Pearce IP Legal - Intellectual Property & Patent Law Specialists

Pearce IP is a boutique intellectual property firm specialising in the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and life sciences industries. Established in 2017, the firm offers comprehensive intellectual property services through specialist lawyers, patent attorneys and trade mark attorneys based in Australia and New Zealand. The firm coordinates and executes local and multi-jurisdictional IP litigation strategies, provides IP and legal support for regional and global business development activities and licensing deals, and prosecutes patent and trade mark applications worldwide.

The firm's capabilities encompass patent legal and attorney services including drafting, prosecution, freedom-to-operate opinions, post-acceptance and post-grant proceedings, patent term extension applications and disputes. Their trade mark services cover initial clearance searches, filing strategies, office actions, and litigation regarding registered and unregistered trade marks. Pearce IP also provides commercial IP services for licensing, partnering and R&D cooperation projects, regulatory affairs services, and copyright services. All lawyers and attorneys possess chemistry or biological science degrees, many to PhD level, with significant overseas experience and in-house expertise at multinational companies.

Pearce IP's industry focus centres on health, pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals including small and large molecules, personalised medicine, precision medicine, psychedelics, medical marijuana, medical devices, biotechnology, animal and veterinary healthcare, agricultural technology, food technology, medical technology, gene editing technologies, gene therapy and cell therapy. The firm has particular expertise in assisting pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies prepare for the launch of generic and biosimilar medicines in Australia and internationally, drawing from extensive global biosimilars experience.