An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal as of 18 May 2012.
In the past week, the following intellectual property cases were commenced:
| File Number | Applicant | Respondent | Type | Status |
| VID362/2012 | CMA CONTRACTING PTY LTD (ACN 050 192 517) | Liberty Industrial Pty Ltd (ACN 147 758 487), Liberty Holdings Pty Ltd (ACN 131 348 215), Clinton Matthew Dick and Simon Paul Gill | Copyright | Originating process has been filed, scheduling conference for 27 June 2012 |
| SAD99/2012 | Funeral Plan Management Pty Ltd (ACN 003 769 640) and Lifeplan Australia Friendly Society Ltd (ACN 087 649 492) | Mr Noel Woff, Mr Richard Corby and Funeral Planning Australia Pty Ltd (ACN 050 727 015) | Copyright | Originating process has been filed, scheduling conference for 9 July 2012 |
| VID361/2012 | J.C.’S Quality Foods Pty Ltd (ACN 073 318 957) | Ege Fine Foods Australia Pty Ltd (ACN 060 882 297) | Trade Marks | Originating process has been filed, scheduling conference for 27 June 2012 |
| VID364/2012 | LONSDALE AUSTRALIA LIMITED | Paul’S Retail Pty Ltd (ACN 114 419 242) andPw Inventory Pty Ltd (ACN 128 572 341) | Trade Marks | Originating application has been filed, first directions set for 26 June 2012 |
| MLG560/2012 | Rajan Basnet | Shiva Prasad Thati & Rakesh Singh Karayat | Trade Marks | Application filed, no court date listed |
| NSD686/2012 | Snack Foods Limited (ABN 92 007 130 501) | Jane Elizabeth Spiller | Trade Marks | Originating application has been filed, first directions set for 13 June 2012 |
| VID368/2012 | Nomadic Solutions Pty Ltd (ACN 128 363 575) | Able Hardware Pty Ltd (ACN 128 363 575) and Bao Shen Zheng | Design | Originating process has been filed, scheduling conference for 27 June 2012 |
| Credit Corp Collections Pty Limited (ACN 096 930 568), CREDIT CORP GROUP LIMITED and Credit Corp Services Pty Limited (ACN 082 928 872) | Credit Corp Mediation Pty Limited (ACN 140 119 240) | Trade Marks | Originating application has been filed, first directions set for 3 July 2012 |
In the past week, the following cases were finalised:
| File Number | Applicant | Respondent | Type | Status |
| QUD230/2012 | Price Link Pty Limited (ACN 088 953 557) | Unispan Australia Pty Ltd (ACN 099 939 287) | Patents | Finalised – Dismissed by Consent |