An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 19 December 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 |
| SYG3548/2014 | FairFax Media Publications Pty Limited & Ors | David John Kenny & Ors | Coyright | 13 February 2015
First Court Date |
| SYG3549/2014 | Australian Associated Press Pty Limited & Ors | Investment Trends Pty Limited ACN 107 485 656 & Ors | Copyright | 27 January 2015
First Court Date |
| VID761/2014 | Len Markus & Anor | Royal Automobile Club of Queensland Limited | Patent | 5 February 2015
First Directions |
| NSD1355/2014 | Power Foods International Pty Ltd | Healthy Warrior Ltd | Trade Mark | 2 February 2015
First Directions |
Case Developments
| File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Development | |||
| WAD383/2014 | Pacvac Pty Ltd | Central Cleaning Supplies (Aust) Pty Ltd | Patent | 19 December 2014
Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing View Orders here Interlocutory Hearing set for 14 January 2015 |
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| MLG1552/2014 | Top Plus Pty Ltd | Mirae Investments Pty Ltd & Ors | Copyright | 15 December 2014
Directions Adjourned – Pre- Hearing View Orders here Directions set for 9 February 2015 |
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| NSD149/2014 | Anchorage Capital Partners Pty Limited | ACPA Pty Ltd & Anor | Trade Mark | 19 December 2014
Part Heard Adjourned – Part- Heard View Orders here Return of Subpoena set for 23 January 2015 |
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| NSD51/2012 | Apotex Pty Ltd | Les Laboratoires Servier | Patent | 15 December 2014
Adjourned – Final Hearing Concluded, Awaiting Submissions View Orders here |
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| NSD650/2014 | Garford Pty Ltd | DYWIDAG-Systems International Pty Ltd | Patent | 15 December 2014
Directions Adjourned – Pre- Hearing View Orders here Directions set for 23 March 2015 |
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| NSD959/2014 | Micropay Pty Ltd | Quest Payment Systems Pty Ltd | Trade Mark | 15 December 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing
View Orders here Directions set for 6 February 2015 |
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| QUD616/2014 | Astrack Consulting Services Pty Limited | John Holland Pty Ltd & Anor | Patent | 15 December 2014
Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing View Orders here Directions set for 5 May 2015 |
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| VID444/2014 | Bushland Flora Vic Pty Ltd | Majestic Selections Pty Ltd & Anor | Infringement | 16 December 2014
Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing View Orders here Hearing set for 13 April 2015 |
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| VID571/2014 | GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Investments (Ireland) (No. 2) Limited & Anor | Apotex Pty Ltd | Patent | 16 December 2014
Judgment Adjourned – Pre- Hearing View Orders here View Judgment here |
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| VID638/2014 | GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Investments (Ireland) (No. 2) Limited & Anor | Generic Partners Pty Ltd | Patent | 16 December 2015
Judgment Adjourned – Pre – Hearing View Orders here View Judgment here |
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| ADG218/2012 | Top Plus Pty Ltd | Maxtrend Pty Ltd & Ors | Infringement | 16 December 2014
Directions Adjourned – Pre- Hearing View Orders here Hearing set for 16 February 2015 |
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| NSD1080/2014 | Brand Developers Aust Pty Ltd | BDirect.com.au Pty Ltd & Ors | Infringement | 16 December 2014
Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing View Orders here Directions set for 10 March 2015 |
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| NSD1698/2013 | Upaid Systems Ltd | Telstra Corporation Ltd | Patent | 18 December 2014
Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing View Orders here Interlocutory Hearing set for 11 March 2015 |
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| NSD935/2014 | Bauer Consumer Media Ltd & Anor | Evergreen Television Pty Ltd | Trade Mark | 16 December 2014
Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing |
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| NSD2042/2012 | Novartis AG & Anor | Apotex Pty Limited | Patent | 17 December 2014
Administrative Listing Finalised – Dismissed by Consent View Orders here |
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| NSD448/2014 | Crescent Capital Partners Management Pty Ltd & Anor | Crescent Funds Management (Aust) Ltd | Trade Mark | 17 December 2014
Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing View Orders here |
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| NSD491/2013 | Apotex Pty Limited | Novartis AG & Anor | Patent | 17 December 2014
Administrative Listing Finalised – Dismissed by Consent View Orders here |
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| NSD954/2014 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. & Anor | Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd | Patent | 17 December 2014
Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing View Orders here |
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| VID447/2008 | SNF (Australia) Pty Ltd | Ciba Specialty Chemicals Water Treatment Limited & Ors | Patent | 17 December 2014
Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing View Orders here |
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| NSD1124/2009 | Generic Health Pty Ltd | Wyeth | Patent | 19 December 2014
Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing View Orders here Interlocutory Hearing set for 10 March 2015 |
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| NSD1639/2007 | Apotex Pty Ltd | Sanofi-Aventis | Patent | 19 December 2014
Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing View Orders here Interlocutory Hearing set for 10 March 2015 |
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| NSD596/2009 | Alphapharm Pty Ltd | Wyeth | Patent | 19 December 2014
Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing View Orders here Interlocutory Hearing set for 10 March 2015 |
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| QUD505/2014 | lastec Australia Pty Ltd | Sunny International Hardware Group Pty Ltd & Ors | Trade Mark | 18 December 2014
Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing View Orders here Hearing set for 20 July 2015 |
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| SYG3030/2014 | Dennis Flaherty | Lawand Education Pty Limited | Infringement | 18 December 2014
Directions Adjourned – Pre- Hearing View Orders here |
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| SYG3032/2014 | George Kilfoil Tenney | Neil Meka | Infringement | 18 December 2014
Directions Adjourned – Pre- Hearing View Orders here |
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| VID195/2009 | Sigma Pharmaceuticals (Australia) Pty Ltd | Wyeth | Patent | 19 December 2014
Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing View Orders here Interlocutory Hearing set for 10 March 2015 |
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| VID316/2014 | Yotopia Pty Ltd & Anor | Basic Goodness Pty Ltd & Ors | Copyright | 18 December 2014
Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing View Orders here |
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| VID784/2012 | Fairlight.Au Pty Ltd | Peter Vogel Instruments Pty Ltd & Anor | Trade Mark | 18 December 2014
Part Heard Adjourned – Final Hearing Concluded, Awaiting Submissions |
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| VID853/2013 | Streetworx Pty Ltd | Artcraft Urban Group Pty Ltd & Anor | Patent | 18 December 2014
Judgment Adjourned – Final Hearing Concluded, Awaiting Submissions View Orders here View Judgment here Part Heard set for 30 January 2015 |
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| MLG2388/2014 | Facton Ltd & Ors | Mohammad Ghamloush | Trade Mark | 19 December 2014
Directions Adjourned –Pre- Hearing View Orders here Directions set for 6 February 2015 |
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| NSD1029/2014 | Water Decontamination Technologies Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed) & Anor | Leo Crasti | Patent | Scheduling Conference set for 19 December 2014 | |||
| NSD1124/2009 | Generic Health Pty Ltd | Wyeth | Patent | 19 December 2014
Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing View Orders here Interlocutory Hearing set for 10 March 2015 |
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| NSD1180/2014 | Ansell Healthcare Products LLC & Anor | Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) Pty Ltd `& Ors | Patent | 19 December 2014
First Directions |
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| NSD1771/2013 | Board & Batten International Inc & Ors | Vuly Pty Limited & Ors | Patent | 19 December 2014
Directions |
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| NSD272/2014 | Dick Smith Investments Pty Ltd ACN 000 897 174 & Anor | Roger John Ramsey | Trade Mark | 19 December 2014
Directions |
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| NSD362/2014 | Ozemate Pty Limited | Roger John Ramsey & Anor | Trade Mark | 19 December 2014
Directions |
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| NSD558/2014 | Nichia Corporation | Arrow Electronics Australia Pty Ltd | Not Defined | 19 December 2014
Directions Adjourned – Pre- Hearing View Orders here Directions set for 18 February 2015 |
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| SYG3214/2013 | Societe des Produits Nestle SA & Ors | James William Christian | Trade Mark | 19 December 2014
Judgment Finalised Dismissed View Orders here View Judgment here Hearing of Interlocutory Application set for 13 February 2015 |
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| VID269/2014 | Dealer Support Services Pty Ltd | Motor Trades Association of Australia Ltd | Trade Mark | 19 December 2014
Directions |
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| VID317/2013 | Blue Gentian LLC | Product Management Group Pty Ltd | Patent | 19 December 2014
Directions Adjourned – Pre- Hearing View Orders here Directions set for 13 March 2014 |
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| VID714/2014 | InSight Clinical Imaging Pty Ltd | Insight Radiology Pty Ltd & Anor | Trade Mark | 19 December 2014
First Directions Adjourned – Pre- Hearing View Orders here Directions set for 8 May 2015 |
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| WAD383/2014 | Pacvac Pty Ltd | Central Cleaning Supplies (Aust) Pty Ltd | Patent | 19 December 2014
Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing View Orders here Interlocutory Hearing set for 14 January 2015 |
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Finalised Cases
| File No | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Outcome | |||||
| VID188/2014 | Pacific Enterprises (Aust.) Pty Ltd & Anor | Bernen Pty Ltd & Anor | Patent | 16 December 2014
Judgment Finalised – Granted/ Allowed View Orders here View Judgment here |
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| NSD1048/2012 | Novartis AG & Ors | Hospira Pty Limited | Patent | 17 December 2014
Administrative Listing Finalised – Dismissed by Consent View Orders here |
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| NSD1207/2012 | Novartis AG & Anor | Hospira Pty Limited | Patent | 17 December 2014
Administrative Listing Finalised – Dismissed by Consent View Orders here |
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| SYG2252/2014 | Vincent Khoury Tylor | Margaret Dygut & Anor | Infringement | 19 December 2014
Administrative Listing Finalised – Discontinued |
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