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Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up – 23 May 2014

An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 23 May 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
MLG967/2014 Van Phu Le Dang Khan Copyright Directions set for 20 June 2014

  

Case Developments

File No. Applicant(s) Respondent(s) Type Development
NSD601/2010 Siemens Water Technologies Corp & Memcor Australia Pty Ltd & Anor GE Betz Pty Ltd & Ors Patents 19 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 16 September 2014

QUD797/2013 NQ Group Pty Ltd CQ Group Australia Pty Ltd & Anor Trade marks 19 May 2014 Directions Adjourned – For Hearing

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Hearing set for 1 October 2014

NSD2567/2013 The Search Party Pty Ltd Tempurer Pty Ltd Trade marks 20 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 25 June 2014

NSD51/2012 Apotex Pty Ltd Les Laboratoires Servier Patents 20 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Final Hearing Concluded, Awaiting Submissions

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VID42/2014 Burberry Limited & Anor VOI Concept Stores Pty Ltd & Ors Trade marks 20 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 27 June 2014

NSD1355/2010 Winnebago Industries, Inc Knott Investments Pty Ltd & Ors Copyright 21 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 28 July 2014

VID231/2014 AstraZeneca AB & Anor Medis Pharma Pty Ltd Patents 21 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Interlocutory Hearing set for 19 June 2014

NSD1639/2007 Apotex Pty Ltd Sanofi-Aventis Patents 21 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 24 October 2014

NSD820/2013 Bitzer Australia Pty Ltd Andrew Japp & Anor Copyright 21 May 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 23 June 2014

VID1291/2011 Smart Openers Pty Ltd Automatic Technology (Australia) Pty Ltd & Anor Patents 21 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Part-Heard

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Return of Subpoena set for 11 June 2014

VID231/2014 AstraZeneca AB & Anor Medis Pharma Pty Ltd Patents 21 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Interlocutory Hearing set for 19 June 2014

NSD341/2014 Albert Kim Barnes & Anor Forty Two International Pty Ltd & Ors Appeals 22 May 2014 Settlement of Index Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

Full Court Hearing set for 4 August 2014

NSD1010/2013 Vringo Infrastructure INC ZTE (Australia) Pty Ltd Infringement 23 May 2014 Judgement Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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VID154/2014 Placitum Pty Ltd & Anor Paul Andreotta Trade marks 23 May 2014 Scheduling Conference Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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NSD461/2014 Sports Data Pty Ltd Prozone Sports Australia Pty Ltd Copyright 23 May 2014 Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Interlocutory Hearing set for 26 May 2014

NSD344/2014 Geneva Laboratories Limited Prestige Premium Deals Pty Ltd & Ors Trade marks 23 May 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Return of Subpoena set for 28 May 2014

  

Finalised Cases

File No Applicant(s) Respondent(s) Type Outcome
NSD287/2014 Warner-Lambert Company LLC & Ors Apotex Pty Ltd Appeals 19 May 2014 Judgement Finalised – Granted/ Allowed

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NSD481/2014 Machine Zone, Inc Weezeewig Pty Limited & Anor Trade marks 20 May 2014 First Directions Finalised – Granted/ Allowed By Consent

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PEG102/2014 Alutech Pty Ltd Alutech Australia Pty Ltd Infringement 20 May 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Discontinued
MLG1560/2013 Norman William Stimson Jeremy D Redmond & Anor Copyright 21 May 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Discontinued
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