An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 28 November 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 |
| VID714/2014 | InSight Clinical Imaging Pty Ltd | Insight Radiology Pty Ltd & Anor | Trade Mark | First Directions set for 19 December 2014 |
| MLG2388/2014 | Facton Ltd & Ors | Mohammad Ghamloush | Trade Marks | Directions set for 19 December 2014 |
Case Developments
| File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Development | |
| CAG42/2014 | Top Plus Pty Ltd | Jing Liu and Peisen Guan & Ors | Copyright | 27 October 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre- HearingView Orders here
Administrative Listing set for 24 November 2014 |
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| NSD1052/2014 | Primary Health Care Limited | The Crown in Right of the Commonwealth of Australia & Ors | Trade Marks | 24 November 2014 First Directions Adjourned – Pre- HearingView Orders here
Directions set for 17 February 2015 |
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| VID41/2014 | Truong Giang Corporation | Tung Mau Quach (also known as “John Guach”) & Ors | Trade Marks | 24 November 2014Directions Adjourned – Pre- Hearing
View Orders here Hearing set for 1 December 2014 |
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| VID638/2014 | GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Investments (Ireland) (No. 2) Limited & Anor | Generic Partners Pty Ltd | Patent | 24 November 2014Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing
View Orders here Hearing set for 12 December 2014 |
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| VID768/2010 | Connect TV Pty Ltd | All Rounder Investments Pty Ltd & Ors | Copyright | 26 November 2014Part Heard Adjourned – Part- Heard
Hearing set for 5 February 2015 |
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| NSD1019/2014 | The New South Wales Bar Association | Derek Michael Minus & Anor | Trade Mark | 25 November 2014Scheduling Conference Adjourned – Pre- Hearing
View Orders here |
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| NSD1029/2014 | Water Decontamination Technologies Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed) & Anor | Leo Crasti | Patent | 25 November 2014Scheduling Conference Adjourned – Pre- Hearing
View Orders here Directions set for 16 December 2014 |
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| NSD1639/2007 | Apotex Pty Ltd | Sanofi-Aventis | Patent | 25 November 2014Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing
View Orders here Interlocutory Hearing set for 18 December 2014 |
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| NSD1698/2013 | Upaid Systems Ltd | Telstra Corporation Ltd | Patent | 25 November 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- HearingView Orders here
Return of Subpoena set for 1 December 2014
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| NSD710/2014 | Geneva Laboratories Limited | Steven Nguyen trading as Health Line Pharmacy-Sydney & Ors | Trade Mark | 25 November 2014Judgment Adjourned– Pre- Hearing
View Orders here View Judgment here |
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| NSD711/2014 | Geneva Laboratories Limited | Oze-Pharmacy Pty Ltd & Ors | Trade Mark | 25 November 2014Judgment Adjourned – Pre- Hearing
View Orders here View Judgment here |
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| NSD712/2014 | Geneva Laboratories Limited | Pharmacy 4 Less Pty Ltd & Ors | Trade Mark | 25 November 2014Judgment Adjourned – Pre- Hearing
Directions set for 9 December 2014 |
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| SYG2252/2014 | Vincent Khoury Tylor | Margaret Dygut & Anor | Infringement | 25 November 2014Directions Adjourned – Pre- Hearing
View Orders here Directions set for 11 December 2014 |
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| SYG3214/2013 | Societe des Produits Nestle SA & Ors | James William Christian | Trade Mark | 25 November 2014Hearing of Interlocutory Application Adjourned – Judgment Reserved
View Orders here Judgment set for 9 December 2014 |
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| VID188/2014 | Pacific Enterprises (Aust.) Pty Ltd & Anor | Bernen Pty Ltd & Anor | Patent | 25 November 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre- HearingView Orders here
Hearing set for 9 December 2014 |
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| WAD132/2007 | Australian Mud Company Pty Ltd & Ors | Coretell Pty Ltd & Anor | Infrigement | 25 November 2014Return of Subpoena Adjourned – Pre- Hearing
View Orders here Hearing set for 8 December 2014 |
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| NSD2002/2013 | The Pilbara Infrastructure Pty Ltd | Lynx Engineering Consultants Pty Ltd | Patent | 26 November 2014Directions Adjourned – Pre- Hearing
View Orders here Hearing set for 2 February 2015 |
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| NSD2461/2007 | Bradken Resources Pty Ltd | Lynx Engineering Consultants Pty Ltd | Patent | 26 November 2014Directions Adjourned – Pre- Hearing
View Orders here Hearing set for 2 February 2015 |
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| SYG2363/2013 | Ahiida Pty Ltd | JB Trading Group Pty Ltd | Design | 26 November 2014Directions Adjourned – Pre– Hearing
View Orders here Directions set for 24 March 2015 |
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| VID447/2008 | SNF (Australia) Pty Ltd | Ciba Specialty Chemicals Water Treatment Limited & Ors | Patent | 26 November 2014Directions Adjourned – Part Heard
View Orders here Directions set for 6 March 2015 |
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| VID463/2013 | B. Braun Melsungen AG | Multigate Medical Devices Pty Ltd | Patent | 26 November 2014Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing
View Orders here |
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| BRG948/2014 | Naiad Design Limited | Woody Marine Pty Ltd & Ors | Trade Mark | 27 November 2014Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing
Directions set for 4 May 2015 |
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| NSD2082/2011 | Australian Mud Company Pty Ltd & Anor | Coretell Pty Ltd ACN 119 188 493 & Ors | Patent | 27 November 2014Judgment Adjourned – Pre- Hearing
View Orders here View Judgment here |
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| NSD474/2011 | Gram Engineering Pty Ltd | Bluescope Steel Limited | Design | 27 November 2014Directions | |
| NSD844/2013 | Electrolux Home Products Pty Ltd | Delap Impex Kft & Ors | Trade Mark | 27 November 2014Directions Adjourned – Pre- Hearing
View Orders here Hearing set for 28 January 2015 |
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| VID876/2010 | The Coca-Cola Company | Pepsico Inc & Ors | Trade Mark | 28 November 2014Judgment Adjourned – Part Heard
View Orders here View Judgment here Directions set for 3 December 2014 |
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Finalised Cases
| File No | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Outcome | |
| NSD2433/2013 | Objectivision Pty Ltd & Anor | Visionsearch Pty Ltd | Copyright | 24 November 2014Administrative Listing – Finalised – Preliminary Question Answered
View Orders here |
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| NSD550/2014 | Abbott Australasia Pty Ltd & Anor | Alphapharm Pty Ltd | Patent | 26 November 2014Administrative Listing Finalised – Discontinued/ Withdrawn | |
| MLG892/2013 | Michael Peter Bill Bailey | Kangan Institute of TAFE | Coyright | 28 November 2014Administrative Listing Finalised – Discontinued
View Orders here |
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| MLG967/2014 | Van Phu Le | Dang Khan | Copyright | 28 November 2014Administrative Listing Finalised – Discontinued | |