Global Intellectual Property Specialists

Strategic global thinking for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries

Our Capabilities

We use our global experience to support life sciences clients from early R&D to commercial launch, and beyond.

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Our People

Our lawyers and attorneys have science backgrounds, were trained at top tier firms, and most have experience in-house at multinational giants.

Award-winning IP services

Ranked internationally and domestically, our pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and life sciences focussed lawyers and attorneys are recognised as being among the best IP practitioners in the world.

Our Capabilities

Pearce IP is a boutique firm offering intellectual property specialist lawyers, patent attorneys and trade mark attorneys, to the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and life sciences industries.

With staff based in Australia and New Zealand, we coordinate and execute local and multi-jurisdictional IP litigation strategies, provide IP/legal support for regional and global business development activities and licensing deals, and prosecute patent and trade mark applications around the world.

Patent: Legal and Attorney Services

Trade Mark: Legal and Attorney Services

Commercial IP Services

Regulatory Affairs Services

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Since its establishment in 2017 boutique Pearce IP has dominated in the area of pharmaceutical patents. Thanks to its deep bench of talented professionals, any life sciences brief is dispatched with alacrity and poise.

IAM Patent 1000, 2024

IP SPECIALIST LAWYERS – PATENT ATTORNEYS – TRADE MARK ATTORNEYS

Our Leaders

Naomi Pearce

CEO, Executive Lawyer (AU, NZ), Patent & Trade Mark Attorney (AU, NZ)

Adele Chadwick

Executive, Deputy CEO & Head of Talent

Paul Johns

Executive, Lawyer (Head of Litigation - New Zealand)

Kimberley Evans

Executive, Lawyer & Trade Mark Attorney (Head of Trade Marks - Australia)

Chris Coates (Maj Ret)

Executive, Finance

Julie Ballance

Executive, Patent Attorney and Trade Mark Practitioner (AU, NZ), Lawyer (NZ) & Notary (NZ)

Sally Paterson

Executive, Patent & Trade Mark Attorney (AU, NZ), Lawyer (NZ)

Helen Macpherson

Executive, Lawyer (Head of Litigation - Australia)

PEARCE IP BLOG

Read our latest updates & insights

Calderbank Consequences – Miele Awarded Indemnity Costs Despite 15% Discount for Unsuccessful Arguments

by Kimberley Evans, Helen Macpherson | Jan 16, 2026

This decision concerns the apportionment of costs arising from the substantive decision in Miele & Cie KG v Bruckbauer [2025] FCA 537 (27 May 2025) (Substantive Decision). Justice Rofe considered the appropriate apportionment of costs…

Pearce IP and Chantal Savage Honoured in Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026 Rankings

by Pearce IP | Jan 15, 2026

Pearce IP and Chantal Savage, have been ranked in Australia for Intellectual Property in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026 Rankings. Legal 500 rankings take in a broad scope of client and law firm information, combining qualitative and quantitative data to create a strategic compass for clients who are searching for the best legal advisers for their type of work.

Wait and See – Federal Court Reserves Costs Question After Preliminary Discovery Hearing Vacated

by Kimberley Evans, Helen Macpherson | Jan 14, 2026

Justice Jackman has confirmed that, in the context of a preliminary discovery application, where a prospective applicant vacates a hearing date and the prospective respondent has incurred costs in preparing for the vacated hearing…