An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal as of 22 March 2013.
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In the past week, the following intellectual property cases were commenced in the week ending 22 March 2013:
| File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Details |
| NSD491/2013 | Apotex Pty Limited | Novartis AG & Anor | Patents | Originating Application filed, First Directions set for 2 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 |
| 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, further Scheduling Conference 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 |
| NSD30/2013 | Embertec Pty Limited | Auspro Group Pty Limited & Anor | Patents | Interlocutory Hearing set for 10 April 2013 |
| VID3/2013 | Alive Girl Pty Ltd & Anor | Evered Fashion & Ors | Design | Directions set for 7 June 2013 |
| VID1264/2011 | Fiorina Jewellery Pty Ltd | American Gemstone Pty Ltd & Ors | Copyright | Administrative Listing held |
| NSD327/2013 | Halal Certification Authority Pty Ltd | Rethink Group Pty Ltd | Trade Marks | First Directions heard |
| NSD19/2012 | Apotex Pty Limited | F. Hoffman-La Roche AG | Patents | Directions held |
| NSD2342/2011 | Watson Pharma Pty Ltd | AstraZeneca AB | Patents | Directions held |
| NSD48/2013 | Gilead Sciences Australia Pty Ltd | Idenix (Cayman) Ltd & Ors | Patents | Directions held, further Directions set for 26 April 2013 |
| NSD1429/2011 | Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd | Konami Australia Pty Ltd | Patents | Directions held |
| NSD1829/2012 | Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited | Konami Australia Pty Ltd | Patents | Directions held |
| NSD2069/2012 | Intel Corporation & Anor | Webintel Pty Ltd & Anor | Trade Marks | Directions held, Interlocutory Hearing set for 16 April 2013 |
| NSD1917/2011 | Bohemia Crystal Pty Limited | Alessi Global Pty Limited | Trade Marks | Return of Subpoena, Directions and Interlocutory Hearing set for 2 April 2013 |
| VID784/2012 | Fairlight.Au Pty Ltd | Vogel Instruments Pty Ltd & Anor | Trade Marks | Directions set for 12 April 2013 |
| VID109/2009 | Britax Childcare Pty Ltd | Infa Products Pty Ltd | Patents | Scheduling Conference held, Hearing set for 13 August 2013 |
| NSD491/2010 | GE BetzDearborn Canada Company | Memcor Australia Pty Ltd | Patents | Directions Heard |
| NSD601/2010 | Siemens Water Technologies Corp & Memcor Australia Pty Ltd & Anor | GE Betz Pty Ltd & Ors | Patents | Directions Heard |
In the past week, the following cases were finalised:
| File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Outcome |
| NSD673/2011 | Apotex Pty Ltd | Astrazeneca AB & Anor | Patents | Finalised – Granted/Allowed in Part – Other Orders Made. |
| NSD2342/2011 | Watson Pharma Pty Ltd | AstraZeneca AB | Patents | Finalised – Granted/Allowed in Part – Other Orders Made. |
| NSD208/2012 | AstraZeneca AB & Anor | Ascent Pharma Pty Ltd | Patents | Finalised – Granted/Allowed in Part – Other Orders Made. |