The Australian Innovation System Report 2015 (Report) compares Australia’s performance in a number of key innovation areas against other OECD countries and unearths critical issues for consideration if Australia is to embrace the ‘ideas boom’ and foster a culture that supports and grows entrepreneurship and innovation in Australia. mdp Director and Patent and Trade Mark Attorney Gavin […]
As a young teenager in a country Victorian town, a trip to the movies was like escaping to another world. So I can fondly recall leaving the makeshift ‘cinema’ at Hamilton Performing Arts Centre in 1985 after viewing Marty McFly’s latest adventures in Back to the Future II, dreaming of the world as it would be […]
Most entrepreneurs are acutely aware that innovation and creativity are vital in today’s market. However, many are unaware of the importance of identifying the right structure to manage and commercialise their intellectual property (IP) assets. This is despite IP assets being widely recognised as the most valuable asset for businesses. The first step in the […]
We are very pleased to announce that our new and improved website is now live. The launch of our site marks an exciting chapter for mdp. It will open up new capabilities to deliver even more benefits to clients, by giving us greater flexibility in how we provide intellectual property and commercial services in the future. […]
The Australian Bureau of Statistics, defines Sexual Assault as “unwanted behaviour of a sexual nature directed towards a person which makes that person feel uncomfortable, distressed, frightened, threatened or harmed” in circumstances where that person has not freely agreed, consented or is incapable of consenting to that behaviour”. The idea of children sexually assaulting other […]
Travelling by car in Australia to see friends and family over any holiday period can be a happy occasion, but generally speaking, with this increase in travel, so too are the incidences of Motor Vehicle Accidents. It can be difficult to know what to do if you are unfortunate enough to be involved in […]
The duties of trustees are many and varied and require due care and skill. To a large degree, these duties determine the liabilities of trustees and the possible personal exposure of trustees to legal costs. Trustees can usually expect to be indemnified for any legal costs but not if a duty of care is breached. […]
There may be restrictions imposed on foreigners purchasing properties in Australia however this does not mean they are stopped from buying any properties at all. There are still many options available to the investors as long as they meet the criteria. Please read below for options available to foreign investors in Australia. […]
On 17 November 2015 the NSW Government passed the Conveyancing Amendment (Sunset Clauses) Act 2015 to provide further protections for purchasers in off the plan property contracts in New South Wales. This Act inserts a new Division 10 into the Conveyancing Act 1919 entitled “Off the plan contracts”. An ‘off the plan’ contract is a […]
Koffels has recently been working with Neisha Shepherd, our colleague at NLS Law in Newcastle. She had been working on an horrific case of child sexual abuse against the Department of Community and Family Services (DOCS), and sought our assistance due to the magnitude of the matter. She got to know her client well over […]
Ross Koffel was delighted to welcome our IR Global colleagues from the Philippines to our office in Sydney on the first of December. Eduardo Pangan and Gilbert Viloria of Mendoza & Pangan, with offices in Manila, were in Sydney for conferences and took the opportunity to visit and have a worthwhile exchange of ideas […]
Children and overseas travel can cause many parents a great deal of stress, doubly so where the parents are separated or divorced. It may be that you would like to take your child on an overseas holiday or that you have concerns the other parent intends on removing your child from the country and not […]