An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for 6 July to 10 July 2015.
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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 |
| VID354/2015 | Werner International POC Gmbh | Hartman Pacific Pty Ltd | Patent | 7 July 2015 First Case Management Hearing |
Case Developments
| File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Development |
| NSD1051/2014 | Dallas Buyers Club, LLC | iiNet Limited & Ors | Copyright | 6 July 2015 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Judgment Reserved View order here |
| NSD657/2015 | The Wild Wolf Company | Wild & Wolf (Holdings) Ltd | Trade mark | 6 July 2015 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing View order here Case Management Hearing set for 4 August 2015 |
| NSD75/2015 | Crown Resorts Limited and Anor | Crown Group Holdings Pty Ltd and Ors | Trade mark | 6 July 2015 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing View order here Directions set for 21 July 2015 |
| NSD183/2015 | JR Consulting & Drafting Pty Limited & Ors | Ors v Robert Cummings & Ors | Intellectual Property | 6 July 2015 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing View order here Full Court Hearing set for 17 August 2015 |
| NSD142/2015 | Imdex Global BV & Anor | Globaltech Corporation Pty Ltd | Patent | 6 July 2015 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing View order here Case Management Conference set for 14 October 2015 |
| NSD631/2015 | Bekaert Wire Ropes Pty Ltd | Haggie Reid Pty Ltd | Patent | 7 July 2015 Case Management Hearing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing View order here Case Management Conference set for 30 July 2015 |
| SYG2363/2013 | Ahiida Pty Ltd | JB Trading Group Pty Ltd | Design | 7 July 2015 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing View order here Directions set for 15 July 2015 |
| NSD775/2015 | Concrete Mining Structures Pty Ltd | Cellcrete Australia Pty Ltd & Anor | Copyright | 8 July 2015 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing View order here |
| QUD676/2014 | John Scholtes Investments (No 1) Pty Ltd & Anor | Bosch and Bird Investments Pty Ltd | Patent | 8 July 2015 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing View order here Directions set for 14 August 2015 |
| NSD377/2015 | Alfa Laval Corporate AB & Anor | Heat Exchangers WA Pty Ltd & Anor | Copyright | 9 July 2015 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing View order here |
| NSD613/2015 | Moroccanoil Israel Ltd | Aldi Foods Pty Ltd | Trade mark | 9 July 2015 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing View order here Directions set for 14 August 2015 |
| NSD628/2015 | Vibe Hotel Services Pty Ltd | Best Western International Inc | Trade mark | 9 July 2015 Case Management Hearing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing View order here Case Management Hearing set for 16 July 2015 |
| SYG460/2015 | Marshall Power Australia Pty Ltd | Exide Australia Pty Ltd & Anor | Trade mark | 9 July 2015 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing View order here |
| MLG1505/2014 | Top Plus Pty Ltd | Rainbow World Development Pty Ltd & Ors | Copyright | 10 July 2015 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing View order here |
| NSD458/2015 | Zanell Pty Ltd | MYOB Technology Pty Ltd | Trade mark | 10 July 2015 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing View order here Interlocutory Hearing set for 30 July 2015 |
| NSD524/2014 | City Index Limited | Citigroup Inc | Trade mark | 10 July 2015 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing View order here First Directions set for 7 August 2015 |
| NSD546/2015 | Thomas International Ltd | Humantech Pty Ltd & Ors | Infringement | 26 June 2015 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing View order here Interlocutory Hearing set for 10 July 2015 |
| NSD558/2014 | Nichia Corporation | Arrow Electronics Australia Pty Ltd | Patent | 10 July 2015 Judgment Adjourned – Part-Heard View order here View judgement here |
| VID263/2015 | Jax Quickfit Franchising Systems Pty Ltd | Quick Fit Tyre & Auto Service Pty Ltd & Anor | Trade mark | 10 July 2015 Case Management Hearing Directions set for 28 August 2015 |
Finalised Cases
| File No | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Outcome |
| NSD200/2015 | Synlait Milk Limited | Synlait Pty Ltd | Trade mark | 10 July 2015 Administrative Listing Finalised – Dismissed By Consent View order here |