Harrison Ottaway (AU)

Subscribe to all posts by Harrison Ottaway (AU)

CIIs – The Australian Full Court Encompass Decision

By Helen Macpherson (AU) and Harrison Ottaway (AU) on October 29, 2019 Posted in General, Patents

Overview The patentability of computer implemented inventions (CII) has long been a contentious topic in Australian patent law. A few months ago, we wrote about Justice Robertson’s decision in Rokt Pte Ltd v Commissioner of Patents, which overturned the Australian Patent Office’s rejection of a patent application for a CII relating to a digital advertising … Continue reading

Calidad v Seiko – defining the scope of the implied licence

By Helen Macpherson (AU) and Harrison Ottaway (AU) on July 30, 2019 Posted in General

One of the more controversial questions in patent law is the extent to which a patentee may continue to exercise control over patent-protected goods after their sale. This question invokes competing tensions between the rights of the patentee and the rights of the purchaser to free enjoyment of goods they have purchased. In a number … Continue reading

Internet (almost) killed the video star: Federal Court grants orders to block ‘ripping’ of music videos

By Harrison Ottaway (AU) on June 27, 2019 Posted in Copyright

In the age of the internet, music videos have persisted on MTV and numerous other television outlets although they have to an extent been challenged by other forms of high-brow entertainment available. Many of them involve house inspections or the rituals of courtships, and sometimes both. Nevertheless, despite these diversions, the Rage is maintained. Justice … Continue reading