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Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up 20 December 2013

An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 20 December 2013.

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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
SYG3145/2013 Vertical Leisure Limited & Anor Skyrunner Pty Ltd & Anor Copyright First Court Date set for 6 February 2014
VID1360/2013 AstraZeneca AB Apotex Pty Ltd Patents Directions set for 14 March 2014
SYG3214/2013 Societe des Produits Nestle SA & Anor James Williams Christian & Anor Trade marks First Court Date set for 26 February 2014
VID1374/2013 Premium Floors Australia Pty Limited G P Embelton & Comaany Proprietary Limited Copyright Scheduling Conference set for 14 March 2014
NSD2556/2013 Voxson Pty Ltd Telstra Corporation Ltd & Ors Patents First Directions set for 28 February 2014
SYG3191/2013 Ian Blair Hamilton Registrar of Trade Marks & Anor Trade marks First Court Date set for 3 April 2014
NSD2567/2013 The Search Party Pty Ltd Tempurer Pty Ltd Trade marks First Directions set for 6 February 2014


Case Developments

File No. Applicant(s) Respondent(s) Type Development
MLG1560/2013 Norman William Stimson Jeremy D Redmond & Anor Copyright 16 December 2013 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 7 April 2014

NSD1429/2011 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd Konami Australia Pty Ltd` Patents 19 December 2013 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Hearing set for 4 March 2014

NSD1517/2007 Mainline Corporate Holdings Ltd & Anor Fexco Merchant Services & Ors Patents 16 December 2013 Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Hearing set for 10 March 2013

NSD2247/2011 Mainline Corporate Holdings Ltd & Anor Fexco Merchant Services & Ors Patents 16 December 2013 Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Hearing set for 10 March 2014

NSD315/2013 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd & Anor Apple Inc. & Anor Patents 19 December 2013 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Part Heard

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Part Heard set for 30 January 2014

QUD731/2013 Surveillance Guard Co Limited Jeffrey Holland Not Defined 16 December 2013 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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SAD291/2013 Neobev Pty Ltd Bacchus Distillery Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed) Patents 19 December 2013 Part Heard Adjourned – Judgement Reserved

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SYG2604/2013 Phonographic Performance Co of Australia Ltd & Ors Horizon Hotels Pty Ltd & Anor Copyright 16 December 2013 Directions Adjourned – For Hearing

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Hearing set for 18 March 2014

SYG2925/2013 Andrea Carter-Bowman Ltd Reed Pacific Media Pty Ltd & Ors Copyright 16 December 2013 First Court Date Adjourned – For Hearing

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Hearing set for 19 May 2014

WAD242/2013 Interactive Internet Services Pty Ltd CMS Software House Pty Ltd Copyright 16 December 2013 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Interlocutory Hearing set for 18 March 2014

NSD1174/2012 Apotex Pty Limited Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals & Anor Patents 17 December 2013 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Hearing set for 30 October 2014

NSD2498/2013 Ainsworth Game Technology Limited Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd Patents 17 December 2013 Directions Adjourned – For Hearing

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Hearing set for 25 February 2014

NSD2501/2013 Ainsworth Game Technology Limited Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd Patents 17 December 2013 Directions – Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 25 February 2014

NSD2504/2007 Tamawood Limited Habitare Developments Pty Ltd & Ors Copyright 17 December Judgement Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 14 February 2014

NSD491/2010 GE BetzDearborn Canada Company Memcor Australia Pty Ltd Patents 17 December 2013 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 10 June 2014

NSD734/2013 Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare UK Ltd GlaxoSmithKline Australia Pty Ltd Patents 14 December 2013 Directions Adjourned – For Hearing

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Hearing set for 2 June 2014

NSD983/2013 Universal Solar and Surface Science Pty Ltd & Anor Hills Holdings Ltd Patents 18 December 2013 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 8 April 2014

SYG2833/2013 Pfizer Inc. & Ors Petrus Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd Trade marks 17 December 2013 First Court Date Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
VID1291/2011 Smart Openers Pty Ltd Automatic Technology (Australia) Pty Ltd & Anor Patents 17 December 2013 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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MLG1053/2013 Ita Buttrose & Anor The Senior’s Choice (Australia) Pty Ltd & Anor Copyright 18 December 2013 Mention Adjourned – For Hearing

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Directions set for 13 February 2014

QUD562/2013 Andrew John Wheeler & Ors Ausroad Systems Pty Ltd & Anor Patents 18 December 2013 Mention Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
NSD1384/2009 Euro-Celtique S.A. Sandoz Pty Ltd Appeal 19 December 2013 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 10 February 2014

NSD1385/2009 Sandoz Pty Ltd Euroceltique S.A. Appeal 19 December 2013 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

Directions set for 10 February 2014

NSD1902/2013 Eli Lilly And Company & Anor Generic Health Pty Ltd Patents 19 December 2013 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 10 April 2013

NSD2103/2013 Bldcare Australia Pty Ltd & Ors Registrar of Trade Marks & Ors Trade marks 19 December 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions and Interlocutory Hearing set for 26 February 2014

NSD2147/2013 Sandoz Pty Ltd Euro-Celtique S.A. Patents 19 December 2014 Directions Adjourned -Pre-Hearing

Directions set for 10 February 2014

VID853/2013 Streetworx Pty Ltd Artcraft Urban Group Pty Ltd & Anor Patents 19 December 2013 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 7 February 2014

NSD1335/2012 Make-Up Art Cosmetics Inc. & Anor Target Australia Pty Ltd Trade marks 20 December 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 3 February 2014

NSD1587/2012 Make-Up Art Cosmetics Inc & Anor Premium Designer Brands Pty Ltd & Ors Trade marks 20 December 2013 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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NSD1697/2010 Enviro Global Pty Ltd & Anor Kembla Watertech Pty Ltd Patents 20 December 2013 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Hearing set for 3 February 2014

NSD2085/2013 Bayer Australia Limited Novartis AG Patents 20 December 2013 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 18 March 2014

NSD2456/2013 Orion Corporation & Ors Actavis Australia Pty Ltd Patents 20 December 2013 First Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 7 March 2014

NSD537/2013 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd Ainsworth Game Technology Limited Patents 20 December 2013 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 9 December 2014

NSD763/2013 Apotex Pty Limited Warner-Lambert Company Llc Patents 20 December 2013 Interlocutory Hearing

Directions set for 9 September 2014

NSD936/2012 Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp & Anor Apotex Pty Ltd Not Defined 20 December 2013 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 8 April 2014

VID286/2013 Chi Drinks Ltd Encompass Distributor Group Pty Ltd Copyright 20 December 2013 Case Management Conference Adjourned – For Hearing

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Directions set for 7 February 2014


Finalised Cases

File No. Applicant(s) Respondent(s) Type Outcome
NSD1829/2012 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited Konami Australia Pty Ltd Patents 17 December 2013 Directions Finalised – Dismissed By Consent

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VID499/2013 BASF Agro B.V Environmax Technologies Pty Ltd Patents 17 December 2013 Administrative Listing Finalised – Discontinued / Withdrawn

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VID764/2013 Clickcorp Pty Ltd Chang Xiong Zheng & Anor Trade marks 17 December 2013 Administrative Listing Finalised – Dismissed By Consent

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VID873/2004 Acohs Pty Ltd Ucorp Pty Ltd & Anor Copyright 17 December 2013 Judgement Finalised – Granted / Allowed in Part – Other Orders Made

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NSD1603/2013 Commodity Inspection Services (Australia) Pty Limited (CIS) CIS Commodity Inspection Services (Australia) Pty Ltd & Anor Trade marks 18 December 2013 Administrative Listing Finalised – Dismissed

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VID990/2011 Vendor Advocacy Australia Pty Ltd Peter Seitanidis Copyright 19 December 2013 Hearing Finalised – Dismissed

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QUD374/2010 Centor Products Pty Ltd RMD Industries Pty Ltd Patents 20 December 2013 Judgement Finalised – Dismissed

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