IP SPOTLIGHT MARCH 2020

CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF INNOVATIVE MINDS.

CONFERENCES IN 2020

With the global COVID-19 viral outbreak, Wrays made the considered decision in February 2020 to cancel all conference travel for the forseeable future. However, we are incredibly hopeful that when COVID-19 is under control we can again connect with you in these forums.

Optimistically, we are planning on attending the following conferences and hope to see you there.

Wrays is a strong supporters of APAA. Principal and head of our trade marks team, Jennifer McEwan is on the conference organising committee.. We are looking forward to the opportunity to acknowledge our 100 year milestone at APAA and hosting an event to share the occasion with you. If you are attending any of the above conferences and would like to connect with our team, please contact us at events@wrays.com.au.

SEPTEMBER The IP Owners Conference 21s t - 23rd SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, USA

Experts in IP since 1920.

NOVEMBER INTA

TBA

Even though COVID-19 has done its best to put a dampener on all business operations in 2020, this year still marks the 100th anniversary of Wrays. We are incredibly proud of this achievement. This centenary year is a hugely important and exciting milestone for us. There are not a lot of Australian or New Zealand patent & trademark firms that survive to make 50 years of operation, let alone 100 years. Most are either subsumed by other organisations such as Wrays, or they naturally grind to a halt when their principals retire.

In reaching 100 years of business operations, Wrays has had to evolve, grow, re-invent itself and withstand both a Global Financial Crisis and, now COVID-19. One thing that all this has done is make Wrays resilient, agile and well-founded. From a small firm of humble beginnings, we have grown to become one of the largest independent IP firms in Australia and New Zealand providing end-to-end IP services not only as patent attorneys and trademark attorneys but also as IP lawyers where we deliver specialised patent and trademark litigation and commercial IP transaction services. Once the COVID -19 outbreak is over, we will be recognising our 100 years of operation, and we intend to do so in our own special way. We hope that you will also join us in those celebrations, whenever and whenever they may be. In the meantime, please stay safe.

USA

The Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA), Annual Conference 13th - 17th GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA