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
View orders here 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
View orders here 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
View orders here 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
View orders here 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
View orders here Part Heard set for 30 January 2014 |
| QUD731/2013 | Surveillance Guard Co Limited | Jeffrey Holland | Not Defined | 16 December 2013 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here |
| SAD291/2013 | Neobev Pty Ltd | Bacchus Distillery Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed) | Patents | 19 December 2013 Part Heard Adjourned – Judgement Reserved
View orders here |
| SYG2604/2013 | Phonographic Performance Co of Australia Ltd & Ors | Horizon Hotels Pty Ltd & Anor | Copyright | 16 December 2013 Directions Adjourned – For Hearing
View orders here 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
View orders here 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
View orders here 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
View orders here 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
View orders here 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
View orders here Directions set for 25 February 2014 |
| NSD2504/2007 | Tamawood Limited | Habitare Developments Pty Ltd & Ors | Copyright | 17 December Judgement Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here 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
View orders here 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
View orders here 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
View orders here 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
View orders here |
| MLG1053/2013 | Ita Buttrose & Anor | The Senior’s Choice (Australia) Pty Ltd & Anor | Copyright | 18 December 2013 Mention Adjourned – For Hearing
View orders here 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
View orders here 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
View orders here 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
View orders here 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
View orders here 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
View orders here 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
View orders here |
| NSD1697/2010 | Enviro Global Pty Ltd & Anor | Kembla Watertech Pty Ltd | Patents | 20 December 2013 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Hearing set for 3 February 2014 |
| NSD2085/2013 | Bayer Australia Limited | Novartis AG | Patents | 20 December 2013 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 18 March 2014 |
| NSD2456/2013 | Orion Corporation & Ors | Actavis Australia Pty Ltd | Patents | 20 December 2013 First Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here 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
View orders here 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
View orders here 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
View orders here 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
View orders here |
| VID499/2013 | BASF Agro B.V | Environmax Technologies Pty Ltd | Patents | 17 December 2013 Administrative Listing Finalised – Discontinued / Withdrawn
View orders here |
| VID764/2013 | Clickcorp Pty Ltd | Chang Xiong Zheng & Anor | Trade marks | 17 December 2013 Administrative Listing Finalised – Dismissed By Consent
View orders here |
| VID873/2004 | Acohs Pty Ltd | Ucorp Pty Ltd & Anor | Copyright | 17 December 2013 Judgement Finalised – Granted / Allowed in Part – Other Orders Made
View orders here View judgement here |
| 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
View orders here |
| VID990/2011 | Vendor Advocacy Australia Pty Ltd | Peter Seitanidis | Copyright | 19 December 2013 Hearing Finalised – Dismissed
View orders here View judgement here |
| QUD374/2010 | Centor Products Pty Ltd | RMD Industries Pty Ltd | Patents | 20 December 2013 Judgement Finalised – Dismissed
View orders here |