Wrays Principal and experienced patent attorney, Dr Penelope Farbey, recently featured on Jeremy Chetty’s podcast, The Young Entrepreneurs Show, where she shared personal insights into her field and the world of intellectual property. In this episode, Penelope deep dives into: 🎙️Why she chose to become a patent attorney and what makes her job so fulfilling – helping creators protect their …
IP Australia Fee Changes
IP Australia (Australia’s Patent, Trade Marks and Designs Office), recently announced proposed fee changes with an expected implementation date of 1 October 2024. The proposed fee changes are sweeping and will affect many stages in the registration and renewal of patents, trade marks, designs and plant breeder’s rights. A summary of the proposed changes can be found at the link …
IP Australia to Alter the Excess Claims Fee Procedures and Calculation for Australian Patent Applications
Early this week IP Australia (Australia’s Patent, Trade Marks and Designs Office), announced fee changes with an implementation date of 1 October 2024. Included in the increase in fees is a change in the procedure and calculation of the excess claims fee. The changes will have a significant impact on the timing of the calculation of the excess claims fees, …
Artificial Intelligence
The Ethics of Using it in Legal Practice New artificial intelligence (AI) tools are continually being rolled out for lawyers and attorneys with promises to revolutionise the way that practitioners undertake legal research, discovery, due diligence, and legal drafting, and offer exciting opportunities for practitioners. But what do practitioners’ ethical obligations say about the use of AI in legal practice? …
Changes to Australia’s Patent Excess Claim Fees
Everything you need to know From 1 October 2024, many of the official fees charged by IP Australia in relation to patent prosecution and patent opposition proceedings will be increased. Details of the fee review and the associated increases can be found here. Excess claim fees As expected, the review includes incremental increases for patent prosecution charges including filing and …
COVID 19 in 2024
The courtroom battles and the future of the vaccine technology The Covid-19 pandemic may be officially over, but the battle surrounding the technologies developed in response to the pandemic continues in courtrooms and patent offices worldwide. As the technology is adapted to address divergent diseases, the demand for new vaccines persists, leading to an ongoing surge in patent filings and …
New WIPO Treaty
A small first step in the protection of Indigenous traditional knowledge The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in May 2024, after almost 25 years of negotiations, approved a historic new treaty on intellectual property, genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge. In particular, the new treaty seeks to import a requirement on prospective patent applicants to disclose the country of origin …
Wrays Announces Four Promotions
It is with enormous pleasure that we announce the promotion of four Wrays colleagues from across the firm. Dr Phil Burns has been promoted to Principal in the firm’s Sydney practice. This is a significant achievement and recognises Phil’s commitment and contribution to the growth of the firm over many years. The other key promotions include Kate Howard, Emma Steeper …
The Rise of the ‘Dupes’
How close is too close? In this era of beauty influencers, filtered photographs, and an endless array of luxury cosmetic and skincare products marketed at high price points to achieve “the perfect look”, it is no wonder that the market for cheaper “copycat” cosmetic products is on the rise. In fact, selling products that are “inspired” by more expensive luxury …
REDI Impact Report: Improving Workforce Skills in Australia’s Medical Products Sector
When you combine our IP Education expertise with our passion and commitment to Australia’s life sciences industry, this is the result! Back in late 2020, Wrays received a grant for the REDI program, an initiative of the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) and delivered by MTPConnect. Our challenge was to equip early-stage innovators with the necessary skills and resources to …