An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 31 October 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 |
| SYG3030/2014 | Dennis Flaherty | Lawand Education Pty Limited | Infringement | First Court Date set for 3 December 2014 |
| SYG3031/2014 | Vincent Khoury Tylor & Anor | Go Golfing Pty Limited | Infringement | First Court Date set for 3 December 2014 |
| SYG3032/2014 | George Kilfoil Tenney | Neil Meka | Infringement | First Court Date set for 3 December 2014 |
| VID640/2014 | Baron Philippe de Rothschild S.A. & Anor | Ai Ying Liu | Trade Marks | First Directions set for 5 December 2014 |
| VID638/2014 | GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Investments (Ireland) (No. 2) Limited & Anor | Generic Partners Pty Ltd | Patents | Interlocutory Hearing set for 5 November 2014 |
| VID649/2014 | GlaxoSmithKline Australia Pty Ltd | Pharmacor Pty Ltd | Patents | Interlocutory Hearing set for 5 November 2014 |
| VID650/2014 | Flexopack S.A Plastics Industry | Flexopack Australia Pty Ltd & Anor | Trade Marks | Scheduling Conference set for 5 December 2014 |
| NSD1101/2014 | Veda Advantage Limited | Malouf Group Enterprises Pty Limited | Trade Marks | First Directions set for 17 November 2014 |
| VID651/2014 | Rinnai Australia Pty Ltd | Smarttek Pty Ltd | Trade Marks | Scheduling Conference set for 19 December 2014 |
| BRG948/2014 | Naiad Design Limited | Woody Marine Pty Ltd & Ors | Trade Marks | First Court Date 1 December 2014 |
Case Developments
| File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Development | |
| CAG46/2014 | Top Plus Pty Ltd | Sound Box Karaoke Pty Ltd & Ord | Copyright | 27 October 2014
Directions Hearing |
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| NSD2433/2013 | Objectivision Pty Ltd & Anor | Visionsearch Pty Ltd | Copyright | 27 October 2014
Directions – Finalised – Preliminary Question Answered View orders here Judgement set for 28 October 2014 |
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| NSD51/2012 | Apotex Pty Ltd | Les Laboratoires Servier | Patents | 27 October 2014
Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Final Hearing Concluded, Awaiting submissions View orders here Interlocutory Hearing set for 13 November 2014 |
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| NSD838/2014 | Nature’s Care Manufacture Pty Limited | Australia Green World Nature’s Care Pty Limited | Trade Marks | 27 October 2014
Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing View orders here |
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| NSD954/2014 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. & Anor | Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd | Patents | 27 October 2014
First Directions Adjourned – Pre- Hearing View orders here Directions Hearing set for 18 December 2014 |
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| QUD736/2013 | CQMS Pty Ltd & Anor | Bradken Resources Pty Limited & Anor | Patents | 27 October 2014
Administrarive Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing View orders here Hearing set for 7 April 2015 |
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| VID270/2013 | Rodolfo Antonio Gomez | Colin Bruce Rawson & Ors | Patents | 29 October 2014
Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Part- Heard View orders here Return of Subpoena set for 5 November 2014 |
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| VID463/2013 | B. Braun Melsungen AG | Multigate Medical Devices Pty Ltd | Patents | 28 October 2014
Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing View orders here Directions set for 27 November 2014 |
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| NSD1174/2012 | Apotex Pty Limited | Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals & Anor | Patents | 28 October 2014
Directions Adjourned – Pre- Hearing View orders here Directions set for 1 December 2014 |
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| NSD19/2012 | Apotex Pty Limited | F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG | Patents | 28 October 2014
Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing View orders here Hearing set for 24 November 2014 |
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| NSD448/2014 | Crescent Capital Partners Management Pty Ltd & Anor | Crescent Funds Management (Aust) Ltd & Ors | Trade Marks | 28 October 2014
Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing View orders here Directions set for 25 November 2014 |
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| NSD983/2013 | Universal Solar and Surface Science Pty Ltd & Anor | Hills Holdings Ltd | Patents | 28 October 2014
Directions Adjourned – Pre- Hearing View orders here Directions set for 10 March 2015 |
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| NSD1355/2010 | Winnebago Industries, Inc | Knott Investments Pty Ltd & Ors | Copyright | 31 October 2014
Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing Judgement set for 3 November 2014 |
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| NSD1639/2007 | Apotex Pty Ltd | Sanofi-Aventisq | Patents | 29 October 2014
Return of Subpoena – Adjourned – Pre- Hearing Directions set for 21 November 2014 |
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| NSD820/2013 | Bitzer Australia Pty Ltd | Andrew Japp & Anor | Copyright | 29 October 2014
Administrative Listing Finalised – Granted / Allowed in Part – Other Orders made View orders here |
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| SAD99/2012 | Lifeplan Australia Friendly Society Ltd & Anor | Noel Woff & Ors | Copyright | 29 October 2014
Directions Adjourned – Pre- Hearing View orders here Return of Subpoena set for 4 November 2014 |
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| VID270/2013 | Rodolfo Antonio Gomez | Colin Bruce Rawson & Ors | Patents | 29 October 2014
Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Part Heard View orders here Return of Subpoena set for 5 November 2014 |
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| NSD1036/2014 | Geneva Laboratories Limited & Anor | MT Finance Enterprises Pty Ltd | Trade Marks | 30 October 2014
Directions Adjourned – Pre- Hearing View orders here |
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| NSD149/2014 | Anchorage Capital Partners Pty Limited | ACPA Pty Ltd & Anor | Trade Marks | 30 October 2014
Directions & Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing Judgement set for 31 October 2014 |
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| NSD648/2014 | Cristal Metals Inc | Christopher John Carter | Patents | 30 October 2014
Directions Adjourned – Pre- Hearing View orders here Directions set for 30 June 2015 |
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| NSD2002/2013 | The Pilbara Infrastructure Pty Ltd | ynx Engineering Consultants Pty Ltd | Patents | 31 October 2014
Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing View orders here Directions set for 17 November 2014 |
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| NSD2461/2007 | Bradken Resources Pty Ltd | Lynx Engineering Consultants Pty Ltd | Patents | 31 October 2014
Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing View orders here Directions set for 17 November 2014 |
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| SYG3214/2013 | Societe des Produits Nestle SA | James William Christian & Anor | Trade Marks | 31 October 2014
Hearing of Interlocutory Application Adjourned – Pre- Hearing View orders here Judgement set for 4 November 2014 |
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| VID269/2014 | Dealer Support Services Pty Ltd | Motor Trades Association of Australia Ltd | Trade Marks | 31 October 2014
Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing View orders here Directions & Interlocutory Hearing set for 17 November 2014 |
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| VID41/2014 | Truong Giang Corporation | Tung Mau Quach (also known as “John Guach”) & Ors | Trade Marks | 31 October 2014
Directions Adjourned – Pre- Hearing View orders here Return of Subpoena set for 12 November 2014 |
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| NSD940/2014 | James William Christian & Anor | Societe Des Products Nestle S.A. & Ano | Appeal | Directions set for 20 November 2014 | |
Finalised Cases
| File No | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Outcome | ||
| CAG42/2014 | Top Plus Pty Ltd | Jing Liu and Peisen Guan & Ors | Copyright | 27 October 2013
Directions Hearing – Finalised – Allowed View orders here |
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| BRG620/2014 | Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation (Australia) Pty Limited | Specialty Mens Apparel Pty Ltd & Ano | Copyright | 29 October 2014
Administrative Listing Finalised – Dismissed |
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| NSD663/2014 | Troy Clancy | Jennybay Pty Ltd | Copyright | 29 October 2014
Administrative Listing – Finalised – Dismissed by Consent View orders here |
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