Welcome to Wrays

Australian and New Zealand Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys.

Patent, Trade Mark and Design registrations play a crucial role in the protection of Intellectual Property rights.

Wrays is well known as an expert service provider, capable of establishing and enforcing intellectual property rights on behalf of a range of clients, both throughout Australia and overseas.

Established during 1920 in Western Australia, Wrays is now one of the best known and respected Patent Attorney firms in Australia, and has grown to become the largest locally based firm in Perth.

Wrays offers a wide range of technical expertise embracing Biotechnology, Chemistry, Electronics and Computing, Mechanical Engineering, Pharmacology, and Physics.

Our renowned reputation for excellence, expertise and quality service is at your disposal to help safeguard your intellectual property in a competitive and challenging global market. We welcome your enquiries.

LATEST NEWS

Doing Business in China - Mythbusting Seminar

On November 20th Wrays hosted a seminar on IP protection with a focus on China. This informative session explored a number of myths surrounding IP protection in China. For a copy of the event handout: [click here]

Inventor of the Year 2008

The 2008 Western Australia Inventor of the Year Awards were announced on October 17^th. Congratulations to Curtin University and Tony Wright, Heather Benson and Penny Moss with the Cold Pain Test Kit (Early Stage Category); the University of WA and Yves Potvin with HEA Mesh (Ready for Market Category) and Arbotech Pty Ltd and Kevin Inkster with the Petrol Allsaw (Development Category and Overall Winner).

Delnorth Pty Ltd v Dura-Post (Aust) Pty Ltd [2008] FCA 1225: With the growing popularity of Innovation Patents this case provides some clarity with regard to what may, or may not, constitute an innovative step. For more details [click here]

Trade Mark protection in China: Generally trade mark protection is available in almost all countries of the world on the basis that entitlement to a trade mark is based on the “first-to-use” or “first-to-file” principle. For some interesting advice on trade mark protection in China [click here]

Patents
A patent provides a monopoly to a patent owner to make, use, and otherwise exploit an invention, during the duration of the patent. This monopoly right can be used to prevent others from also exploiting the invention in competition with the patent owner.