Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up 13 December 2013

An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 13 December 2013.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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NSD2267/2013 Sportingbet Australia Pty Ltd Tabcorp Holdings Limited Trade marks 10 December 2013 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 4 February 2014

NSD227/2011 Tigerturf International Ltd Fieldturf Tarkett Inc Patents 10 December 2013 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 25 February 2014

NSD96/2011 Fieldturf Tarkett Inc Tigerturf International Limited Patents 10 December 2013 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 25 February 2014

VID1104/2013 Radnor Corp Pty Ltd Ricegrowers Limited Trade marks 10 December 2013 Scheduling Conference Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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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

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NSD1355/2010 Winnebago Industries, Inc Knott Investments Pty Ltd & Ors Copyright 11 December 2013 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 12 February 2014

NSD2433/2013 Objectivision Pty Limited & Anor Visionsearch Pty Limited Copyright 11 December 2013 First Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Hearing set for 29 April 2014

QUD324/2013 Peanut Company of Australia Limited Michael Bauer Infringement 11 December 2013 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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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

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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

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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

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Directions set for 27 February 2014

NSD763/2013 Apotex Pty Limited Warner-Lambert Company Llc Patents 12 December 2013 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 9 September 2014

VID1107/2013 AstraZeneca AB & Anor Alphapharm Pty Ltd Patents 12 December 2013 Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Judgement Reserved

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VID1165/2013 Dentons Pty. Ltd. Tri-Cycle Pty. Ltd. Copyright 12 December 2013 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Part-Heard

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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

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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

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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

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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

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VID645/2012 Australian Postal Corporation Digital Post Australia Pty Ltd Appeals 9 December 2013 Administrative Listing Finalised – Dismissed

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NSD2405/2013 Siltech Pty Ltd Quantum Corporation & Anor Appeal 12 December 2013 Administrative Listing Finalised – Granted/Allowed in Part – Other Orders Made

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