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Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up – 19 December 2014

An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 19 December 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
SYG3548/2014 FairFax Media Publications Pty Limited & Ors  David John Kenny & Ors Coyright 13 February 2015

First  Court Date

SYG3549/2014 Australian Associated Press Pty Limited & Ors Investment Trends Pty Limited ACN 107 485 656 & Ors Copyright 27 January 2015

First Court Date

VID761/2014 Len Markus & Anor  Royal Automobile Club of Queensland Limited Patent 5 February 2015

First Directions

NSD1355/2014 Power Foods International Pty Ltd  Healthy Warrior Ltd  Trade Mark 2 February 2015

First Directions

Case Developments

File No. Applicant(s) Respondent(s) Type Development  
WAD383/2014 Pacvac Pty Ltd Central Cleaning Supplies (Aust) Pty Ltd  Patent 19 December 2014

Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing

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Interlocutory Hearing set for 14 January 2015

MLG1552/2014 Top Plus Pty Ltd Mirae Investments Pty Ltd & Ors Copyright 15 December 2014

Directions Adjourned – Pre- Hearing

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Directions set for 9 February 2015

 
NSD149/2014 Anchorage Capital Partners Pty Limited ACPA Pty Ltd & Anor Trade Mark 19 December 2014

Part Heard Adjourned – Part- Heard

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Return of Subpoena set for 23 January 2015

 
NSD51/2012 Apotex Pty Ltd  Les Laboratoires Servier Patent 15 December 2014

Adjourned – Final Hearing Concluded, Awaiting Submissions

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NSD650/2014 Garford Pty Ltd DYWIDAG-Systems International Pty Ltd Patent 15 December 2014

Directions Adjourned – Pre- Hearing

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Directions set for 23 March 2015

 
NSD959/2014 Micropay Pty Ltd Quest Payment Systems Pty Ltd Trade Mark 15 December 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing

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Directions set for 6 February 2015

 
QUD616/2014 Astrack Consulting Services Pty Limited John Holland Pty Ltd & Anor Patent 15 December 2014

Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing

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Directions set for 5 May 2015

 
VID444/2014 Bushland Flora Vic Pty Ltd Majestic Selections Pty Ltd & Anor Infringement 16 December 2014

Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing

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Hearing set for 13 April 2015

 
VID571/2014 GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Investments (Ireland) (No. 2) Limited & Anor  Apotex Pty Ltd Patent 16 December 2014

Judgment Adjourned – Pre- Hearing

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VID638/2014 GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Investments (Ireland) (No. 2) Limited & Anor Generic Partners Pty Ltd Patent 16 December 2015

Judgment Adjourned – Pre – Hearing

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ADG218/2012 Top Plus Pty Ltd Maxtrend Pty Ltd & Ors Infringement 16 December 2014

Directions Adjourned – Pre- Hearing

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Hearing set for 16 February 2015

 
NSD1080/2014 Brand Developers Aust Pty Ltd  BDirect.com.au Pty Ltd & Ors Infringement 16 December 2014

Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing

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Directions set for 10 March 2015

 
NSD1698/2013 Upaid Systems Ltd Telstra Corporation Ltd  Patent 18 December 2014

Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing

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Interlocutory Hearing set for 11 March 2015

 
NSD935/2014 Bauer Consumer Media Ltd & Anor  Evergreen Television Pty Ltd Trade Mark 16 December 2014

Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing

 
NSD2042/2012 Novartis AG & Anor  Apotex Pty Limited Patent 17 December 2014

Administrative Listing Finalised – Dismissed by Consent

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NSD448/2014 Crescent Capital Partners Management Pty Ltd & Anor  Crescent Funds Management (Aust) Ltd  Trade Mark 17 December 2014

Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing

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NSD491/2013 Apotex Pty Limited  Novartis AG & Anor Patent 17 December 2014

Administrative Listing Finalised – Dismissed by Consent

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NSD954/2014 Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. & Anor  Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd Patent 17 December 2014

Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing

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VID447/2008 SNF (Australia) Pty Ltd Ciba Specialty Chemicals Water Treatment Limited & Ors Patent 17 December 2014

Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing

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NSD1124/2009 Generic Health Pty Ltd Wyeth Patent 19 December 2014

Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing

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Interlocutory Hearing set for 10 March 2015

 
NSD1639/2007 Apotex Pty Ltd Sanofi-Aventis Patent 19 December 2014

Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing

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Interlocutory Hearing set for 10 March 2015

 
NSD596/2009 Alphapharm Pty Ltd Wyeth Patent 19 December 2014

Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing

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Interlocutory Hearing set for 10 March 2015

 
QUD505/2014 lastec Australia Pty Ltd  Sunny International Hardware Group Pty Ltd & Ors Trade Mark 18 December 2014

Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing

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Hearing set for 20 July 2015

 
SYG3030/2014 Dennis Flaherty  Lawand Education Pty Limited  Infringement 18 December 2014

Directions Adjourned – Pre- Hearing

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SYG3032/2014 George Kilfoil Tenney Neil Meka Infringement 18 December 2014

Directions Adjourned – Pre- Hearing

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VID195/2009 Sigma Pharmaceuticals (Australia) Pty Ltd  Wyeth Patent 19 December 2014

Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing

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Interlocutory Hearing set for 10 March 2015

 
VID316/2014 Yotopia Pty Ltd & Anor  Basic Goodness Pty Ltd & Ors Copyright 18 December 2014

Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing

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VID784/2012 Fairlight.Au Pty Ltd  Peter Vogel Instruments Pty Ltd & Anor Trade Mark 18 December 2014

Part Heard Adjourned – Final Hearing Concluded, Awaiting Submissions

 
VID853/2013 Streetworx Pty Ltd Artcraft Urban Group Pty Ltd & Anor Patent 18 December 2014

Judgment Adjourned – Final Hearing Concluded, Awaiting Submissions

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Part Heard set for 30 January 2015

 
MLG2388/2014 Facton Ltd & Ors Mohammad Ghamloush Trade Mark 19 December 2014

Directions Adjourned –Pre- Hearing

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Directions set for 6 February 2015

 
NSD1029/2014 Water Decontamination Technologies Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed) & Anor  Leo Crasti Patent Scheduling Conference set for 19 December 2014  
NSD1124/2009 Generic Health Pty Ltd  Wyeth Patent 19 December 2014

Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Interlocutory Hearing set for 10 March 2015

 
NSD1180/2014 Ansell Healthcare Products LLC & Anor Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) Pty Ltd `& Ors Patent 19 December 2014

First Directions

 
NSD1771/2013 Board & Batten International Inc & Ors  Vuly Pty Limited & Ors Patent 19 December 2014

Directions

 
NSD272/2014 Dick Smith Investments Pty Ltd ACN 000 897 174 & Anor Roger John Ramsey Trade Mark 19 December 2014

Directions

 
NSD362/2014 Ozemate Pty Limited  Roger John Ramsey & Anor Trade Mark 19 December 2014

Directions

 
NSD558/2014 Nichia Corporation  Arrow Electronics Australia Pty Ltd  Not Defined 19 December 2014

Directions Adjourned – Pre- Hearing

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Directions set for 18 February 2015

 
SYG3214/2013 Societe des Produits Nestle SA & Ors  James William Christian Trade Mark 19 December 2014

Judgment

Finalised Dismissed

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Hearing of Interlocutory Application set for 13 February 2015

 
VID269/2014 Dealer Support Services Pty Ltd  Motor Trades Association of Australia Ltd Trade Mark 19 December 2014

Directions

 
VID317/2013 Blue Gentian LLC  Product Management Group Pty Ltd Patent 19 December 2014

Directions Adjourned – Pre- Hearing

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Directions set for 13 March 2014

 
VID714/2014 InSight Clinical Imaging Pty Ltd  Insight Radiology Pty Ltd & Anor Trade Mark 19 December 2014

First Directions Adjourned – Pre- Hearing

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Directions set for 8 May 2015

 
WAD383/2014 Pacvac Pty Ltd  Central Cleaning Supplies (Aust) Pty Ltd Patent 19 December 2014

Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Pre- Hearing

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Interlocutory Hearing set for 14 January 2015

 

Finalised Cases

File No Applicant(s) Respondent(s) Type Outcome  
VID188/2014 Pacific Enterprises (Aust.) Pty Ltd & Anor Bernen Pty Ltd & Anor Patent 16 December 2014

Judgment Finalised – Granted/ Allowed

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NSD1048/2012 Novartis AG & Ors  Hospira Pty Limited Patent 17 December 2014

Administrative Listing

Finalised – Dismissed by Consent

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NSD1207/2012 Novartis AG & Anor  Hospira Pty Limited Patent 17 December 2014

Administrative Listing Finalised – Dismissed by Consent

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SYG2252/2014 Vincent Khoury Tylor Margaret Dygut & Anor Infringement 19 December 2014

Administrative Listing Finalised – Discontinued

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