An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 23 May 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 |
| MLG967/2014 | Van Phu Le | Dang Khan | Copyright | Directions set for 20 June 2014 |
Case Developments
| File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Development |
| NSD601/2010 | Siemens Water Technologies Corp & Memcor Australia Pty Ltd & Anor | GE Betz Pty Ltd & Ors | Patents | 19 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 16 September 2014 |
| QUD797/2013 | NQ Group Pty Ltd | CQ Group Australia Pty Ltd & Anor | Trade marks | 19 May 2014 Directions Adjourned – For Hearing
View orders here Hearing set for 1 October 2014 |
| NSD2567/2013 | The Search Party Pty Ltd | Tempurer Pty Ltd | Trade marks | 20 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 25 June 2014 |
| NSD51/2012 | Apotex Pty Ltd | Les Laboratoires Servier | Patents | 20 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Final Hearing Concluded, Awaiting Submissions
View orders here |
| VID42/2014 | Burberry Limited & Anor | VOI Concept Stores Pty Ltd & Ors | Trade marks | 20 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 27 June 2014 |
| NSD1355/2010 | Winnebago Industries, Inc | Knott Investments Pty Ltd & Ors | Copyright | 21 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 28 July 2014 |
| VID231/2014 | AstraZeneca AB & Anor | Medis Pharma Pty Ltd | Patents | 21 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Interlocutory Hearing set for 19 June 2014 |
| NSD1639/2007 | Apotex Pty Ltd | Sanofi-Aventis | Patents | 21 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 24 October 2014 |
| NSD820/2013 | Bitzer Australia Pty Ltd | Andrew Japp & Anor | Copyright | 21 May 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 23 June 2014 |
| VID1291/2011 | Smart Openers Pty Ltd | Automatic Technology (Australia) Pty Ltd & Anor | Patents | 21 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Part-Heard
View orders here Return of Subpoena set for 11 June 2014 |
| VID231/2014 | AstraZeneca AB & Anor | Medis Pharma Pty Ltd | Patents | 21 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Interlocutory Hearing set for 19 June 2014 |
| NSD341/2014 | Albert Kim Barnes & Anor | Forty Two International Pty Ltd & Ors | Appeals | 22 May 2014 Settlement of Index Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
Full Court Hearing set for 4 August 2014 |
| NSD1010/2013 | Vringo Infrastructure INC | ZTE (Australia) Pty Ltd | Infringement | 23 May 2014 Judgement Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here View judgement here |
| VID154/2014 | Placitum Pty Ltd & Anor | Paul Andreotta | Trade marks | 23 May 2014 Scheduling Conference Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here |
| NSD461/2014 | Sports Data Pty Ltd | Prozone Sports Australia Pty Ltd | Copyright | 23 May 2014 Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Interlocutory Hearing set for 26 May 2014 |
| NSD344/2014 | Geneva Laboratories Limited | Prestige Premium Deals Pty Ltd & Ors | Trade marks | 23 May 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Return of Subpoena set for 28 May 2014 |
Finalised Cases
| File No | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Outcome |
| NSD287/2014 | Warner-Lambert Company LLC & Ors | Apotex Pty Ltd | Appeals | 19 May 2014 Judgement Finalised – Granted/ Allowed
View orders here View judgement here |
| NSD481/2014 | Machine Zone, Inc | Weezeewig Pty Limited & Anor | Trade marks | 20 May 2014 First Directions Finalised – Granted/ Allowed By Consent
View orders here |
| PEG102/2014 | Alutech Pty Ltd | Alutech Australia Pty Ltd | Infringement | 20 May 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Discontinued |
| MLG1560/2013 | Norman William Stimson | Jeremy D Redmond & Anor | Copyright | 21 May 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Discontinued |