Fisher Adams Kelly Client Showered With Success On World Stage

The future looks bright for Australian innovators, if the success of Fisher Adams Kelly client, Nick Christy, is anything to go by. Nick's Water Recycling Shower recently took out top gong in the Dutch Postcode Lottery Green Challenge, netting his company a 500,000 Euro first prize and congratulatory messages from Bill Clinton, Richard Branson and Brad Pitt.

Considering Mr Christy's innovation saves 70% less water and 70% less energy than a regular shower, it's no surprise it has now been recognised on the world stage, a win that casts a greater spotlight on Australia as a hotbed of innovation and highlighted the importance of protecting a business' intellectual property.

The Dutch Postcode Lottery Green Challenge win follows a year of home runs for several businesses Fisher Adams Kelly advises on intellectual property protection, proving that Australian innovation is far from flagging.

Just several weeks before the Recycling Shower received international praise, one of the Firm's other clients, Edward Evans, was announced  as ‘Inventor of The Year’ on ABC’s The New Inventors program for his innovation, The Swing Gate. The gate is designed to reduce injuries (from serious to fatal) resulting from livestock charging in confined spaces, such as a cattle truck or a cattle yard.

“It has been a great year for our clients receiving recognition of their achievements and Fisher Adams Kelly has been proud to assist with the early identification and protection of their intellectual property,” Managing Partner, Dr Horsburgh explains.

“I believe the more Australia is recognised for leading-edge, inventive thinking, the more other organisations will start to look at protecting their own IP. Since intellectual property is poised to be the currency of the future, this will ultimately put Australia on a much stronger footing globally, moving forward,” says Dr Horsburgh.

Both of the Firm's awarded clients are moving to roll out production of their respective products further, with the Water Recycling Shower using its prize money to hasten the speed with which showers are brought to market, while The Swing Gate is already being distributed and retrofitted to cattle yards across the country.