An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 9 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 |
| MLG856/2014 | Norman William Stimson | Film Victoria & Anor | Copyright | Directions set for 6 June 2014 |
| NSD448/2014 | Crescent Capital Partners Management Pty Ltd & Anor | Crescent Funds Management (Aust) Ltd & Ors | Trade marks | First Directions se for 3 June 2014 |
Case Developments
| File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Development |
| NSD344/2014 | Geneva Laboratories Limited | Prestige Premium Deals Pty Ltd & Ors | Trade marks | 5 May 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Return of Subpoena set for 21 May 2014 |
| SYG1012/2014 | Phonographic Performance Co Of Australia Ltd & Ors | Jason Adrian Ayoubi | Copyright | 5 May 2014 First Court Date Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 5 June 2014 |
| SYG2925/2013 | Andrea Carter-Bowman Ltd | Reed Pacific Media Pty Ltd & Ors | Copyright | 5 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for29 July 2014 |
| VID231/2014 | AstraZeneca AB & Anor | Medis Pharma Pty Ltd | Patents | 8 May 2014 Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Interlocutory Hearing set for 12 May 2014 |
| NSD2526/2013 | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company & Anor | Apotex Pty Ltd | Appeals | 6 May 2014 Part Heard Adjourned – Judgement Reserved
View orders here |
| NSD2535/2013 | Apotex Pty Ltd | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company & Anor | Appeals | 6 May 2014 Part Heard Adjourned – Judgement Reserved
View orders here |
| NSD2595/2013 | Ausplow Pty Ltd | CDG Imports Pty Ltd t/as Direct Seeding and Harvesting Equipment | Patents | 6 May 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 30 May 2014 |
| NSD371/2014 | Gary Young | SBS Television & Ors | Copyright | 6 May 2014 First Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 12 August 2014 |
| NSD383/2014 | Channel Seven Sydney Pty Limited & Ors | Nine Network Australia Pty Limited & Anor | Copyright | 9 May 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 30 May 2014 |
| QUD137/2014 | Local Mobile Pty Ltd | Glotech Services Limited & Anor | Infringement | 6 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 28 May 2014 |
| MLG599/2014 | Jennifer Keck T/A Photojennik Real Estate Photography | Matavier Pty Ltd T/A Barry Plant Real Estate Pakenham | Copyright | 7 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here |
| NSD1273/2010 | Multisteps Pty Ltd | Source and Sell Pty Ltd | Patents | 7 May 2014 Return of Subpoena Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here |
| NSD1639/2007 | Apotex Pty Ltd | Sanofi-Aventis | Patents | 7 May 2014 Return of Subpoena Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions and Interlocutory Hearing set for 13 May 2014 |
| NSD1902/2013 | Eli Lilly And Company & Anor | Generic Health Pty Ltd | Patents | 7 May 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
Hearing set for 2 June 2014 |
| NSD2124/2013 | Virgin Enterprises Limited | Agripower Australia Limited | Appeal | 7 May Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 6 June 2014 |
| NSD2504/2007 | Tamawood Limited | Habitare Developments Pty Ltd & Ors | Copyright | 7 May 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here |
| NSD491/2010 | GE BetzDearborn Canada Company | Memcor Australia Pty Ltd | Patents | 7 May 2014 Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 8 July 2014 |
| NSD537/2013 | Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd | Ainsworth Game Technology Limited | Patents | 7 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 9 December 2014 |
| NSD622/2012 | Eli Lilly and Company & Anor | Apotex Pty Ltd | Patents | 7 May 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Haring
View orders here Administrative Listing set for 12 May 2014 |
| VID603/2013 | Les Laboratoires Servier & Anor | Apotex Pty Ltd & Anor | Patents | 7 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 6 June 2014 |
| VID843/2013 | Svetko Lisica | Commissioner of Patents | Patents | 7 May 2014 Judgement Finalised – Dismissed
View orders here View judgement here |
| NSD103/2014 | Austral Masonry (NSW) Pty Ltd | Cementech Pty Limited & Anor | Appeals | 8 May 2014 Full Court Hearing
Adjourned – Judgement Reserved |
| NSD461/2014 | Sports Data Pty Ltd | Prozone Sports Australia Pty Ltd | Copyright | 8 May 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions and Interlocutory Hearing set for 12 May 2014 |
| NSD734/2013 | Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare UK Ltd | GlaxoSmithKline Australia Pty Ltd | Patents | 8 May 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
Hearing set for 2 June 2014 |
| SYG942/2014 | Vincent Scott Tylor | Francois Mercier | Copyright | 8 May 2014 First Court Date Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here |
| WAD242/2013 | Interactive Internet Services Pty Ltd | CMS Software House Pty Ltd | Copyright | 8 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 17 July 2014 |
| QUD562/2013 | Andrew John Wheeler & Ors | Ausroad Systems Pty Ltd & Anor | Patents | 9 May 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Hearing set for 16 March 2015 |
| VID41/2014 | Truong Giang Corporation | Tung Mau Quach (also known as “John Guach”) | Trade marks | 9 May 2014 Judgement Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here |
| NSD287/2014 | Warner-Lambert Company LLC & Ors | Apotex Pty Ltd | Appeals | 9 May 2014 Full Court Hearing Adjourned – Judgement Reserved |
Finalised Cases
| File No | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Outcome |
| VID235/2014 | Damorgold Pty Ltd & Anor | J A I Products Pty Ltd | Appeals | 6 May 2014 Hearing Finalised – Granted/ Allowed By Consent
View orders here View judgement here |
| NSD2426/2013 | Eremad Pty Ltd | Sanofi | Trade marks | 7 May 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Discontinued/ Withdrawn |
| NSD2464/2013 | Power Dekor (SA) Pty Ltd | Power Dekor Flooring Pty Ltd & Anor | Trade marks | 8 May 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Discontinued/ Withdrawn |
| SYG2604/2013 | Phonographic Performance Co of Australia Ltd & Ors | Horizon Hotels Pty Ltd & Anor | Copyright | 9 May 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Dismissed
View orders here |
