An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal as of 31 May 2013.
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In the past week, the following intellectual property cases were commenced in the week ending 31 May 2013:
| File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Details |
| VID411/2013 | Future Entertainment Pty Ltd | Cold Rock Management Pty Ltd & Anor | Trade Marks | First Directions set for 5 July 2013 |
| QUD273/2013 | Taiyo Membrane Corporation Pty Ltd & Anor | Trevor Scott & Anor | Copyright | Directions set for 27 June 2013 |
| WAD167/2013 | Harcourts WA Pty Ltd | Roy Weston Nominees Pty Ltd | Trade Marks | Transfer order from another court filed |
In the past week, the following case developments occurred:
| File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Development |
| NSD709/2012 | Samsung Electronics Co. Limited & Anor | Commissioner of Patents & Ors | Patents | Adjourned – Part Heard |
| 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 | Part Heard, further hearings set for 11 June 2013 |
| NSD310/2013 | Samsung Electronics Co. Limited & Anor | Commissioner Of Patents & Ors | Patents | Adjourned – Awaiting outcome of related case/issue |
| NSD1829/2012 | Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited | Konami Australia Pty Ltd | Patents | Directions set for 25 July 2013 |
| VID729/2012 | S T Couplers Limited & Anor | Elite Attachments Australia Pty Ltd | Infringement | Directions set for 14 June 2013 |
| NSD820/2013 | Bitzer Australia Pty Ltd | Andrew Japp & Anor | Copyright | First Directions set for 4 June 2013 |
| VID913/2011 | CUB Pty Ltd | Cash’s (Australia) Pty Ltd | Patents | Judgement made – Adjourned for Hearing |
| VID143/2009 | Wake Forest University Health Sciences & Anor | Smith & Nephew Pty Ltd | Patents | Mention |
| VID1291/2011 | Smart Openers Pty Ltd | Automatic Technology (Australia) Pty Ltd & Anor | Patents | Directions held |
| QUD189/2012 | Austshade Pty Ltd & Anor | Boss Shade Pty Ltd & Ors | Patents | Directions held, Directions set for 19 September 2013 |
| VID325/2013 | Glass Vice Holdings Limited | Jay Marc Industries Pty Ltd & Anor | Infringement | First Directions held |
| VID270/2013 | Rodolfo Antonio Gomez | Colin Bruce Rawson & Ors | Patents | Directions held |
| VID488/2012 | Seafolly Pty Limited | Fewstone Pty Ltd | Copyright | Pre-Trial Conference held, Hearing set for 11 June 2013 |
| VID417/2012 | F & T Spagnolo Pty Ltd | Trevor Ledgard Pty Ltd & Ors | Patents | Administrative Listing held |
| VID3/2013 | Alive Girl Pty Ltd & Anor | Evered Fashion & Ors | Design | Mediation held, Directions set for 7 June 2013 |
| NSD474/2011 | Gram Engineering Pty Ltd | Bluescope Steel Limited | Design | Judgement made, Directions set for 6 June 2013 |
| NSD1355/2010 | Winnebago Industries, Inc | Knott Investments Pty Ltd & Ors | Copyright | Administrative Listing held |
| WAD27/2013 | Roadwest Transport Equipment & Sales Pty Ltd | Bonfiglio Holdings Pty Ltd & Ors | Design | Directions held |
| NSD734/2013 | Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare UK Ltd | GlaxoSmithKline Australia Pty Ltd | Patents | Interlocutory Hearing held, Directions set for 14 June 2013 |
| NSD491/2010 | GE BetzDearborn Canada Company | Memcor Australia Pty Ltd | Patents | Interlocutory Hearing set for 13 June 2013 |
| NSD695/2013 | Colin Costin | Duroline Products Pty Ltd & Ors | Patents | Judgement made; Finalised – Granted/ Allowed in Part (Other orders made)Click here for Judgement |
| NSD403/2013 | Adobe Systems Inc & Ors | 2GF Radio Pty Limited & Ors | Trade Marks | Hearing held, Hearing set for 31 July 2013 |
| VID318/2012 | Sarb Management Group Pty Ltd T/A Database Consultants Australia | Vehicle Monitoring Systems Pty Limited | Patents | Directions heard, Hearing set for 13 October 2014 |
In the past week, the following cases were finalised:
| File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Outcome |
| VID421/2012 | BASF Agro BV, Arnhem (NL), Wadenswil Branch | Imtrade Australia Pty Ltd | Patents | Finalised – Discontinued/ Withdrawn |