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Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up – 14 March 2014

An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 14 March 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
QUD93/2014 Nextra Australia Pty Limited & Anor Automatic, Inc Trade marks Interlocutory Hearing set for 17 March 2014
NSD251/2014 Warner-Lambert Company LLC Generic Partners Pty Ltd Patents First Directions set for 7 April 2014

 

Case Developments

File No. Applicant(s) Respondent(s) Type Development
QUD324/2013 Peanut Company of Australia Limited Michael Bauer Infringement 10 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here
NSD121/2012 Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd & Anor Generic Health Pty Ltd Patents 11 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here

Hearing set for 24 March 2014

NSD142/2014 Multisteps Pty Ltd Fullyarn Packaging (AU) Pty Ltd & Anor Patents 11 March 2014 First Directions Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here

Directions set for 12 August 2014

NSD1639/2007 Apotex Pty Ltd Sanofi-Aventis Patents 11 March 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
NSD2433/2013 Objectivision Pty Limited & Anor Visionsearch Pty Limited Copyright 11 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here

Hearing set for 29 April 2014

NSD506/2013 Konami Gaming Inc & Anor Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd Patents 11 March 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here

Directions set for 11 July 2014

NSD820/2013 Bitzer Australia Pty Ltd Andrew Japp & Anor Copyright 11 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here

Directions set for 7 April 2014

SYG1740/2013 Extend A Home Constructions Pty Ltd Robin Lopez & Ors Copyright 11 March 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here

Directions set for 15 May 2014

NSD2002/2013 The Pilbara Infrastructure Pty Ltd Lynx Engineering Consultants Pty Ltd Patents 12 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here

Directions and Interlocutory Hearing set for 9 April 2014

NSD2456/2013 Orion Corporation & Ors Actavis Australia Pty Ltd & Ors Patents 12 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here

Directions set for 4 April 2014

NSD2461/2007 Bradken Resources Pty Ltd Lynx Engineering Consultants Pty Ltd Patents 12 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here

Directions set for 9 April 2014

NSD983/2013 Universal Solar and Surface Science Pty Ltd & Anor Hills Holdings Ltd Patents 12 March 2014 return of Subpoena Adjourned – Pre-HearingDirections set for 8 April 2014
NSD987/2012 D & D Group Pty Ltd & Anor Safetech Hardware Pty Ltd & Anor Patents 12 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here

Directions set for 10 April 2014

SAD99/2012 Lifeplan Australia Friendly Society Ltd & anor Noel Woff & ors Copyright 12 March 2014 Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Judgement ReservedView orders here
SYG265/2014 George Jaksic T/A Geographics Group Jascom International Pty Limited & Ors Copyright 12 March 2014 First Court Date Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here

Hearing of Interlocutory Application set for 16 May 2014

NSD2154/2013 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd & Ors Global Gaming Supplies Pty Ltd & Ors Appeal 13 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here

Full Court Hearing set for 31 March 2014

NSD132/2014 Cementech Pty Limited Boral Masonry Pty Limited Patents 13 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here

First Directions set for 4 April 2014

NSD2082/2011 Australian Mud Company Pty Ltd & Anor Coretell Pty Ltd & Ors Patents 13 March 2014 Judgement Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here

View judgement here

Directions set for 18 March 2014

NSD2504/2007 Tamawood Limited Habitare Developments Pty Ltd & Ors Copyright 13 March 2014 Directions Adjourned – For HearingView orders here
WAD132/2007 Australian Mud Company Pty Ltd & Ors Coretell Pty Ltd & Anor Infringement 13 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here

Directions set for 12 September 2014

NSD1774/2011 Attachmate Corporation Commonwealth of Australia Copyright 14 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here

Hearing set for 2 March 2015

NSD2227/2012 Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc Aker Biomarine AS Patents 14 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here

Directions set for 1 August 2014

NSD2373/2013 Board & Batten International Inc & Anor Vuly Trampolines Pty Limited Patents 14 March 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here

Directions set for 19 May 2014

QUD311/2012 N & E Bowder Pty Ltd Australian Keg Company Pty Ltd Patents 14 March 2014 Mention
QUD797/2013 NQ Group Pty Ltd CQ Group Australia Pty Ltd & Anor Trade marks 14 March 2014 Adjourned – Pre-HearingView orders here
NSD1517/2007 Mainline Corporate Holdings Ltd & Anor Fexco Merchant Services & Ors Patents 14 March 2014 Part Heard Adjourned – Judgement Reserved
NSD2247/2011 Mainline Corporate Holdings Ltd & Anor Fexco Merchant Services & Ors Patents 14 March 2014 Part Heard Adjourned – Judgement ReservedDirections set for 24 March 2014
NSD315/2013 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd & Anor Apple Inc. & Anor Patents 14 March 2014 Part Heard Adjourned – Part HeardPart Heard set for 17 March 2014
NSD199/2014 Warner-Lambert Company LLC Apotex Pty Ltd Patents 14 March 2014 Judgment

 

Finalised Cases

File No. Applicant(s) Respondent(s) Type Outcome
VID1147/2013 Spraying Systems Co & Anor Spray Technologies Co (Dayangzhou) Pty Ltd Copyright 11 March 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Discontinued/ Withdrawn
VID987/2013 Williamson-Dickie Manufacturing Company Virginia Elizabeth Easton Trade marks 11 March 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Discontinued/ WithdrawnView orders here
NSD169/2014 First American Title Insurance Company Of Australia Pty Limited Msa National Pty Limited Trade marks 14 March 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Discontinued/ Withdrawn
QUD678/2012 Tramanco Pty Ltd BPW Transpec Pty Ltd Appeal 13 March 2014 Judgement Finalised – Granted/Allowed in Part – Other Orders MadeView orders here

View judgement here

NSD166/2014 First American Title Insurance Company Of Australia Pty Limited MSA National Pty Limited Trade marks 14 March 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Discontinued/ Withdrawn
NSD2018/2008 Fortytwo International Pty Ltd & Anor Kim Barnes & Anor Copyright 14 March 2014 Finalised – Grant/Allowed in Part – Other Orders MadeView orders here

View judgment here

 

 

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