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Wrays is the exclusive Australian contributor to Getting The Deal Through – Trademarks 2014. Getting the Deal Through is a database of law and regulation in 58 practice areas and more than 150 jurisdictions containing concise explanations to the most important legal and regulatory matters that arise in business deals and disputes worldwide. Participation in Getting the Deal Through demonstrates …

Wrays client, One Atmosphere, has been awarded Maritime Australia Limited’s 2013 National Defence Innovation Award for its Pegasus system. The award was presented to One Atmosphere’s Managing Director, Mr Tim Lyons at an awards ceremony at Pacific 2013, attended by Australia’s Minister for Defence, the Hon. Senator David Johnston. Pegasus addresses the aspects associated with a helicopter crash in water …

Hatch, a valued client of Wrays, has been recognised in The WA Engineering Excellence Awards program as winner of the Control Systems, Networks, Information Processing and Telecommunications category. The awards encourage and celebrate engineering excellence by identifying, recognising and promoting excellence in the science and practice of engineering. The awards also provide peer recognition of engineering excellence, raise the profile …

National intellectual property (IP) firm Wrays has been announced Best Mid-Market exporter in the BRW GE Capital Momentum Mid-Market Awards 2013, which celebrate and recognise Australia’s best mid-market businesses. The awards were announced at a cocktail function in Sydney last night, with Wrays the only patent attorney or law firm to have made the short list across the ten award …

  We are pleased to announce that Wrays has won Best Mid-Market Exporter in the BRW GE Capital Momentum Mid-Market Awards 2013, which celebrate and recognise Australia’s best mid-market businesses. The awards were announced at a cocktail function in Sydney, with Wrays the only patent attorney or law firm to have made the short list across the ten award categories. …

Reflecting both the current demand for specialist IP services and the expertise of its people, national IP firm Wrays has announced a raft of senior promotions. Seven practitioners from Wrays’ legal, patent attorney and consulting practices have been promoted to Principals of the firm; Albert Ferraloro, Chris Juhasz, Craig Humphris, Joe Seisdedos, Jo Woodfield, Linda Kennaugh, and Marie Wong. The …

Wrays has been awarded Intellectual Property Firm of the Year 2013 –   Australia in the ICFM 2013 Global Awards. Based on nominations and research  by the ICFM team, the awards recognise those who have excelled over their competitors because of their continued quality of advice, customer service and business prowess.

Publication Date: 1 March 2013 Page Number: 102 Publication: The Australian Mining Review Headline: the interview – Wrays group head – management and strategic services Albert Ferraloro In the highly competitive international resources sector, a company’s intellectual property (IP) can be a major part of its long term success. Amy Mattes-Harris speaks to Wrays group head – management and strategic …

The recent gene patent debate and the Apple v Samsung dispute have raised public awareness of IP in Australia and New Zealand. The challenge for stakeholders is now a public relations battle to address public concerns and misunderstandings. Recent law reform in Australia and New Zealand tries to address some of the concerns of the public and industry. Rising_to_the_Challenge_Legal_Strategy_Review_Winter_2012_2013_pg_38.pdf

By John King, Director, Wrays The oil and gas industry faces unique challenges when seeking to protect its innovations. The global nature of this industry results in activities field spanning across several patent jurisdictions. In-house counsel for oil and gas companies are often faced with balancing the intricacies of managing a global patent portfolio with the unique challenges affecting inventions …