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)

Chris Coates (Maj Ret)

Executive, Finance

Helen Macpherson

Executive, Lawyer (Head of Litigation - Australia)

Kimberley Evans

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

Dr Mathew Lucas

Executive, Patent & Trade Mark Attorney

Paul Johns

Executive, Lawyer (Head of Litigation - New Zealand)

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)

James Tocci

Executive, Corporate Services

Jacinta Flattery-O’Brien PhD

Special Counsel, Patent Attorney

Chantal Savage

Special Counsel, Lawyer

PEARCE IP BLOG

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Pearce IP, Naomi Pearce, & Helen Macpherson Ranked in Chambers Global Guide 2026

by Pearce IP | Feb 13, 2026

In addition to recent rankings in the Chambers 2026 Asia-Pacific Guide, Pearce IP, with CEO Naomi Pearce and Executive & Head of Litigation Helen Macpherson, have been ranked overnight in the 2026 Chambers Global Guide. Whilst Chambers Asia-Pacific honours the best law firms and lawyers within the Asia-Pacific regional legal market, Chambers Global focuses on law firms and lawyers…

Expedition on Steroids – Federal Court Speeds to PI Decision in AstraZeneca’s AU Forxiga® Patent War

by Paul Johns, Helen Macpherson, Naomi Pearce | Feb 13, 2026

Australian Federal Court Moves Fast in Forxiga® Injunction Case. Justice Downes of the Federal Court of Australia is setting new records for timeliness in a pharmaceutical patent case. Following the hearing last Friday (6 February 2026), just over 7 weeks from AstraZeneca’s application for interlocutory injunction…

Pearce IP Welcomes Two New Executives – Mathew Lucas and Mr James Tocci

by Pearce IP | Feb 12, 2026

Pearce IP is pleased to announce the appointment of two new executives strengthening the firm’s leadership capabilities and depth of expertise. Mathew Lucas PhD joins the Melbourne team as Executive Patent & Trade Mark Attorney. James Tocci joins as Executive, Corporate Services.