An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 23 January 2015.
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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 |
| VID19/2015 | Alltel Pty Ltd | Ashley Breeden & Anor | Copyright | 20 February 2015
First Directions |
| NSD38/2015 | Just Squeezed Fruit Juices (NSW) Pty Ltd | Just Squeezed Fruit Juices Pty Ltd | Trade Mark | 17 February 2015
First Directions |
| NSD43/2015 | Bridgestone Licensing Services Inc | Marshalls Mono Limited | Trade Mark | 17 February 2015
First Directions |
| MLG97/2015 | Aizaz Hassan | The Age Company Limited & Anor | Copyright | 20 February 2015
Directions |
Case Developments
| File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Development | |
| NSD491/2010 | GE BetzDearborn Canada Company | Memcor Australia Pty Ltd | Patent | 12 January 2015 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing
View Orders here Directions listed for 10 February 2015 |
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| WAD383/2014 | Pacvac Pty Ltd | Central Cleaning Supplies (Aust) Pty Ltd | Patent | 13 January 2015 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing
View Orders here Interlocutory Hearing set for 17 February 2015 |
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| NSD935/2014 | Bauer Consumer Media Ltd & Anor | Evergreen Television Pty Ltd | Trade Mark | 14 January 2015 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing
View Orders here Directions set for 4 March 2015 |
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| NSD339/2014 | Janette Gail Francis | Allen & Unwin Pty Limited & Ors | Copyright | 15 January 2015 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing
View Orders here
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| NSD2556/2013 | Voxson Pty Ltd | Telstra Corporation Ltd ACN 051 775 556 & Ors | Patent | 16 January 2015 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing
View Orders here Interlocutory Hearing set for 4 February 2015 |
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| NSD2436/2013 | Voxson Pty Limited | Telstra Corporation Limited & Ors | Patent | 20 January 2015 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing
View Orders here Interlocutory Hearing set for 4 February 2015 |
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| VID714/2014 | InSight Clinical Imaging Pty Ltd | Insight Radiology Pty Ltd & Anor | Trade Mark | 20 January 2015 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Part Heard
View Orders here |
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| MLG2267/2014 | BSB Pacific Pty Ltd | Salon Concepts NZ Ltd & Ors | Trade Mark | 21 January 2015 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing
View Orders here |
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| WAD347/2014 | Safety Direct Solutions Pty Ltd | Matthew James Watson & Anor | Coyright | 22 January 2015 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing
View Orders here Directions Hearing set for 31 March 2015 |
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| NSD149/2014 | Anchorage Capital Partners Pty Limited | ACPA Pty Ltd & Anor | Trade Mark | 23 January 2015 Retu4rn of Subpoena Adjourned – Part- Heard
View Orders here Part Heard set for 29 January 2015
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| NSD940/2014 | James William Christian & Anor | Societe Des Products Nestle S.A. & Anor | Intellectual Property | 20 January 2015 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing
View Orders here Full Court Hearing set for 2 March 2015 |
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| NSD2526/2013 | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company & Anor | Apotex Pty Ltd | Intellectual Property | 23 January 2015 Judgment Finalised – Dismissed
View Orders here View Judgment here |
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| NSD2535/2013 | Apotex Pty Ltd | Apotex Pty Ltd | Intellectual Property | 23 January 2015 Judgment Adjourned – Final Hearing Concluded, Awaiting Submissions
View Orders here View Judgment here |
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Finalised Cases
| File No | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Outcome | |||
| BRG617/2014 | Heather Nyssen & Denise Lawrence T/A Trim N Healthy | Slim N Healthy Pty Ltd & Anor | Trade Mark | 13 January 2015 Administrative Listing Finalised – Discontinued | |||
| VID269/2014 | Dealer Support Services Pty Ltd | Motor Trades Association of Australia Ltd | Trade Mark | 19 December 2015 Administrative Listing Finalised – Dismissed by Consent
View Orders here |
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