Wrays’ team of intellectual property specialists provide advice and services relating to copyright to a wide range of local and overseas clients.

With a comprehensive range of intellectual property and brand protection services our team provides specialist advice in relation to copyright, including:

• advice relating to copyright protection and infringement arising under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) and overseas copyright jurisdictions.
• advice relating to exclusive and non exclusive licensing and copyright assignment.
• advice to assist copyright owners to stop infringing conduct, and other disputes.
• advice relating to available to copyright owners for economic loss arising from copyright infringement.
• industry specific advice to IT businesses, architects, mining companies and engineering companies, graphic designers, and publishing.
• Advise on the copyright/design overlap for manufacturers, and the fashion industry.

Copyright protection is a fundamental aspect of intellectual property.   Not limited to the protection of the works of writers and artists, copyright protection extends to all expressions of ideas, including business plans, circuits, architectural drawings, prototype drawings and many others.

Copyright ownership can represent valuable economic rights that can be licensed and assigned either exclusively or non-exclusively.  Wrays commercial team will assist to protect your rights and negotiate licenses and assignments to assist you to maximise that value of your intellectual property and copyrights.

Our team of exceptional intellectual property and brand protection lawyers and professionals can provide you with expert advice on enforcing copyright protection and seeking remedies where copyright infringements have occurred.

Australia has unique aspects of its copyright laws, including no copyright in computer-generated data bases, and no copyright protection for intellectual property which could otherwise be protected by a design registration.