An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 14 March 2014.
We advise our clients (whether as IP owners or as alleged infringers) and act for them in relation to patent litigation, trade mark litigation, registered design litigation, domain name, plant breeder’s rights, confidential information and copyright litigation. Contact us here for more information on how we may be able to assist you.
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 |
| QUD93/2014 | Nextra Australia Pty Limited & Anor | Automatic, Inc | Trade marks | Interlocutory Hearing set for 17 March 2014 |
| NSD251/2014 | Warner-Lambert Company LLC | Generic Partners Pty Ltd | Patents | First Directions set for 7 April 2014 |
Case Developments
| File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Development |
| QUD324/2013 | Peanut Company of Australia Limited | Michael Bauer | Infringement | 10 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here |
| NSD121/2012 | Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd & Anor | Generic Health Pty Ltd | Patents | 11 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here
Hearing set for 24 March 2014 |
| NSD142/2014 | Multisteps Pty Ltd | Fullyarn Packaging (AU) Pty Ltd & Anor | Patents | 11 March 2014 First Directions Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here
Directions set for 12 August 2014 |
| NSD1639/2007 | Apotex Pty Ltd | Sanofi-Aventis | Patents | 11 March 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing |
| NSD2433/2013 | Objectivision Pty Limited & Anor | Visionsearch Pty Limited | Copyright | 11 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here
Hearing set for 29 April 2014 |
| NSD506/2013 | Konami Gaming Inc & Anor | Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd | Patents | 11 March 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here
Directions set for 11 July 2014 |
| NSD820/2013 | Bitzer Australia Pty Ltd | Andrew Japp & Anor | Copyright | 11 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here
Directions set for 7 April 2014 |
| SYG1740/2013 | Extend A Home Constructions Pty Ltd | Robin Lopez & Ors | Copyright | 11 March 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here
Directions set for 15 May 2014 |
| NSD2002/2013 | The Pilbara Infrastructure Pty Ltd | Lynx Engineering Consultants Pty Ltd | Patents | 12 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here
Directions and Interlocutory Hearing set for 9 April 2014 |
| NSD2456/2013 | Orion Corporation & Ors | Actavis Australia Pty Ltd & Ors | Patents | 12 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here
Directions set for 4 April 2014 |
| NSD2461/2007 | Bradken Resources Pty Ltd | Lynx Engineering Consultants Pty Ltd | Patents | 12 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here
Directions set for 9 April 2014 |
| NSD983/2013 | Universal Solar and Surface Science Pty Ltd & Anor | Hills Holdings Ltd | Patents | 12 March 2014 return of Subpoena Adjourned – Pre-HearingDirections set for 8 April 2014 |
| NSD987/2012 | D & D Group Pty Ltd & Anor | Safetech Hardware Pty Ltd & Anor | Patents | 12 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here
Directions set for 10 April 2014 |
| SAD99/2012 | Lifeplan Australia Friendly Society Ltd & anor | Noel Woff & ors | Copyright | 12 March 2014 Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Judgement ReservedView orders here |
| SYG265/2014 | George Jaksic T/A Geographics Group | Jascom International Pty Limited & Ors | Copyright | 12 March 2014 First Court Date Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here
Hearing of Interlocutory Application set for 16 May 2014 |
| NSD2154/2013 | Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd & Ors | Global Gaming Supplies Pty Ltd & Ors | Appeal | 13 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here
Full Court Hearing set for 31 March 2014 |
| NSD132/2014 | Cementech Pty Limited | Boral Masonry Pty Limited | Patents | 13 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here
First Directions set for 4 April 2014 |
| NSD2082/2011 | Australian Mud Company Pty Ltd & Anor | Coretell Pty Ltd & Ors | Patents | 13 March 2014 Judgement Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here
View judgement here Directions set for 18 March 2014 |
| NSD2504/2007 | Tamawood Limited | Habitare Developments Pty Ltd & Ors | Copyright | 13 March 2014 Directions Adjourned – For HearingView orders here |
| WAD132/2007 | Australian Mud Company Pty Ltd & Ors | Coretell Pty Ltd & Anor | Infringement | 13 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here
Directions set for 12 September 2014 |
| NSD1774/2011 | Attachmate Corporation | Commonwealth of Australia | Copyright | 14 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here
Hearing set for 2 March 2015 |
| NSD2227/2012 | Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc | Aker Biomarine AS | Patents | 14 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here
Directions set for 1 August 2014 |
| NSD2373/2013 | Board & Batten International Inc & Anor | Vuly Trampolines Pty Limited | Patents | 14 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here
Directions set for 19 May 2014 |
| QUD311/2012 | N & E Bowder Pty Ltd | Australian Keg Company Pty Ltd | Patents | 14 March 2014 Mention |
| QUD797/2013 | NQ Group Pty Ltd | CQ Group Australia Pty Ltd & Anor | Trade marks | 14 March 2014 Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here |
| NSD1517/2007 | Mainline Corporate Holdings Ltd & Anor | Fexco Merchant Services & Ors | Patents | 14 March 2014 Part Heard Adjourned – Judgement Reserved |
| NSD2247/2011 | Mainline Corporate Holdings Ltd & Anor | Fexco Merchant Services & Ors | Patents | 14 March 2014 Part Heard Adjourned – Judgement ReservedDirections set for 24 March 2014 |
| NSD315/2013 | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd & Anor | Apple Inc. & Anor | Patents | 14 March 2014 Part Heard Adjourned – Part HeardPart Heard set for 17 March 2014 |
| NSD199/2014 | Warner-Lambert Company LLC | Apotex Pty Ltd | Patents | 14 March 2014 Judgment |
Finalised Cases
| File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Outcome |
| VID1147/2013 | Spraying Systems Co & Anor | Spray Technologies Co (Dayangzhou) Pty Ltd | Copyright | 11 March 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Discontinued/ Withdrawn |
| VID987/2013 | Williamson-Dickie Manufacturing Company | Virginia Elizabeth Easton | Trade marks | 11 March 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Discontinued/ WithdrawnView orders here |
| NSD169/2014 | First American Title Insurance Company Of Australia Pty Limited | Msa National Pty Limited | Trade marks | 14 March 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Discontinued/ Withdrawn |
| QUD678/2012 | Tramanco Pty Ltd | BPW Transpec Pty Ltd | Appeal | 13 March 2014 Judgement Finalised – Granted/Allowed in Part – Other Orders MadeView orders here
View judgement here |
| NSD166/2014 | First American Title Insurance Company Of Australia Pty Limited | MSA National Pty Limited | Trade marks | 14 March 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Discontinued/ Withdrawn |
| NSD2018/2008 | Fortytwo International Pty Ltd & Anor | Kim Barnes & Anor | Copyright | 14 March 2014 Finalised – Grant/Allowed in Part – Other Orders MadeView orders here
View judgment here |