An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 17 January 2014.
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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 |
| WAD9/2014 | Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited | Mal Brewer | Trade marks | Directions set for 31 January 2014 |
Case Developments
| File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Development |
| SAD291/2013 | Neobev Pty Ltd | Bacchus Distillery Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed) | Patents | 16 January 2014 Judgement Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here View judgement here Directions set for 23 January 2014 |
| SYG2536/2013 | Australasian Performing Right Association of Australia Limited | Sound Box Karaoke Pty Limited & Ors | Copyright | 16 January 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
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| VID764/2010 | Seafolly Pty Ltd | Leah Madden | Copyright | 16 January 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Part-Hear
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| NSD2040/2013 | Lift Shop Pty Ltd | Easy Living Home Elevators Pty Ltd | Appeals | 16 January 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – For-Hearing
View orders here Full Court Hearing set for 12 February 2014 |
Finalised Cases
| File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Outcome |
| SYG2464/2013 | Vincent Khoury Tylor | Travelmanagers Australia Pty Limited & Ors | Copyright | 13 January 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Discontinued |
| VID125/2012 | Chia Khim Lee Food Industries Pte Ltd | Red Bull GmbH | Trade marks | 13 January 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Dismissed by Consent
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| VID919/2013 | Chia Khim Lee Food Industries Pte Ltd | Red Bull GmbH | Trade marks | 13 January 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Dismissed by Consent
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