An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 28 March 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 |
| SYG779/2014 | Bob Rozinski & Anor | Travelations Pty Ltd ACN & Ors | Copyright | First Court Date set for 2 May 2014 |
| SYG780/2014 | Bob Rozinski & Anor | Brett Craig Jenkin | Copyright | First Court Date set for 6 May 2014 |
| VID188/2014 | Pacific Enterprises (Aust.) Pty Ltd & Anor | Bernen Pty Ltd & Anor | Patents | First Directions set for 2 May 2014 |
Case Developments
| File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Development |
| NSD1124/2009 | Generic Health Pty Ltd | Wyeth | Patents | 24 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 23 May 2014 |
| NSD1273/2010 | Multisteps Pty Ltd | Source and Sell Pty Ltd | Patents | 24 March 2014 Directions Adjourned – For review of progress |
| NSD2035/2012 | Apotex Pty Limited | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp & Anor | Patents | 24 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Case Management Conference set for 10 June 2014 |
| NSD596/2009 | Alphapharm Pty Ltd | Wyeth | Patents | 24 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 23 May 2014 |
| NSD96/2011 | Fieldturf Tarkett Inc | Tigerturf International Limited | Patents | 26 March 2014 Part Heard Adjourned
Part Heard set for 7 April 2014 |
| NSD227/2011 | Tigerturf International Ltd | Fieldturf Tarkett Inc | Patents | 26 March 2014 Part Heard Adjourned
Part Heard set for 7 April 2014 |
| QUD93/2014 | Nextra Australia Pty Limited & Anor | Automatic, Inc | Trade marks | 24 March 2014 Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
Directions set for 4 April 2014 |
| VID195/2009 | Sigma Pharmaceuticals (Australia) Pty Ltd | Wyeth | Patents | 24 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 23 May 2014 |
| VID1108/2012 | Leah Madden | Seafolly Pty Ltd | Appeal | 24 March 2014 Judgement Adjourned – Final Hearing Concluded, Awaiting Submissions
View orders here View judgement here |
| NSD2154/2013 | Dongguang Li | Jinsong Leng | Appeal | 25 March 2014 Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Interlocutory Hearing set for 30 April 2014 |
| WAD50/2014 | Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd & Ors | Global Gaming Supplies Pty Ltd & Ors | Appeal | 25 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Full Court Hearing set for 31 March 2014 |
| NSD1517/2007 | Mainline Corporate Holdings Ltd & Anor | Fexco Merchant Services & Ors | Patents | 28 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 7 April 2014 |
| NSD121/2012 | Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd & Anor | Generic Health Pty Ltd | Patents | 28 March 2014 Part Heard Adjourned
Part Heard set for 14 April 2014 |
| NSD2247/2011 | Mainline Corporate Holdings Ltd & Anor | Fexco Merchant Services & Ors | Patents | 28 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 7 April 2014 |
| NSD315/2013 | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd & Anor | Apple Inc. & Anor | Patents | 28 March 2014 Part Heard Adjourned
Part Heard set for 31 March 2014 |
| QUD139/2012 | Leica Geosystems Pty Ltd & Ors | Andrew Koudstaal & Anor | Copyright | 28 March 2014 Part Heard Adjourned – Judgement Reserved |
| VID463/2013 | B. Braun Melsungen AG | Multigate Medical Devices Pty Ltd | Patents | 28 March 2014 Part Heard |
| NSD17/2014 | Sealed Air Corporation | Kureha Corporation | Patents | 25 March 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 3 June 2014 |
| VID876/2010 | The Coca-Cola Company | Pepsico Inc & Ors | Trade marks | 28 March 2014 Part Heard
Part Heard set for 31 March 2014 |
| NSD1639/2007 | Apotex Pty Ltd | Sanofi-Aventis | Patents | 26 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions and Interlocutory Hearing set for 13 May 2014 |
| NSD19/2012 | Apotex Pty Limited | F. Hoffman-La Roche AG | Patents | 26 March 2014 Case Management Conference Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Hearing set for 1 December 2014 |
| NSD226/2014 | Surgibit IP Holdings Pty Ltd & Anor | Liam Ellis & Ors | Patents | 26 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 5 June 2014 |
| NSD2567/2013 | The Search Party Pty Ltd | Tempurer Pty Ltd | Trade marks | 26 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 24 April 2014 |
| NSD734/2013 | Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare UK Ltd | GlaxoSmithKline Australia Pty Ltd | Patents | 26 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Hearing set for 2 June 2014 |
| QUD762/2012 | Accor Australia & New Zealand Hospitality Pty Ltd & Anor | Liv Pty Ltd & Ors | Trade marks | 26 March 2014 Part Heard Adjourned – Final Hearing Concluded, Awaiting Submissions |
| VID611/2012 | Louis Vuitton Malletier | Sonya Valentine Pty Ltd & Ors | Trade marks | 26 March 2014 Examination Adjourned – Pre-Hearing |
| WAD18/2014 | Austming Trade Pty Ltd | Mindsinsync, Inc. | Patents | 26 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 29 April 2014 |
| ADG340/2013 | Wahlstedt Corporation Pty Ltd | Justine Jury & anor | Copyright | 27 March 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 8 September 2014 |
| SYG3145/2013 | Vertical Leisure Limited & Anor | Skyrunner Pty Ltd & Anor | Copyright | 27 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 11 April 2014 |
| VID259/2013 | Sandvik Intellectual Property AB & Anor | Quarry Mining & Construction Equipment Pty Ltd | Patents | 27 March 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 10 October 2014 |
| NSD2426/2013 | Eremad Pty Ltd | Sanofi | Trade marks | 28 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here First Directions set for 15 April 2014 |
| NSD2537/2013 | Clipsal Australia Pty Limited & Anor | Clipso Electrical Pty Limited & Anor | Trade marks | 28 March 2014 First Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 3 October 2014 |
| VID115/2014 | Rimskins Pty Ltd | Autotecnia Imports Pty Ltd | Patents | 28 March 2014 Directions Adjourned Pre-Hearing
View orders here Interlocutory Hearing set for 8 April 2014 |
| VID1311/2013 | Louis Vuitton Malletier | Imagination Group (Aust) Pty Ltd | Trade marks | 28 March 2014 Directions
Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing View orders here |
| VID41/2014 | Truong Giang Corporation | Tung Mau Quach (also known as “John Guach”) | Trade marks | 28 March 2014 Scheduling Conference Adjourned – Part Heard
View orders here Scheduling Conference set for 8 April 2014 |
| NSD287/2014 | Warner-Lambert Company LLC & Ors | Apotex Pty Ltd | Appeal | 28 March 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Interlocutory Hearing set for 7 April 2014 |
| QUD34/2014 | N & E Bowder Pty Ltd & Ors | Australian Keg Company Pty Ltd | Appeal | Judgment – TBA |
Finalised Cases
| File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Outcome |
| NSD2018/2008 | Fortytwo International Pty Ltd & Anor | Kim Barnes & Anor | Copyright | 25 March 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Dismissed
View orders here |
| NSD2027/2013 | Oishi Group Public Co Ltd & Anor | ABN International Pty Ltd & Anor | Trade marks | 25 March 2014 Directions Finalised – Dismissed By Consent
View orders here |
| NSD2103/2013 | Bldcare Australia Pty Ltd & Ors | Registrar of Trade Marks & Ors | Trade marks | 25 March 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Dismissed By Consent
View orders here |
| QUD137/2011 | Rewaco Pty Ltd | Touroz Trikes Pty Ltd & Ors | Trade marks | 26 March 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Dismissed By Consent
View orders here |
| VID1091/2013 | Ture Nyholm | Gavan Products Pty Ltd | Patents | 26 March 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Dismissed By Consent
View orders here |
| QUD486/2013 | Courier Pete Pty Ltd | Metroll Queensland Pty Ltd & Ors | Design | 27 March 2014 Directions Finalised – Transferred or Moved to another Jurisdiction
View orders here |
