An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 30 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 |
| VID269/2014 | Dealer Support Services Pty Ltd | Atwell J N | TBA | TBA |
| NSD514/2014 | Cementech Pty Ltd | Austral Masonry (NSW) Pty Ltd & Anor | Infringement | First Directions set for 17 June 2014 |
| NSD524/2014 | City Index Limited | Citigroup Inc | Trade marks | First Directions set for 11 June 2014 |
| SYG1420/2014 | Microsoft Corporation & Ors | Tae Yong Kim T/A Minet Communications & Technologies | Copyright | First Court Date set for 9 July 2014 |
| NSD517/2014 | Sitecore Corporation A/S | salesforce.com, inc | Appeal | First Directions set for 18 June 2014 |
| NSD549/2014 | Qantas Airways Ltd | Luke Edwards | Trade marks | First Directions set for 30 June 2014 |
Case Developments
| File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Development |
| NSD251/2014 | Warner-Lambert Company LLC & Ors | Generic Partners Pty Ltd | Patents | 26 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 1 September 2014 |
| NSD763/2013 | Apotex Pty Limited | Warner-Lambert Company Llc | Patents | 26 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 1 September 2014 |
| SYG2363/2013 | Ahiida Pty Ltd | JB Trading Group Pty Ltd | Design | 26 May 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 25 August 2014 |
| VID131/2014 | Packit Industrial Packaging (QLD) Pty Ltd | Intelipac Australia Pty Ltd | Infringement | 26 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here |
| VID1123/2013 | Shane Robert Miles | Commissioner of Patents | Appeal | 27 May 2014 Full Court Hearing Adjourned – Judgment Reserved |
| NSD19/2012 | Apotex Pty Limited | F. Hoffman-La Roche AG | Patents | 27 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Hearing set for 1 December 2014 |
| QUD137/2014 | Local Mobile Pty Ltd | Glotech Services Limited & Anor | Infringement | 27 May 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 29 July 2014 |
| NSD132/2014 | Cementech Pty Limited | Boral Masonry Pty Limited | Patents | 28 May 2014 Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here |
| NSD17/2014 | Sealed Air Corporation | Kureha Corporation | Patents | 28 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 22 July 2014 |
| NSD260/2014 | Cementech Pty Limited | Adbri Masonry Pty Ltd | Patents | 28 May 2014 Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here |
| NSD622/2012 | Eli Lilly and Company & Anor | Apotex Pty Ltd | Patents | 28 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 3 June 2014 |
| NSD734/2013 | Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare UK Ltd | GlaxoSmithKline Australia Pty Ltd | Patents | 28 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Hearing set for 2 June 2014 |
| VID231/2014 | AstraZeneca AB & Anor | Medis Pharma Pty Ltd | Patents | 28 May 2014 Judgement Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here View judgement here Interlocutory Hearing set for 19 June 2014 |
| NSD1010/2013 | Vringo Infrastructure INC | ZTE (Australia) Pty Ltd | Infringement | 29 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 14 July 2014 |
| NSD1698/2013 | Upaid Systems Ltd | Telstra Corporation Ltd | Patents | 29 May 2014 Administrative Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 28 July 2014 |
| NSD233/2014 | Malt Shovel Brewery Pty Limited & Anor | James Squire Pty Ltd & Anor | Infringement | 29 May 2014 First Directions Adjourned – For Hearing
View orders here Scheduling Conference set for 26 Jun 2014 |
| NSD335/2014 | Buchanan Turf Supplies Pty Limited | Registrar of Trade Marks | Trade marks | 29 May 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Hearing set for 4 August 2014 |
| VID1186/2011 | KerryJ Investment Pty Ltd | Xiamen Fengwei Energy Technology Co Ltd & Anor | Patents | 29 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 13 June 2014 |
| VID1335/2013 | Sly Ink Pty Ltd | Screentime Pty Ltd | Copyright | 29 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 27 June 2014 |
| NSD461/2014 | Sports Data Pty Ltd | Prozone Sports Australia Pty Ltd | Copyright | 29 May 2014 Part Heard Adjourned – Judgement Reserved
View orders here Judgement set for 6 June 2014 |
| NSD51/2012 | Apotex Pty Ltd | Les Laboratoires Servier | Patents | 29 May 2014 Directions Adjourned – Final Hearing Concluded, Awaiting Submissions
Directions set for 29 August 2014 |
| NSD2595/2013 | Ausplow Pty Ltd | CDG Imports Pty Ltd t/as Direct Seeding and Harvesting Equipment | Patents | 30 May 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 4 August 2014 |
| NSD383/2014 | Channel Seven Sydney Pty Limited & Ors | Nine Network Australia Pty Limited & Anor | Copyright | 30 May 2014 Directions Adjourned – For review of progress
View orders here Directions set for 5 June 2014 |
| NSD983/2013 | Universal Solar and Surface Science Pty Ltd & Anor | Hills Holdings Ltd | Patents | 30 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 10 June 2014 |
| SAD99/2012 | Lifeplan Australia Friendly Society Ltd & anor | Noel Woff & ors | Copyright | 30 May 2014 Judgement
Directions set for 3 June 2014 |
| SYG1029/2014 | Price Costco International Inc & Anor | Escostco Express Pty Ltd & Anor | Infringement | 30 May 2014 First Court Date Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
Directions set for 13 June 2014 |
| SYG3214/2013 | Societe des Produits Nestle SA & Anor | James William Christian & Anor | Trade marks | 30 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – For Hearing
View orders here Hearing set for 6 June 2014 |
| VID1381/2013 | Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Inc & Anor | Commissioner of Patents | Patents | 30 May 2014 Full Court Hearing Adjourned – Judgement Reserved |
| VID248/2014 | Andrew Morton Garrett | Make Wine Pty Ltd & Ors | Trade marks | 30 May 2014 First Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here |
| VID276/2007 | Telstra Corporation Limited & Anor | Phone Directories Company Pty Ltd & Ors | Trade marks | 30 May 2014 Judgement |
| NSD550/2014 | Abbott Australasia Pty Ltd | Alphapharm Pty Ltd & Anor | Patents | 30 May 2014 Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here |
| NSD344/2014 | Geneva Laboratories Limited | Prestige Premium Deals Pty Ltd & Ors | Trade marks | 30 May 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 3 June 2014 |
Finalised Cases
| File No | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Outcome |
| NSD1273/2010 | Multisteps Pty Ltd | Source and Sell Pty Ltd | Patents | 26 May 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Discontinued/ Withdrawn |
| VID763/2013 | Facton Ltd & Ors | Redac International Pty Ltd & Ors | Trade marks | 26 May 2014 Directions and Interlocutory Hearing Finalised – Transferred or Moved to another Jurisdiction
View orders here |