Female founders looking to scale their business have until 5 pm (AEST) on 22 April 2021 to apply for an Australian Government grant of $25,000 to $480,000. The program is designed to support startups founded by women as they expand into domestic and global markets, with an estimated $11.6 million available in funding for round 2. In helping female entrepreneurs …
Dr Phil Burns Profiled By the Australian Institute of Physics
We’re pleased to see Wrays’s Senior Associate, Dr Phil Burns, profiled by the Australian Institute of Physics this month. The institute is a membership organisation dedicated to promoting the role of Physics in research, education, industry and the community within Australia. As our resident Star Wars fanatic, it’s wonderful to read how the film franchise impacted Phil’s career story, sparking …
Applications for WA Innovator of the Year 2021 open soon
The Western Australia Innovator of the Year initiative awards outstanding Western Australian companies that have developed an innovative product, technology or service. Since 2006, the program has showcased innovative and entrepreneurial individuals and businesses, providing support to commercialise, scale and execute promising innovation in WA. As an initiative of the State Government’s New Industries Fund, which aims to enable SME’s …
World-Class Innovation Shines a Light on Perth’s Thriving Biotech Industry
The City of Perth recently caught up with some of the leading professionals within the city’s Medical Life Sciences sector to create this short video. Here, we learn about the collaborative story of Dimerix – a client of Wrays’ and a shining example of how a biopharmaceutical company with origins in Perth can positively effect millions of people globally. We’re …
IP Australia’s COVID-19 Relief Measures to End Soon
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, IP Australia created a mechanism for users of the Australian intellectual property system who had been adversely affected by the pandemic to apply for an extension of time with a simple online declaration and without paying any official fee, with the extension then effectively being granted automatically. This extension mechanism – called the “streamlined” …
New Association Launched – Life Sciences WA Inc.
www.lifescienceswa.com.au On Thursday 25th February 2021, a new Association, Life Sciences WA Inc. was launched in Western Australia. This not-for-profit association seeks to bring together those involved in the Life Sciences sector in Western Australia. Details of the association can be found at www.lifescienceswa.com.au. Life Sciences WA Inc has been created to provide a collective representation for the Western Australian …
Wrays’ Trade Mark Team Elevated to Silver Ranking in the 2021 Edition of WTR1000
We are thrilled to announce that Wrays’ Trade Marks team have once again been recognised in the World Trademark Review 1000: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals. The WTR 1000 research directory, which focuses exclusively on trademark practices and practitioners, has firmly established itself as the definitive ‘go-to’ resource for those seeking world-class legal trademark expertise. Rising from a bronze position in …
Upcoming Changes in the .au Domain Space
12 April 2021 will see new rule changes in the Australian “.au” domain space, with potential to affect holders of existing com.au, net.au and org.au domain names, as well as eligibility to apply for new domain name registrations in this space. In addition, a new general .au domain is likely to be launched sometime later in 2021, with the launch …
IP in a Post-Brexit World
After years of negotiations and controversy, on 1 January 2021, the Brexit transition period finally ended, and the UK left the European Union. Below, we break down the new post-Brexit IP landscape (subject to legislative implementation). Attorney representation and address for services UK legal representatives can continue to represent their clients before the EUIPO in ongoing cases only. Clients with …
COVID-19 Update
IP Australia is continuing to provide free extensions of time of up to three months until 28 February 2021 if a deadline cannot be met as a result of a disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Whilst the maximum length of extension that can be requested at one time is three months, additional extensions of time may be available if …