Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up – 18 July 2014

An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 18 July 2014.

We advise our clients (whether as IP owners or as alleged infringers) and act for them in relation to patent litigation, trade mark litigation, registered design litigation, domain name, plant breeder’s rights, confidential information and copyright litigation.  Contact us here for more information on how we may be able to assist you.

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
NSD701/2014 Mantrose-Haeuser Co, Inc Avondale Foods Pty Ltd & Ors Patents First Directions set for 12 August 2014
QUD359/2014 Whelan Kartaway Pty Ltd Mark Andrew Tinkler Trade marks Directions set for 5 August 2014
NSD711/2014 Geneva Laboratories Limited Oze-Pharmacy Pty Ltd & Ors Trade marks Directions set for 23 July 2014
NSD710/2014 Geneva Laboratories Limited Steven Nguyen trading as Health Line Pharmacy-Sydney & Ors Trade marks Directions set for 23 July 2014
NSD708/2014 Societe Des Produits Nestle S.A. Mars, Incorporated Patents First Directions set for 19 August 2014
NSD709/2014 Societe Des Produits Nestle S.A. Mars, Incorporated Patents First Directions set for 19 August 2014
NSD721/2014 Whites Group Pty Ltd Trio Group Australia Pty Ltd & Ors Design First Directions set for 24 September 2014
WAD215/2014 S I S (Science In Sport) Limited Fuelled Pty Ltd Trade marks Directions set for 19 August 2014
BRG620/2014 Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation (Australia) Pty Limited Specialty Mens Apparel Pty Ltd & Anor Copyright First Court Date set for 11 August 2014
NSD712/2014 Geneva Laboratories Limited Pharmacy 4 Less Pty Ltd & Ors Trade marks Directions set for 23 July 2014
SYG2008/2014 Darren Lamont Malishus Trade marks First Court Date set for 3 September 2014

 

 

Case Developments

File No. Applicant(s) Respondent(s) Type Development
NSD1010/2013 Vringo Infrastructure INC ZTE (Australia) Pty Ltd Infringement 14 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here

Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

View orders here

Interlocutory Hearing set for 29 September 2014

NSD251/2014 Warner-Lambert Company LLC & Ors Generic Partners Pty Ltd Patents 14 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here

Directions set for 5 August 2014

NSD558/2014 Nichia Corporation Arrow Electronics Australia Pty Ltd Patents 14 July 2014 First Directions Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here

Directions set for 29 September 2014

VID784/2012 Fairlight.Au Pty Ltd Peter Vogel Instruments Pty Ltd & Anor Trade marks 14 July 2014 Directions Adjourned – For HearingInterlocutory Hearing set for 12 August 2014
NSD506/2013 Konami Gaming Inc & Anor Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd Patents 15 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here

Directions set for 30 September 2014

NSD2082/2011 Australian Mud Company Pty Ltd & Anor Coretell Pty Ltd & Ors Patents 15 July 2014 Part Heard Adjourned – Pre-HearingPart Heard set for 21 July 2014
SYG1604/2014 Frank Monte Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd Copyright 15 July 2014 First Court Date Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here
VID1291/2011 Smart Openers Pty Ltd Automatic Technology (Australia) Pty Ltd & Anor Patents 15 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Part-HeardView orders here

Return of Subpoena set for 23 July 2014

NSD2124/2013 Virgin Enterprises Limited Agripower Australia Limited Appeal 16 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here

Directions set for 1 August 2014

NSD2456/2013 Orion Corporation & Ors Actavis Australia Pty Ltd & Ors Patents 16 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here

Directions set for 17 October 2014

SYG3145/2013 Vertical Leisure Limited & Anor Skyrunner Pty Ltd & Anor Copyright 16 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here

Hearing of Interlocutory Application set for 3 September 2014

VID252/2014 Burberry Limited & Anor Mynetsale Pty Ltd & Ors Infringement 16 July 2014 Mention Adjourned – For Hearing
NSD149/2014 Anchorage Capital Partners Pty Limited ACPA Pty Ltd & Anor Trade marks 17 July 2014 Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
NSD582/2014 BHP Billiton Worsley Alumina Pty Limited Alcoa of Australia Limited  Patents 17 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here

Directions set for 19 September 2014

WAD242/2013 Interactive Internet Services Pty Ltd CMS Software House Pty Ltd Copyright 17 July 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here

Directions set for 3 September 2014

NSD706/2014 Alphapharm Pty Ltd & Ors H Lundbeck A/S & Anor Patents 18 July 2014 DirectionsFirst Directions set for 8 August 2014
NSD1124/2009 Generic Health Pty Ltd Wyeth Patents 18 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here

Directions set for 12 August 2014

NSD48/2013 Gilead Sciences Pty Limited Idenix (Cayman) Ltd & Ors Patents 18 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here

Directions and Interlocutory Hearing set for 23 October 2014

NSD596/2009 Alphapharm Pty Ltd Wyeth Patents 18 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here

Directions set for 12 August 2014

NSD686/2014 Epoch Capital Pty Ltd & Ors Coventry Management Pty Ltd as Trustee for Conventry Investment Trust & Anor Copyright 18 July 2014 Directions and Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here

Directions set for 29 July 2014

VID1029/2012 DSM Nutritional Products, LLC Suntory Holdings Limited Patent 18 July 2014 Directions and Interlocutory Hearing
VID195/2009 Sigma Pharmaceuticals (Australia) Pty Ltd Wyeth Patents 18 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here

Directions set for 12 August 2014

VID316/2014 Yotopia Pty Ltd & Anor Basic Goodness Pty Ltd & Ors Copyright 18 July 2014 First Directions

 

 

Finalised Cases

File No Applicant(s) Respondent(s) Type Outcome
NSD787/2012 Airlaw Pty Limited Australian Animal Care Systems Pty Limited & Ors Patents 14 July 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Dismissed By ConsentView orders here
SYG3218/2013 Microsoft Corporation & Ors Ramez Morris Sarofeem trading as ‘PC Tele Consulting’ Copyright 15 July 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Allowed by ConsentView orders here
NSD1335/2012 Make-Up Art Cosmetics Inc. & Ors Brandpoint Pty Ltd Trade marks 16 July 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Discontinued/ WithdrawnView orders here
SYG780/2014 Bob Rozinski & Anor Brett Craig Jenkin Copyright 16 July 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Discontinued
VID1022/2013 Heart Rate Inc. Robert Crouch & Anor Trade marks 16 July 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Dismissed By ConsentView orders here
VID1291/2013 Robert Crouch Bodytastic Pty Ltd Trade marks 16 July 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Dismissed By ConsentView orders here
NSD981/2013 Sarb Management Group Pty Ltd (T/A Database Consultants Australia) Vehicle Monitoring Systems Pty Ltd Appeal 16 July 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Dismissed By ConsentView orders here

 

 

BCSE(Hons) MIP FIPTA

Mark’s academic background is in computer science and electrical engineering. He assists clients in obtaining and enforcing their intellectual property rights in the areas of software, electronics and engineering. Prior to joining Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick, Mark worked for a leading automotive manufacturer.