Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up – 25 July 2014

An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 25 July 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
MLG1512/2014 Top Plus Pty Ltd A-Music Pty Ltd & Anor Copyright Directions set for 12 September 2014
VID403/2014 Bed Bath ‘N’ Table Pty Ltd Joe George Elasmar & Anor Trade marks Scheduling Conference set for 5 September 2014
CAG42/2014 Top Plus Pty Ltd Jing Liu and Peisen Guan & Ors Copyright First Court Date set for 8 September 2014
MLG1505/2014 Top Plus Pty Ltd Rainbow World Development Pty Ltd & Ors Copyright Directions set for 12 September 2014
BRG655/2014 Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation (Australia) Pty Limited Highwater (WA) Pty Limited, Alsafe Resources Pty Limited and Tony Stahl all trading as a partnership as Rocktape Australia & Anor Copyright First Court Date set for 21 August 2014

 

 

Case Developments

File No. Applicant(s) Respondent(s) Type Development
NSD1124/2009 Generic Health Pty Ltd Wyeth Patents 21 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 14 October 2014

NSD144/2014 National Servicemen’s Association of Australia (Nsw Branch) Inc Norman Mallard & Ors Trade marks 21 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 8 August 2014

NSD17/2014 Sealed Air Corporation Kureha Corporation Patents 21 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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NSD2035/2012 Apotex Pty Limited Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp & Ano Patents 21 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Hearing set for 1 September 2014

NSD2082/2011 Australian Mud Company Pty Ltd & Anor Coretell Pty Ltd & Ors Patents 24 July 2014 Part Heard Adjourned – Judgement Reserved
NSD596/2009 Alphapharm Pty Ltd Wyeth Patents 21 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 14 October 2014

NSD601/2010 Evoqua Water Technologies LLC & Anor GE Betz Pty Ltd & Ors Patents 21 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 4 November 2014

VID195/2009 Sigma Pharmaceuticals (Australia) Pty Ltd Wyeth Patents 21 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 14 October 2014

QUD240/2014 Shane Andrew O’Mara Tamawood Limited & Ors Appeal 21 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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NSD328/2013 Research Affiliates LLC Commissioner of Patents Appeal 22 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Awaiting Appeal Decision

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NSD558/2014 Nichia Corporation Arrow Electronics Australia Pty Ltd Patents 22 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions  set for 29 September 2014

VID768/2010 Connect TV Pty Ltd All Rounder Investments Pty Ltd & Ors Copyright 22 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Hearing set for 22 July 2014

MLG498/2014 Wentworth Services Pty Ltd (T/as Century 21 Wentworth Real Estate (St Kilda)) Jennifer Williams & Anor Copyright 23 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Mention set for 13 October 2014

NSD710/2014 Geneva Laboratories Limited Steven Nguyen trading as Health Line Pharmacy-Sydney & Ors Trade marks 23 July 2014 Directions Adjourned- Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 20 August 2014

NSD711/2014 Geneva Laboratories Limited Oze-Pharmacy Pty Ltd & Ors Trade marks 23 July 2014 Directions Adjourned- Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 20 August 2014

NSD712/2014 Geneva Laboratories Limited Pharmacy 4 Less Pty Ltd & Ors Trade marks 23 July 2014 Directions Adjourned- Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 20 August 2014

VID447/2008 SNF (Australia) Pty Ltd Ciba Specialty Chemicals Water Treatment Limited & Ors Patents 23 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 26 August 2014

WAD132/2007 Australian Mud Company Pty Ltd & Ors Coretell Pty Ltd & Anor Infringement 23 July 204 Mention and Directions

Interlocutory Hearing set for 15 August 2014

NSD2535/2013 Apotex Pty Ltd Bristol-Myers Squibb Company & Anor Appeal 23 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Awaiting Appeal Decision

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NSD524/2014 City Index Limited Citigroup Inc Trade marks 24 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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First Directions set for 8 August 2014

NSD643/2014 H Lundbeck A/S & Anor Alphapharm Pty Ltd Patents 24 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Awaiting decision of another Court

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NSD644/2014 H Lundbeck A/S Apotex Pty Ltd Patents 24 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Awaiting decision of another Court

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NSD645/2014 H Lundbeck A/S & Anor Aspen Pharma Pty Ltd Patents 24 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Awaiting decision of another Court

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NSD647/2014 H Lundbeck A/S & Anor Sandoz Pty Ltd Patents 24 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Awaiting decision of another Court

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NSD739/2014 Samsung Electronics Australia Pty Ltd Tom Gimblett Trade marks 24 July 2014 Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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First Directions set for 30 July 2014

VID270/2013 Rodolfo Antonio Gomez Colin Bruce Rawson & Ors Patents 24 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Hearing set for 17 November 2014

VID353/2014 San Miguel Corporation Cargopack Pty Ltd Patents 24 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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NSD149/2014 Anchorage Capital Partners Pty Limited ACPA Pty Ltd & Anor Trade marks 25 July 2014 Judgement Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 29 July 2014

NSD385/2014 The University of Sydney ObjectiVision Pty Limited Patents 25 July 2014 First Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Interlocutory Hearing set for 22 August 2014

QUD736/2013 CQMS Pty Ltd & Anor Bradken Resources Pty Limited & Anor Patents 25 July 2014 Directions

Hearing set for 13 April 2015

SAD224/2012 Harcourts WA Pty Ltd Roy Weston Nominees Pty Ltd Trade marks 25 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 12 August 2014

WAD167/2013 Roy Weston Nominees Pty Ltd Harcourts WA Pty Ltd Trade marks 25 July 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 12 August 2014

NSD675/2014 TigerTurf International Ltd FieldTurf Tarkett Inc Appeal 25 July 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Hearing set for 14 August 2014

NSD676/2014 TigerTurf International Ltd FieldTurf Tarkett Inc Appeal 25 July 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Hearing set for 14 August 2014

 

 

Finalised Cases

File No Applicant(s) Respondent(s) Type Outcome
NSD461/2014 Sports Data Pty Ltd Prozone Sports Australia Pty Ltd Copyright 21 July 2014 Directions Finalised – Discontinued/ Withdrawn

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NSD395/2011 Vehicle Monitoring Systems Pty Limited Sarb Management Group Pty Ltd T/A Database Consultants Australia Patents 22 July 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Discontinued/ Withdrawn

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VID1291/2011 Smart Openers Pty Ltd Automatic Technology (Australia) Pty Ltd & Anor Patents 22 July 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Dismissed By Consent

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SYG1420/2014 Microsoft Corporation & Ors Tae Yong Kim T/A Minet Communications & Technologies Copyright 23 July 2014 Directions Finalised – Allowed in Part, Other Orders Made

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VID1311/2013 Louis Vuitton Malletier Imagination Group (Aust) Pty Ltd Trade marks 24 July 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Dismissed

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ADG216/2012 Top Plus Pty Ltd & Anor Muse Entertainment Pty Ltd & Ors Infringement 25 July 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Dismissed

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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.