An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 18 July 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 |
| NSD701/2014 | Mantrose-Haeuser Co, Inc | Avondale Foods Pty Ltd & Ors | Patents | First Directions set for 12 August 2014 |
| QUD359/2014 | Whelan Kartaway Pty Ltd | Mark Andrew Tinkler | Trade marks | Directions set for 5 August 2014 |
| NSD711/2014 | Geneva Laboratories Limited | Oze-Pharmacy Pty Ltd & Ors | Trade marks | Directions set for 23 July 2014 |
| NSD710/2014 | Geneva Laboratories Limited | Steven Nguyen trading as Health Line Pharmacy-Sydney & Ors | Trade marks | Directions set for 23 July 2014 |
| NSD708/2014 | Societe Des Produits Nestle S.A. | Mars, Incorporated | Patents | First Directions set for 19 August 2014 |
| NSD709/2014 | Societe Des Produits Nestle S.A. | Mars, Incorporated | Patents | First Directions set for 19 August 2014 |
| NSD721/2014 | Whites Group Pty Ltd | Trio Group Australia Pty Ltd & Ors | Design | First Directions set for 24 September 2014 |
| WAD215/2014 | S I S (Science In Sport) Limited | Fuelled Pty Ltd | Trade marks | Directions set for 19 August 2014 |
| BRG620/2014 | Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation (Australia) Pty Limited | Specialty Mens Apparel Pty Ltd & Anor | Copyright | First Court Date set for 11 August 2014 |
| NSD712/2014 | Geneva Laboratories Limited | Pharmacy 4 Less Pty Ltd & Ors | Trade marks | Directions set for 23 July 2014 |
| SYG2008/2014 | Darren Lamont | Malishus | Trade marks | First Court Date set for 3 September 2014 |
Case Developments
| File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Development |
| NSD1010/2013 | Vringo Infrastructure INC | ZTE (Australia) Pty Ltd | Infringement | 14 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here
Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing View orders here Interlocutory Hearing set for 29 September 2014 |
| NSD251/2014 | Warner-Lambert Company LLC & Ors | Generic Partners Pty Ltd | Patents | 14 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here
Directions set for 5 August 2014 |
| NSD558/2014 | Nichia Corporation | Arrow Electronics Australia Pty Ltd | Patents | 14 July 2014 First Directions Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here
Directions set for 29 September 2014 |
| VID784/2012 | Fairlight.Au Pty Ltd | Peter Vogel Instruments Pty Ltd & Anor | Trade marks | 14 July 2014 Directions Adjourned – For HearingInterlocutory Hearing set for 12 August 2014 |
| NSD506/2013 | Konami Gaming Inc & Anor | Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd | Patents | 15 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here
Directions set for 30 September 2014 |
| NSD2082/2011 | Australian Mud Company Pty Ltd & Anor | Coretell Pty Ltd & Ors | Patents | 15 July 2014 Part Heard Adjourned – Pre-HearingPart Heard set for 21 July 2014 |
| SYG1604/2014 | Frank Monte | Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd | Copyright | 15 July 2014 First Court Date Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here |
| VID1291/2011 | Smart Openers Pty Ltd | Automatic Technology (Australia) Pty Ltd & Anor | Patents | 15 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Part-HeardView orders here
Return of Subpoena set for 23 July 2014 |
| NSD2124/2013 | Virgin Enterprises Limited | Agripower Australia Limited | Appeal | 16 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here
Directions set for 1 August 2014 |
| NSD2456/2013 | Orion Corporation & Ors | Actavis Australia Pty Ltd & Ors | Patents | 16 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here
Directions set for 17 October 2014 |
| SYG3145/2013 | Vertical Leisure Limited & Anor | Skyrunner Pty Ltd & Anor | Copyright | 16 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here
Hearing of Interlocutory Application set for 3 September 2014 |
| VID252/2014 | Burberry Limited & Anor | Mynetsale Pty Ltd & Ors | Infringement | 16 July 2014 Mention Adjourned – For Hearing |
| NSD149/2014 | Anchorage Capital Partners Pty Limited | ACPA Pty Ltd & Anor | Trade marks | 17 July 2014 Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing |
| NSD582/2014 | BHP Billiton Worsley Alumina Pty Limited | Alcoa of Australia Limited | Patents | 17 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here
Directions set for 19 September 2014 |
| WAD242/2013 | Interactive Internet Services Pty Ltd | CMS Software House Pty Ltd | Copyright | 17 July 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here
Directions set for 3 September 2014 |
| NSD706/2014 | Alphapharm Pty Ltd & Ors | H Lundbeck A/S & Anor | Patents | 18 July 2014 DirectionsFirst Directions set for 8 August 2014 |
| NSD1124/2009 | Generic Health Pty Ltd | Wyeth | Patents | 18 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here
Directions set for 12 August 2014 |
| NSD48/2013 | Gilead Sciences Pty Limited | Idenix (Cayman) Ltd & Ors | Patents | 18 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here
Directions and Interlocutory Hearing set for 23 October 2014 |
| NSD596/2009 | Alphapharm Pty Ltd | Wyeth | Patents | 18 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here
Directions set for 12 August 2014 |
| NSD686/2014 | Epoch Capital Pty Ltd & Ors | Coventry Management Pty Ltd as Trustee for Conventry Investment Trust & Anor | Copyright | 18 July 2014 Directions and Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here
Directions set for 29 July 2014 |
| VID1029/2012 | DSM Nutritional Products, LLC | Suntory Holdings Limited | Patent | 18 July 2014 Directions and Interlocutory Hearing |
| VID195/2009 | Sigma Pharmaceuticals (Australia) Pty Ltd | Wyeth | Patents | 18 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here
Directions set for 12 August 2014 |
| VID316/2014 | Yotopia Pty Ltd & Anor | Basic Goodness Pty Ltd & Ors | Copyright | 18 July 2014 First Directions |
Finalised Cases
| File No | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Outcome |
| NSD787/2012 | Airlaw Pty Limited | Australian Animal Care Systems Pty Limited & Ors | Patents | 14 July 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Dismissed By ConsentView orders here |
| SYG3218/2013 | Microsoft Corporation & Ors | Ramez Morris Sarofeem trading as ‘PC Tele Consulting’ | Copyright | 15 July 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Allowed by ConsentView orders here |
| NSD1335/2012 | Make-Up Art Cosmetics Inc. & Ors | Brandpoint Pty Ltd | Trade marks | 16 July 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Discontinued/ WithdrawnView orders here |
| SYG780/2014 | Bob Rozinski & Anor | Brett Craig Jenkin | Copyright | 16 July 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Discontinued |
| VID1022/2013 | Heart Rate Inc. | Robert Crouch & Anor | Trade marks | 16 July 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Dismissed By ConsentView orders here |
| VID1291/2013 | Robert Crouch | Bodytastic Pty Ltd | Trade marks | 16 July 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Dismissed By ConsentView orders here |
| NSD981/2013 | Sarb Management Group Pty Ltd (T/A Database Consultants Australia) | Vehicle Monitoring Systems Pty Ltd | Appeal | 16 July 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Dismissed By ConsentView orders here |
