An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal as of 15 March 2013.
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In the past week, the following intellectual property cases were commenced in the week ending 15 March 2013:
The following intellectual property cases commenced this week:
| File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Details |
| NSD403/2013 | Adobe Systems Inc & Ors | 2GF Radio Pty Limited & Ors | Trade Marks | Originating Application filed, First Directions set for 2 April 2013Click here for SMH article on this case |
| NSD428/2013 | Apple Inc | Registrar of Trade Marks | Trade Marks | Notice of Appeal filed 12 March 2013, First Directions set for 22 April 2013 |
| NSD404/2013 | Adobe Systems Inc & Ors | Western Broadcasters Pty Ltd & Ors | Copyright | Originating Application filed, First Directions set for 3 April 2013 |
In the past week, the following case developments occurred:
| File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Development |
| VID1008/2011 | Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited & Ano | AstraZeneca AB & Anor | Patents | Part Heard, further hearings set for 12 March to 27 March 2013 |
| NSD673/2011 | Apotex Pty Ltd | Astrazeneca AB & Anor | Patents | Directions set for 19 March 2013 |
| NSD2342/2011 | Watson Pharma Pty Ltd | AstraZeneca AB | Patents | Directions set for 19 March 2013 |
| NSD208/2012 | AstraZeneca AB & Anor | Ascent Pharma Pty Ltd | Patents | Directions set for 19 March 2013 |
| NSD709/2012 | Samsung Electronics Co. Limited & Anor | Commissioner of Patents & Ors | Patents | Part Heard, further hearings set for 11 March to 17 May 2013 |
| NSD1243/2011 | Apple Inc. & Anor | Samsung Electronics Co. Limited & Anor | Patents | Part Heard, further hearings set for 11 March to 14 June 2013 |
| NSD308/2013 | Apple Inc. & Anor | Samsung Electronics Co. Limited & Anor | Patents | Interlocutory Hearing held, further hearings set for 11 March to 14 June 2013 |
| NSD310/2013 | Samsung Electronics Co. Limited & Anor | Commissioner Of Patents & Ors | Patents | Part Heard, further hearings set for 11 March to 17 May 2013 |
| QUD762/2012 | Accor Australia & New Zealand Hospitality Pty Ltd & Anor | Liv Pty Ltd & Ors | Trade Marks | Scheduling Conference Held |
| NSD1054/2010 | Spirit Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd | Commissioner of Patents & Anor | Judicial Review | Hearings held 11 March to 15 March 2013 |
| NSD721/2010 | Spirit Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd | Mundipharma Pty Ltd | Patents | Hearings held 11 March to 15 March 2013 |
| NSD328/2013 | Research Affiliates LLC | Commissioner of Patents | Intellectual Property – Appeal | Directions held |
| NSD1040/2012 | Marie Ghyliane Nemorin & Anor | Armande Pierre & Anor | Trade Marks | Directions held, Hearing set for 11 April 2013 |
| NSD236/2012 | Bayer Pharma Aktiengesellschaft & Anor | Generic Health Pty Ltd & Anor | Patents | Hearing held, further hearings set for 18-22 March 2013 |
| NSD121/2012 | Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd & Anor | Generic Health Pty Ltd | Patents | Directions hear, further Directions set for 15 April 2013 |
| SAD32/2013 | David Manning | PG Anderson and VR Anderson | Trade Marks | Directions held |
| NSD1124/2012 | Enviro Pak Pty Ltd | New Horticulture Pty Ltd t/as Green Pack & Anor | Design | Directions and Interlocutory Hearing held, further Directions and Interlocutory Hearing set for 2 April 2013 |
| NSD1681/2006 | Bitech Engineering | Garth Living Pty Ltd & Anor | Patents | ADR Directions held, Conference set for 22 July 2013 |
| NSD1433/2009 | Bitech Engineering | Hotpoint Pty Ltd | Intellectual Property | ADR Directions held, Conference set for 22 July 2013 |
| VID902/2012 | Britax Child Care Pty Ltd | Teds Most Excellent Buggy Company Limited | Patents | Directions held |
| NSD1335/2012 | Make-Up Art Cosmetics Inc. & Anor | Target Australia Pty Ltd | Trade Marks | Interlocutory Hearing held |
| NSD1587/2012 | Make-Up Art Cosmetics Inc & Anor | Premium Designer Brands Pty Ltd & Ors | Trade Marks | Interlocutory Hearing held |
| NSD1669/2012 | Mercedes Pearl Esma Corby & Ors | Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd | Copyright | Hearing held, further Hearings set for 16 and 17 April 2013 |
| NSD30/2013 | Embertec Pty Limited | Auspro Group Pty Limited & Anor | Patents | Directions held |
| NSD1167/2012 | Embertec Pty Limited | Energy Efficient Technologies Pty Limited & Anor | Trade Marks | Directions held, Interlocutory Hearing set for 10 April 2013 |
| NSD2236/2012 | Aspen Pharma Pty Ltd & Others | H Lundbeck A/S & Anor | Patents | Interlocutory Hearing held, Callover set for 17 April 2013 |
| VID611/2012 | Louis Vuitton Malletier | Sonya Valentine Pty Ltd | Trade Marks | Interlocutory Hearing held, Directions set for 3 May 2013 |
| VID3/2013 | Alive Girl Pty Ltd & Anor | Evered Fashion & Ors | Design | Scheduling Conference held |
| VID1264/2011 | Fiorina Jewellery Pty Ltd | American Gemstone Pty Ltd & Ors | Copyright | Interlocutory Hearing held |
| VID876/2009 | Eli Lilly And Company & Anor | Apotex Pty Ltd | Patents | Judgement made |