global Pty Limited Trade Marks Directions held, Directions set for 1 August 2013

NSD2461/2007

Bradken Resources Pty Ltd Lynx Engineering Consultants Pty Ltd Patents Directions held
NSD1124/2012 Enviro Pak Pty Ltd New Horticulture Pty Ltd t/as Green Pack & Anor Design Judgement made.Click here for Judgement
VID69/2013 The Haven Foundation Limited Loddon Mallee Housing Services Limited Trade Marks Mediation held
NSD1145/2012 DC Comics Cheqout Pty Limited Trade Marks Directions held
NSD1167/2012 Embertec Pty Limited Energy Efficient Technologies Pty Limited & Anor Trade Marks Directions held, Directions set for 23 October 2013
NSD30/2013 Embertec Pty Limited Auspro Group Pty Limited & Anor Patents Directions held
NSD315/2013 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd & Anor Apple Inc. & Anor Patents Administrative Listing held, Case Management Conference set for 6 August 2013
WAD27/2013 Roadwest Transport Equipment & Sales Pty Ltd Bonfiglio Holdings Pty Ltd & Ors Design Directions held
NSD801/2013 At-Sunrice Academy Pte Ltd Registrar of Trade Marks Trade Marks Administrative Listing held, First Directions set for 20 August 2013
QUD80/2013 King Par, LLC Brosnan Golf Pty Ltd Trade Marks Publications of Reasons
QUD189/2012 Austshade Pty Ltd & Anor Boss Shade Pty Ltd & Ors Patents Directions held, Directions set for 19 September 2013
QUD139/2012 Leica Geosystems & Ors Andrew Koudstaal & Anor Copyright Mention, Directions set for 2 July 2013
NSD2504/2007 Tamawood Limited Habitare Developments Pty Ltd & Ors Copyright Administrative Listing held, Hearing set for 10 September 2013
QUD168/2013 Kinnect Holdings Pty Ltd & Anor Independent Practitioners Network Pty Ltd & Anor Infringement Mediation held, Directions set for 23 July 2013
NSD1271/2006 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd & Ors Global Gaming Supplies Pty Ltd & Ors Copyright Part Heard
NSD596/2009 Alphapharm Pty Ltd Wyeth Patents Administrative Listing held, Directions set for 24 September 2013
VID195/2009 Sigma Pharmaceuticals (Australia) Pty Ltd Wyeth Patents Administrative Listing held, Directions set for 24 September 2013
NSD1124/2009 Generic Health Pty Ltd Wyeth Patents Administrative Listing held, Directions set for 24 September 2013
NSD2082/2011 Australian Mud Company Pty Ltd & Anor Coretell Pty Ltd & Ors Patents Directions held, Directions set for 27 September 2013
NSD48/2013 Gilead Sciences Pty Limited Idenix (Cayman) Ltd & Ors Patents Interlocutory Hearing held, Directions set for 16 July 2013
VID667/2012 Davey Water Products Pty Ltd Grundfos Pty Ltd Patents Mediation held
NSD277/2012 Fin Control Systems Pty Limited & Anor Maverix Enterprises Pty Limited & Anor Trade Marks Directions held, Hearing set for 23 July 2013

In the past fortnight, the following cases were finalised:

File No. Applicant(s) Respondent(s) Type Outcome
ACD52/2011 UGL Services Pty Ltd F1 Solutions Pty Ltd Copyright Finalised – Dismissed by Consent
NSD1669/2012 Mercedes Pearl Esma Corby & Ors Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd Copyright Finalised – Granted / Allowed
NSD564/2013 Beautopia Hair and Beauty Pty Ltd AMR Hair and Beauty Supplies Pty Ltd Trade Marks Finalised – Granted / Allowed in Part – Other Orders Made
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