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Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up – 21 February 2014

An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 21 February 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
NSD166/2014 First American Title Insurance Company Of Australia Pty Limited MSA National Pty Limited Trade marks 20 February 2014 Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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21 February 2014 Directions

NSD169/2014 First American Title Insurance Company Of Australia Pty Limited MSA National Pty Limited Trade marks 20 February 2014 Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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21 February 2014 Directions

NSD162/2014 Unilever Australia Limited & Anor The Proctor & Gamble Company Trade marks First Directions set for 25 March 2014
VID96/2014 Smash Enterprises Pty Ltd Smiggle Pty Ltd Copyright First Directions set for 28 March 2014
PEG51/2014 Western Australian Land Authority Registrar of Trade Marks Appeal  

 

Case Developments

File No. Applicant(s) Respondent(s) Type Development
NSD2426/2013 Eremad Pty Ltd Sanofi Trade marks 17 February 2014 Administrative Listing 2014 Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 4 March 2014

SAD224/2012 Harcourts WA Pty Ltd Roy Weston Nominees Pty Ltd Trade marks 21 February 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned Pre-Hearing

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VID109/2009 Britax Childcare Pty Ltd Infa Products Pty Ltd Patents 21 February 2014 Part Heard Adjourned – Judgement Reserved
VID263/2012 Bugatti GmbH Shine Forever Men Pty Ltd Trade marks 17 February 2014 Hearing Adjourned – Judgement Reserved
WAD167/2013 Roy Weston Nominees Pty Ltd Harcourts WA Pty Ltd Trade marks 21 February 2014 Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Judgment Reserved

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SAD99/2012 Lifeplan Australia Friendly Society Ltd & anor Noel Woff & ors Copyright 18 February 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Interlocutory Hearing set for 4 March 2014

VID1022/2013 Heart Rate Inc. Robert Crouch & Anor Trade marks 18 February 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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VID1107/2013 AstraZeneca AB & Anor Alphapharm Pty Ltd Patents 18 February 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 5 March 2014

VID1291/2013 Robert Crouch Bodytastic Pty Ltd Trade marks 18 February 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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WAD27/2013 Roadwest Transport Equipment & Sales Pty Ltd Bonfiglio Holdings Pty Ltd & Ors Design 19 February 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-hearing

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Directions set for 10 March 2014

SYG3218/2013 Microsoft Corporation & Ors Ramez Morris Sarofeem trading as ‘PC Tele Consulting’ Copyright 19 February 2014 First Court Date Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 17 March 2014

VID1147/2013 Spraying Systems Co & Anor Spray Technologies Co (Dayangzhou) Pty Ltd Copyright 19 February 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Scheduling Conference set for 14 March 2014

VID1334/2013 Monk Legal Pty Ltd & Anor Pro-Vac Cleaning Systems Group Pty Ltd & Anor Patents 19 February 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Return of Subpoena set for 5 March 2014

VID611/2012 Louis Vuitton Malletier Sonya Valentine Pty Ltd & Ors Trade marks 19 February 2014 Directions and Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Part-Heard

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Examination set for 26 March 2014

NSD227/2011 Tigerturf International Ltd Fieldturf Tarkett Inc Patents 20 February 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Hearing set for 17 March 2014

NSD66/2014 Home Box Office Inc Broo Ltd Trade marks 20 February 2014 First Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Hearing set for 29 May 2014

NSD96/2011 Fieldturf Tarkett Inc Tigerturf International Limited Patents 20 February 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Hearing set for 17 March 2014

QUD486/2013 Courier Pete Pty Ltd Metroll Queensland Pty Ltd & Ors Design 20 February 2014 Administrative Listing

Directions set for  March 2014

SYG239/2013 The Unit Australia Pty Ltd Bell Potter Securities Ltd Copyright 20 February 2014 Directions Adjourned – For Hearing

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Hearing set for 19 March 2014

VID1043/2013 MCI Group Holdings SA Secondment Pty Ltd Trade marks 20 February 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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WAD18/2014 Austming Trade Pty Ltd Mindsinsync, Inc. Patents 20 February 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 27 March 2014

MLG1053/2013 Ita Buttrose & Anor The Senior’s Choice (Australia) Pty Ltd & Anor Copyright 21 February 2014 Hearing Adjourned – For Hearing

Hearing set for 3 March 2014

VID784/2012 Fairlight.Au Pty Ltd Peter Vogel Instruments Pty Ltd & Anor Trade marks 21 February 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 1 July 2014

 

 

Finalised Cases

File No. Applicant(s) Respondent(s) Type Outcome
SYG2536/2013 Australasian Performing Right Association of Australia Limited Sound Box Karaoke Pty Limited & Ors Copyright 17 February 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Discontinued
NSD2018/2008 Fortytwo International Pty Ltd & Anor Kim Barnes & Anor Copyright 18 February 2014 Judgement Finalised – Granted/ Allowed

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SAD291/2013 Neobev Pty Ltd Bacchus Distillery Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed) Patents 19 February 2014 Judgement Finalised – Granted/ Allowed

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