Stratocumulus Legal is a Perth-based legal consultancy focusing on Australian intellectual property law and related legal areas.
Available for download - our reference guide for common IP considerations that arise when identifying, assessing and dealing with business assets
An issue that affects all businesses. Do you actually own the IP created by your employees and contractors?
I was pleased to present at the Housing Industry Association’s WA Housing Forum held in Perth on 29 May 2026, where I spoke on “Copyright in the Age of AI”.
Stratocumulus Legal has been recognised as “Recommended” in the Doyle’s Guide 2026 listing of Leading West Australian Intellectual Property Law Firms, and I have also been included as “Recommended” in the individual category.
Another busy year is coming to an end. Here we look at some of the Stratocumulus Legal highlights of 2025.
Who owns your building plans? Can you take your design to another builder? What happens to your plans if your builder goes under? I discussed these commonly misunderstood topics and more with Behan Flaherty for an episode of the Home Building Podcast.
Stratocumulus Legal is presenting at a workshop on 4 September 2025 hosted by WA Data Science Innovation Hub (WADSIH) and Perth Machine Learning Group, on the Productivity COmmission’s interim report on “Harnessing Data and Digital Technology”. Our focus will be on a high-profile and controversial topic in the interim report: Should text & data mining (TDM) be an exception to copyright infringement in Australia?
Stratocumulus Legal has been recognised as “Recommended” in the Doyle’s Guide 2025 listing of Leading West Australian Intellectual Property Law Firms, and I have also been included as “Recommended” in the individual category.
I’ve been invited to present on 29 June 2023 to Perth Machine Learning Group, which is always a great forum for discussing AI, machine learning and robots.
David is an experienced intellectual property lawyer, but also with significant general legal experience accumulated over 20 years’ experience at international law firms. Based in Perth, Western Australia, he founded Stratocumulus Legal in May 2020.
