Christopher Coates (Maj Ret)

Executive, Finance

Email: christopher.coates@pearceIP.law
Tel: +61 (0) 2 9023 9988

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Christopher heads the Pearce IP Accounts team.

Before joining Pearce IP, Christopher enjoyed a prolonged and successful military career of more than 35 years, and has extensive experience in operations, logistics, communications, and personnel and financial management.

Christopher brings a refreshing balance of professional work ethic and humour, ensuring his interactions with internal and external clients are positive and productive.

Pearce IP Awards

Chambers and Partners

Global - Intellectual Property (2025)
Asia Pacific - Intellectual Property (2025)
Asia Pacific - Intellectual Property (2024)

Legal 500 Asia Pacific

Market Leading Intellectual Property Firm (2025)
Market Leading Intellectual Property Firm (2024)
Market Leading Intellectual Property Firm (2023)

Asia IP

Tier 3 for IP Proscecution (2024)
Tier 3 for IP Proscecution (2023)

IAM Patent 1000

Bronze for litigation (2023, 2022, 2021)
Bronze for prosecution (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021)

Australian Law Awards (Lawyers Weekly)

Finalist – Women in Law Awards – Boutique Diversity Firm of the Year (2022)
Finalist – Intellectual Property Team of the Year (2022)
Winner – Intellectual Property Team of the Year (2021)

Managing IP Stars

Patent Prosecution (2024, 2023, 2022)
The Only Leading Female Owned Life Sciences focussed IP Firm (2023)
Pearce IP ranked firm (2021)

World Trademark Review (WTR 1000)

Silver - Litigation & Prosecution Australia (2025)
Bronze - Litigation & Prosecution New Zealand (2025)
Litigation & Prosecution Australia (2024)

Women in Business Law Awards - APAC

Shortlisted – Australian Firm of the Year (2022)

Lexology Legal Influencer

Australasia – Healthcare & Life Sciences (Q1 2025, Q2 2024, Q1 2024, Q4 2023, Q3 2023, Q2 2023, Q3 2022, Q2 2022, Q1 2021, Q4 2020)

Cross-border – Healthcare & Life Sciences (Q1 2025, Q2 2024, Q1 2024, Q4 2023, Q3 2023, Q2 2023, Q1 2023)

Europe – Healthcare & Life Sciences (Q1 2025)

Australasian Lawyer

Top Boutique Firm (2024)
5-Star Intellectual Property Law Firm (2021)

Doyles Intellectual Property

Doyles Leading Intellectual Property (2021, 2020)
Doyles Recommended Intellectual Property (2021)

"Winner - Intellectual Property Team of the Year 2021"

Australian Law Awards (Lawyers Weekly)

"Finalist - Intellectual Property Team of the Year 2022"

Australian Law Awards (Lawyers Weekly)

"Pearce IP bronze ranking for litigation and recommended for prosecution"

IAM Patent 1000 2021

"Pearce IP ranked bronze for litigation and prosecution"

IAM Patent 1000 2022

"5-Star Intellectual Property Law Firm"

Australasian Lawyer 5-Star Awards 2021

"Pearce IP Ranked Tier 3 - Prosecution"

MIP IP Stars 2022

"Lexology Legal Influencer"

Healthcare and Life Sciences (Australasia): Pearce IP (Q2 2022, Q1 2021, Q4 2020)

Healthcare and Life Sciences (Cross-border): Pearce IP (2021)

"Women in Business Law Awards - APAC"

Shortlisted – Australian Firm of the Year (2022)

The Legal 500, 2023, Intellectual Property, Australia

“The Pearce IP team has an in depth understanding of the science and the pharmaceutical regulatory industry driving many of their client’s businesses. They are passionate about achieving their client’s commercial objectives – and they are extremely hard-working and dedicated lawyers.”

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