An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 29 November 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 |
| SYG2925/2013 | Andrea Carter-Bowman Ltd | Reed Pacific Media Pty Ltd & Ors | Copyright | First Court Date set for 16 December 2013 |
| NSD2426/2013 | Eremad Pty Ltd | Sanofi | Trade marks | First Directions set for 14 February 2014 |
| NSD2438/2013 | Brand Developers Ltd | Teamworx Australia Pty Ltd & Ors | Trade marks | First Directions set for 5 February 2014 |
| NSD2405/2013 | Siltech Pty Ltd | Quantum Corporation & Anor | Appeal (Trademarks) | First Directions set for 12 December 2013 |
| NSD2436/2013 | Voxson Pty Limited | Telestra Corporation Limited & Ors | Patents | First Directions set for 28 February 2014 |
| NSD2433/2013 | Objectivision Pty Limited& Anor | Visionsearch Pty Limited | Copyright | First Directions set for 11 December 2013 |
Case Developments
| File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Development |
| NSD121/2012 | Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd & Anor | Generic Health Pty Ltd | Patents | 25 November 2013 Case Management Conference Adjourned – For Hearing
View orders here Hearing set for 24 March 2014 |
| NSD1441/2012 | The College of Law Limited | Australian National University |
Trade marks |
25 November 2013 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Hearing set for 17 March 2014 |
| NSD1902/2013 | Eli Lilly And Company & Anor | Generic Health Pty Ltd | Patents | 26 November 2013 Judgement Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here View judgement here Directions set for 3 December 2013 |
| NSD2504/2007 | Tamawood Limited | Habitare Developments Pty Ltd & Ors | Copyright | 26 November 2013 Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Judgement Reserved
View orders here |
| NSD983/2013 | Universal Solar and Surface Science Pty Ltd & Anor | Hills Holdings Ltd | Patents | 25 November 2013 Administrative Hearing Adjourned – pre-Hearing
View orders here Directs set for 10 December 2013 |
| SYG1705/2013 | Vincent Khoury Tylor | Holiday Planet Pty Ltd | Copyright | 25 November 2013 Directions Adjourned – For Hearing
View orders here Hearing set for 17 March 2014 |
| SYG2462/2013 | Vincent Khoury Tylor | Serpil Aydogan Sevin | Copyright | 25 November 2013 First Court Date Adjourned – For Hearing
View orders here Hearing set for 5 February 2014 |
| SYG2464/2013 | Vincent Khoury Tylor | Travelmanagers Australia Pty Limited & Ors | Copyright | 25 November 2013 First Court Date Adjourned – For Hearing
View orders here Hearing set for 17 March 2014 |
| SYG2536/2013 | Australasian Performing Right Association of Australia Limited | Sound Box Karaoke Pty Limited & Ors | Copyright | 25 November 2013 Administrative Listing Adjourned – For Hearing
View orders here |
| NSD1639/2007 | Apotex Pty Ltd | Sanofi-Aventis | Patents | 26 November 2013 Directions and Interlocutory Hearings Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 3 February 2014 |
| NSD1771/2013 | Board & Batten International Inc & Ors | Vuly Pty Limited & Ors | Patents | 27 November 2013 Return of Subpoena Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 31 January 2014 |
| NSD2085/2013 | Bayer Australia Limited | Novartis AG | Patents | 26 November 2013 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here First Directions set for 3 December 2013 |
| NSD2267/2013 | Sportingbet Australia Pty Ltd | Tabcorp Holdings Limited | Trade marks | 26 November 2013 First Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 10 December 2013 |
| NSD315/2013 | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd & Anor | Apple Inc. & Anor | Patents | 29 November 2013 Part Heard Adjourned – Part-Heard
Part Heard set for 2 December 2013 |
| NSD48/2013 | Gilead Sciences Pty Limited | Idenix (Cayman) Ltd & Ors | Patents | 26 November 2013 Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here |
| QUD657/2013 | Sabo Skirt Pty Ltd | Lucy In The Sky Online Store Pty Ltd & Anor | Copyright | 26 November 2013 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 5 December 2013 |
| NSD1552/2013 | Ecolab Inc & Anor | Sopura Australia Pty Ltd | Patents | 27 November 2013 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 28 March 2014 |
| VID154/2009 | CSL Limited & Anor | Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd & Anor | Patents | 27 November 2013 Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Judgement Reserved |
| NSD1141/2013 | Bluescope Steel Ltd | Gram Engineering Pty Ltd | Appeals | 29 November 2013 Part Heard Adjourned – Judgement Reserved |
| NSD1048/2012 | Novartis AG & Ors | Hospira Pty Limited | Patents | 28 November 2013 Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Judgement Reserved
View orders here |
| NSD1207/2012 | Novartis AG & Anor | Hospira Pty Limited | Patents | 28 November 2013 Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Judgement Reserved
View orders here |
| NSD1564/2013 | Facton Ltd & Ors | Jia Zhi (John) Xu & Ors | Trade marks | 28 November 2013 Administrative Listing Adjourned – For Hearing
View orders here Hearing set for 30 June 2014 |
| NSD2042/2012 | Novartis AG & Anor | Apotex Pty Limited | Patents | 28 November 2013 Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Judgement Reserved
View orders here |
| NSD2373/2013 | Board & Batten International Inc | Anor v Vuly Trampolines Pty Limited | Patents | 28 November 2013 First Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 4 December 2013 |
| NSD491/2013 | Apotex Pty Limited | Novartis AG & Anor | Patents | 28 November 2013 Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Judgement Reserved
View orders here |
| NSD787/2012 | Airlaw Pty Limited | Australian Animal Care Systems Pty Limited & ORs | Patents | 28 November 2013 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 2 May 2014 |
| NSD936/2012 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp & Anor | Apotex Pty Ltd | Not Defined | 28 November 2013 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 20 December 2013 |
| VID1029/2012 | DSM Nutritional Products, LLC | Suntory Holdings Limited | Patents | 28 November 2013 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Hearing set for 11 December 2013 |
| VID763/2013 | Facton Ltd & Ors | Redac International Pty Ltd & Ors | Trade marks | 28 November 2013 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 6 February 2014 |
| NSD148/2012 | Seven Network Limited | Commissioner of Taxation | Copyright | 29 November 2013 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Part-Hearing
View orders here Part Heard set for 15 April 2014 |
| NSD19/2012 | Apotex Pty Limited | F. Hoffman-La Roche AG | Patents | 29 November 2013 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Hearing set for 1 December 2014 |
| NSD734/2013 | Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare UK Ltd | GlaxoSmithKline Australia Pty Ltd | Patents | 29 November 2013 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions and Interlocutory Hearing set for 4 December 2013 |
| NSD763/2013 | Apotex Pty Limited | Warner-Lambert Company Llc | Patents | 29 November 2013 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 9 September 2014 |
| VID318/2012 | Sarb Management Group Pty Ltd T/A Database Consultants Australia | Vehicle Monitoring Systems Pty Limited | Patents | 29 November 2013 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Hearing set for 13 October 2014 |
Finalised Cases
| File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Outcome |
| NSD1271/2006 | Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd & Ors | Global Gaming Supplies Pty Ltd & Ors | Copyright | 25 November 2013 Judgement Finalised – Granted/ Allowed in Part – Other Orders Made
View orders here View judgement here |
| QUD243/2013 | EM Research Organization, Inc | EM Solutions Aust. Pty Ltd & Ors | Trade marks | 25 November 2013 Administrative Listing Finalised – Discontinued/ Withdrawn
View orders here |
| SYG2461/2013 | Vincent Khoury Tylor | One Vacation Club Pty Limited & Anor | Copyright | 25 November 2013 Administrative Listing Adjourned Pre-Hearing
View orders here 28 November 2013 First Court Date Finalised – Discontinued |
| VID846/2013 | Andreas Stihl AG & CO KG & Anor | Shane Jay Nicholson | Trade marks | 25 November 2013 Administrative Listing Finalised – Dismissed By Consent
View orders here |
| NSD1297/2013 | Pure Technologies Ltd & Anor | Detection Services Pty Ltd & Ors | Copyright | 26 November 2013 Administrative Listing Finalised – Dismissed By Consent
View orders here |
| VID418/2011 | Bob Jane Corporation Pty Ltd | Webtyre.net Pty Ltd & Ors | Trade marks | 26 November 2013 Judgement Finalised – Granted/ Allowed
View orders here View judgement here |
| BRG965/2012 | Top Plus Pty Ltd | K-Music Cafe Pty Ltd trading as K-Music Cafe & Ors | Copyright | 27 November 2013 Mention Finalised – Discontinued
View orders here |
| SAD268/2013 | Torbreck Vintners Pty Ltd | David Powell | Confidential information/ Copyright | 27 November 2013 Directions Finalised – Granted/ Allowed by Consent
View orders here |
| VID426/2013 | Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited & Anor | AstraZeneca AB & Anor | Appeals | Administrative Listing Finalised – Discontinued/ Withdrawn
View orders here |