An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 13 December 2013.
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Please note that the information in the tables below is correct as at the date of the posting but is subject to change. Please check the Commonwealth Courts portal for the current status of any of the cases below.
Intellectual Property Cases Commenced
| File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Details |
| NSD2498/2013 | Ainsworth Game Technology Limited | Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd | Patents | 12 December 2013 First Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 17 December 2013 |
| NSD2501/2013 | Ainsworth Game Technology Limited | Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd | Patents | 12 December 2013 First Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 17 December 2013 |
| VID1334/2013 | Monk Legal Pty Ltd & Anor | Pro-Vac Cleaning Systems Group Pty Ltd & Anor | Patents | First Directions set for 28 January 2014 |
| NSD2464/2013 | Power Dekor (SA) Pty Ltd | Power Dekor Flooring Pty Ltd & Anor | Trade marks | First Directions set for 7 February 2014 |
| NSD2537/2013 | Clipsal Australia Pty Limited & Anor | Clipso Electrical Pty Limited & Anor | Trade marks | First Directions set for 6 February 2014 |
| NSD2543/2013 | European Commission | Winemakers’ Federation of Australia Incorporate | Trade marks | First Directions set for 3 February 2014 |
| VID1335/2013 | Sly Ink Pty Ltd | Screentime Pty Ltd | Copyright | Scheduling Conference set for 7 February 2014 |
Case Developments
| File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Development |
| NSD1174/2012 | Apotex Pty Limited | Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals & Anor | Patents | 9 December 2013 Case Management Conference Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
Hearing set for 30 October 2014 |
| NSD1273/2010 | Multisteps Pty Ltd | Source and Sell Pty Ltd | Patents | 9 December 2013 Directions Adjourned – For review of progress
View orders here Interlocutory Hearing set for 24 February 2014 |
| NSD1429/2011 | Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd | Konami Australia Pty Ltd` | Patents | 13 December 2013 Part Heard Adjourned
Part Heard set for 16 December 2013 |
| NSD1902/2013 | Eli Lilly And Company & Anor | Generic Health Pty Ltd | Patents | 9 December 2013 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 10 April 2014 |
| NSD2027/2013 | Oishi Group Public Co Ltd & Anor | ABN International Pty Ltd & Anor | Trade marks | 9 December 2013 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 11 February 2014 |
| NSD315/2013 | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd & Anor | Apple Inc. & Anor | Patents | 13 December 2013 Part Heard Adjourned
Part Heard set for 16 December 2013 |
| NSD622/2012 | Eli Lilly and Company & Anor | Apotex Pty Ltd | Patents | 9 December 2013 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 10 April 2014 |
| NSD983/2013 | Universal Solar and Surface Science Pty Ltd & Anor | Hills Holdings Ltd | Patents | 9 December 2013 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 17 December 2013 |
| QUD762/2012 | Accor Australia & New Zealand Hospitality Pty Ltd & Anor v | Liv Pty Ltd & Ors | Trade marks | 13 December 2013 Part Heard |
| NSD2154/2013 | Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd & Ors | Global Gaming Supplies Pty Ltd & Ors | Appeals | 10 December 2013 Settlement of Index Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
Full Court Hearing set for 31 March 2014 |
| NSD1698/2013 | Upaid Systems Ltd | Telstra Corporation Ltd | Patents | 10 December 2013 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here |
| NSD2267/2013 | Sportingbet Australia Pty Ltd | Tabcorp Holdings Limited | Trade marks | 10 December 2013 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 4 February 2014 |
| NSD227/2011 | Tigerturf International Ltd | Fieldturf Tarkett Inc | Patents | 10 December 2013 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 25 February 2014 |
| NSD96/2011 | Fieldturf Tarkett Inc | Tigerturf International Limited | Patents | 10 December 2013 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 25 February 2014 |
| VID1104/2013 | Radnor Corp Pty Ltd | Ricegrowers Limited | Trade marks | 10 December 2013 Scheduling Conference Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Hearing set for 14 July 2014 |
| VID154/2009 | CSL Limited & Anor | Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd & Anor | Patents | 10 December 2013 Administrative Listing Adjourned –Pre-Hearing
View orders here |
| NSD1355/2010 | Winnebago Industries, Inc | Knott Investments Pty Ltd & Ors | Copyright | 11 December 2013 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 12 February 2014 |
| NSD2433/2013 | Objectivision Pty Limited & Anor | Visionsearch Pty Limited | Copyright | 11 December 2013 First Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Hearing set for 29 April 2014 |
| QUD324/2013 | Peanut Company of Australia Limited | Michael Bauer | Infringement | 11 December 2013 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here |
| QUD762/2012 | Accor Australia & New Zealand Hospitality Pty Ltd & Anor | Liv Pty Ltd & Ors | Trade marks | 13 December 2013 Part Heard |
| SAD291/2013 | Neobev Pty Ltd | Bacchus Distillery Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed) | Patents | 12 December 2013 Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Hearing set for 16 December 2013 |
| VID1029/2012 | DSM Nutritional Products, LLC | Suntory Holdings Limited | Patents | 11 December 2013 Hearing |
| NSD2056/2013 | Prime Lawyers Pty Limited | Gerard Malouf and Partners Pty Ltd & Anor | Copyright | 12 December 2013 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 6 February 2014 |
| NSD2295/2013 | Pandrol Australia Pty Limited | Australian Railway Supply Company Pty Limited | Trade marks | 12 December 2013 First Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 27 February 2014 |
| NSD763/2013 | Apotex Pty Limited | Warner-Lambert Company Llc | Patents | 12 December 2013 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 9 September 2014 |
| VID1107/2013 | AstraZeneca AB & Anor | Alphapharm Pty Ltd | Patents | 12 December 2013 Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Judgement Reserved
View orders here |
| VID1165/2013 | Dentons Pty. Ltd. | Tri-Cycle Pty. Ltd. | Copyright | 12 December 2013 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Part-Heard
View orders here Directions set for 7 March 2014 |
| VID25/2011 | Tivo Inc & Anor | Vivo International Corporation Pty Ltd & Anor | Trade marks | 12 December 2013 Judgement Adjourned – Awaiting outcome or related case/issue
View judgement here |
| NSD820/2013 | Bitzer Australia Pty Ltd | Andrew Japp & Anor | Copyright | 13 December 2013 Interlocutory Hearing |
| QUD736/2013 | CQMS Pty Ltd & Anor | Bradken Resources Pty Limited & Anor | Patents | 13 December 2013 Directions |
| SYG2845/2013 | Phonographic Performance Company of Australia Limited & Ors | Finicon Holdings Pty Ltd & Anor | Copyright | 13 December 2013 First Court Date Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 13 February 2014 |
Finalised Cases
| File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Outcome |
| NSD1368/2010 | Adidas AG & Anor | Pacific Brands Footwear Pty Limited | Trade marks | 9 December 2013 Finalised – Granted/Allowed in Part – Other Orders Made
View orders here View judgement here |
| NSD1660/2012 | Pure Technologies Ltd & Aqua Environmental Pty Ltd | Detection Services Pty Limited & Ors | Trade marks | 9 December 2013 Administrative Listing Finalised – Dismissed By Consent
View orders here |
| VID645/2012 | Australian Postal Corporation | Digital Post Australia Pty Ltd | Appeals | 9 December 2013 Administrative Listing Finalised – Dismissed
View orders here |
| NSD2405/2013 | Siltech Pty Ltd | Quantum Corporation & Anor | Appeal | 12 December 2013 Administrative Listing Finalised – Granted/Allowed in Part – Other Orders Made
View orders here |