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Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up – 30 May 2014

An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 30 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
VID269/2014 Dealer Support Services Pty Ltd Atwell J N TBA TBA
NSD514/2014 Cementech Pty Ltd Austral Masonry (NSW) Pty Ltd & Anor Infringement First Directions set for 17 June 2014
NSD524/2014 City Index Limited Citigroup Inc Trade marks First Directions set for 11 June 2014
SYG1420/2014 Microsoft Corporation & Ors Tae Yong Kim T/A Minet Communications & Technologies Copyright First Court Date set for 9 July 2014
NSD517/2014 Sitecore Corporation A/S salesforce.com, inc Appeal First Directions set for 18 June 2014
NSD549/2014 Qantas Airways Ltd Luke Edwards Trade marks First Directions set for 30 June 2014

 

Case Developments

File No. Applicant(s) Respondent(s) Type Development
NSD251/2014 Warner-Lambert Company LLC & Ors Generic Partners Pty Ltd Patents 26 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 1 September 2014

NSD763/2013 Apotex Pty Limited Warner-Lambert Company Llc Patents 26 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 1 September 2014

SYG2363/2013 Ahiida Pty Ltd JB Trading Group Pty Ltd Design 26 May 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 25 August 2014

VID131/2014 Packit Industrial Packaging (QLD) Pty Ltd Intelipac Australia Pty Ltd Infringement 26 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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VID1123/2013 Shane Robert Miles Commissioner of Patents Appeal 27 May 2014 Full Court Hearing Adjourned – Judgment Reserved
NSD19/2012 Apotex Pty Limited F. Hoffman-La Roche AG Patents 27 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Hearing set for 1 December 2014

QUD137/2014 Local Mobile Pty Ltd Glotech Services Limited & Anor Infringement 27 May 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 29 July 2014

NSD132/2014 Cementech Pty Limited Boral Masonry Pty Limited Patents 28 May 2014 Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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NSD17/2014 Sealed Air Corporation Kureha Corporation Patents 28 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 22 July 2014

NSD260/2014 Cementech Pty Limited Adbri Masonry Pty Ltd Patents 28 May 2014 Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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NSD622/2012 Eli Lilly and Company & Anor Apotex Pty Ltd Patents 28 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 3 June 2014

NSD734/2013 Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare UK Ltd GlaxoSmithKline Australia Pty Ltd Patents 28 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Hearing set for 2 June 2014

VID231/2014 AstraZeneca AB & Anor Medis Pharma Pty Ltd Patents 28 May 2014 Judgement Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Interlocutory Hearing set for 19 June 2014

NSD1010/2013 Vringo Infrastructure INC ZTE (Australia) Pty Ltd Infringement 29 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 14 July 2014

NSD1698/2013 Upaid Systems Ltd Telstra Corporation Ltd Patents 29 May 2014 Administrative Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 28 July 2014

NSD233/2014 Malt Shovel Brewery Pty Limited & Anor James Squire Pty Ltd & Anor Infringement 29 May 2014 First Directions Adjourned – For Hearing

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Scheduling Conference set for 26 Jun 2014

NSD335/2014 Buchanan Turf Supplies Pty Limited Registrar of Trade Marks Trade marks 29 May 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Hearing set for 4 August 2014

VID1186/2011 KerryJ Investment Pty Ltd Xiamen Fengwei Energy Technology Co Ltd & Anor Patents 29 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 13 June 2014

VID1335/2013 Sly Ink Pty Ltd Screentime Pty Ltd Copyright 29 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 27 June 2014

NSD461/2014 Sports Data Pty Ltd Prozone Sports Australia Pty Ltd Copyright 29 May 2014 Part Heard Adjourned – Judgement Reserved

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Judgement set for 6 June 2014

NSD51/2012 Apotex Pty Ltd Les Laboratoires Servier Patents 29 May 2014 Directions Adjourned – Final Hearing Concluded, Awaiting Submissions

Directions set for 29 August 2014

NSD2595/2013 Ausplow Pty Ltd CDG Imports Pty Ltd t/as Direct Seeding and Harvesting Equipment Patents 30 May 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 4 August 2014

NSD383/2014 Channel Seven Sydney Pty Limited & Ors Nine Network Australia Pty Limited & Anor Copyright 30 May 2014 Directions Adjourned – For review of progress

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Directions set for 5 June 2014

NSD983/2013 Universal Solar and Surface Science Pty Ltd & Anor Hills Holdings Ltd Patents 30 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 10 June 2014

SAD99/2012 Lifeplan Australia Friendly Society Ltd & anor Noel Woff & ors Copyright 30 May 2014 Judgement

Directions set for 3 June 2014

SYG1029/2014 Price Costco International Inc & Anor Escostco Express Pty Ltd & Anor Infringement 30 May 2014 First Court Date Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

Directions set for 13 June 2014

SYG3214/2013 Societe des Produits Nestle SA & Anor James William Christian & Anor Trade marks 30 May 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – For Hearing

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Hearing set for 6 June 2014

VID1381/2013 Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Inc & Anor Commissioner of Patents Patents 30 May 2014 Full Court Hearing Adjourned – Judgement Reserved
VID248/2014 Andrew Morton Garrett Make Wine Pty Ltd & Ors Trade marks 30 May 2014 First Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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VID276/2007 Telstra Corporation Limited & Anor Phone Directories Company Pty Ltd & Ors Trade marks 30 May 2014 Judgement
NSD550/2014 Abbott Australasia Pty Ltd Alphapharm Pty Ltd & Anor Patents 30 May 2014 Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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NSD344/2014 Geneva Laboratories Limited Prestige Premium Deals Pty Ltd & Ors Trade marks 30 May 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing

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Directions set for 3 June 2014

 

 Finalised Cases

File No Applicant(s) Respondent(s) Type Outcome
NSD1273/2010 Multisteps Pty Ltd Source and Sell Pty Ltd Patents 26 May 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Discontinued/ Withdrawn
VID763/2013 Facton Ltd & Ors Redac International Pty Ltd & Ors Trade marks 26 May 2014 Directions and Interlocutory Hearing Finalised – Transferred or Moved to another Jurisdiction

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