Pearce IP and its team members are ranked in virtually every notable legal and attorney listing for Australia. We have been honoured with many awards recognising the talent of our team members and the standard of excellence Pearce IP has set for the provision of legal and IP services in Australia and New Zealand.
We are delighted to announce that Pearce IP’s Founder and CEO, Naomi Pearce has been selected as a finalist for the 2024 IP Partner of the Year at the Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year Awards.
We are delighted to announce that Pearce IP’s founder and CEO Naomi Pearce has been honoured by Australasian Lawyers as one of Australia’s Most Influential Lawyers in 2023. Naomi is one of 8 lawyers awarded in the...
We are delighted to announce that Pearce IP is ranked in the Chambers and Partners Guide for 2024 in the category of Intellectual Property. Pearce IP’s Founder and CEO Naomi Pearce is also ranked in the 2024 guide in...
Pearce IP is proud to announce that Jacinta Flattery-O’Brien PhD has again been named as one of Australia’s patent elite in the 2024 edition of IAM Global Leaders. Jacinta is one of 6 women included in the list of 18...
Managing IP (MIP) has honoured Pearce IP as the only known ANZ IP firm founded by a woman. Separately, WEConnect International has certified Pearce IP as Women Owned. CEO and Executive Lawyer, Patent Attorney and Trade...
We are pleased to announce that 3 Pearce IP leaders are ranked amongst the world’s best patent and trade mark practitioners by WIPR Leaders 2023. Pearce IP’s Executives Naomi Pearce and Chris Vindurampulle PhD are 2 of...
We are excited to announce that Naomi Pearce, (CEO, Executive, Lawyer, Patent & Trade Mark Attorney), founder of Pearce IP, was crowned the 2023 Intellectual Property Partner of the Year at the Lawyers Weekly...
We are proud to announce that Naomi Pearce, (Executive, Lawyer, Patent & Trade Mark Attorney), founder of Pearce IP, is a finalist for the award of Intellectual Property Partner of the Year at the 2023 Lawyers...
We are delighted to announce that Pearce IP, together with three of its leaders have been ranked in IAM Patent 1000 in 2023. IAM Patent 1000 “shines a spotlight on the firms and individuals that are deemed outstanding...
Pearce IP congratulates two of its leaders, Founder and CEO Naomi Pearce, and Special Counsel Jacinta Flattery-O’Brien PhD, who were honoured this week as MIP Patent stars for 2023. This is the third and fourth...
Pearce IP congratulates Jacinta Flattery-O’Brien PhD on being ranked in the 2023 IAM Global Leaders. To qualify for inclusion in IAM Global Leaders, attorneys must be ranked in the gold tier of the IAM Patent 1000, the...
We are excited to announce that Pearce IP’s Founder Naomi Pearce is one of 7 shortlisted last week by Managing IP for the Award of “Practitioner of the Year” for Australia for 2023, with the winner to be announced in...
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Global - Intellectual Property (2025)
Asia Pacific - Intellectual Property (2025, 2024)
Winner - Asia Pacific and Greater China Region Awards 2025 - DEI: Outstanding Firm (2025)
Market Leading Intellectual Property Firm (2025)
Market Leading Intellectual Property Firm (2024)
Market Leading Intellectual Property Firm (2023)
Tier 3 for IP Proscecution (2024)
Tier 3 for IP Proscecution (2023)
Silver - Litigation (Australia) (2025)
Silver - Prosecution (Australia) (2025)
Bronze - Prosecution (NewZealand) (2025)
Bronze - Litigation (Australia) (2023, 2022, 2021)
Bronze -- Prosecution (Australia) (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021)
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)
Patent Prosecution (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022)
Trade Mark - Patent & Trade Mark Attorney Firms (2025)
Patent Disputes (2025)
The Only Leading Female Owned Life Sciences focussed IP Firm (2023)
Pearce IP ranked firm (2021)
Silver - Litigation & Prosecution Australia (2025)
Bronze - Litigation & Prosecution New Zealand (2025)
Litigation & Prosecution Australia (2024)
Best Law Firm - Australia (2026)
Shortlisted – Australian Firm of the Year (2022)
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)
Top Specialist Firm (2025)
Top Boutique Firm (2024)
5-Star Intellectual Property Law Firm (2021)
Doyles Leading Intellectual Property (2021, 2020)
Doyles Recommended Intellectual Property (2021)
Finalist – Intellectual Property Partner of the Year (2025, 2024, 2022)
Winner – Intellectual Property Partner of the Year (2023)
Intellectual Property: Patents – Global (2025)
Intellectual Property: Patents – Asia Pacific (2025)
Life Sciences - Asia Pacific (2025)
Intellectual Property: Patents – Asia Pacific (2024)
Life Sciences – Asia Pacific (2024)
Recommended - Leading Contentious Intellectual Property Lawyer in NSW (2025)
Most Influential Lawyers – Changemaker (2024, 2023, 2022)
5-Star Intellectual Property Lawyer – General IP (2021)
WIPR Leader (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022)
WIPR Diversity Champion (2025, 2022)
Top 100 Influential Women in IP (2021)
WIPR Leaders – Patents & Trade Marks (2022, 2021, 2020)
Gold – Litigation (2025)
Gold – Prosecution (2025)
Silver – Litigation (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021)
Recommended for litigation (2020)
IP management consultancy (2024)
Legal (2024)
Pharmaceuticals/life sciences (2024)
Global Leader (2022, 2021, 2020)
World Leading IP Strategist (2022, 2021, 2020)
Patent Star (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021)
Practitioner of the Year Finalist (2023)
Silver - Prosecution & Strategy (Australia) (2025)
Winner – Patent Lawyer of the Year (2022)
Shortlisted – Life Sciences Lawyer of the Year (2022)
Winner – Client Choice Award for Life Sciences (2022)
Winner - Executive of the Year (2024)
Finalist - Executive of the Year (2024)
Winner – Partner of the Year (SME Law) (2021)
Australasia - Dispute Resolution (Q1 2025)
Australasia – Healthcare & Life Sciences (Q3 2024, Q2 2024, Q4 2023, Q3 2023, Q2 2023, Q3 2022, Q2 2022, Q1 2021, Q4 2020, Q3 2020)
Asia-Pacific – Healthcare & Life Sciences (Q1 2024, Q4 2023, Q3 2023)
US – Healthcare & Life Sciences (Q4 2023, Q3 2023, Q2 2023)
Cross-border – Healthcare & Life Sciences (Q3 2024, Q2 2024, Q1 2024, Q4 2023, Q3 2023, Q2 2023, Q1 2023, Q4 2022, Q3 2021)
Canada – Healthcare & Life Sciences (Q4 2023, Q2 2023)
Europe – Healthcare & Life Sciences (Q4 2023)
Intellectual Property: Patents - Global (2025)
Intellectual Property: Patents - Asia Pacific (2025)
Intellectual Property: Patents - Asia Pacific (2024)
Patents Star (2025, 2024, 2023)
Silver – Litigation (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022)
Silver – Transactions (2025, 2024)
Ranked as a market leading Intellectual Property firm (2023)
Bronze - Enforcement & Litigation (Australia) (2025)
Intellectual Property (2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
Life Sciences Practice (2026)
Patent Lawyer of the Year (2021)
Intellectual Property - Asia Pacific (2025)
Intellectual Property - Asia Pacific (2024)
Notable Practitioner (2025, 2024)
Litigation (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
Bronze - Enforcement & Litigation (New Zealand) (2025)
Recommended individual – Enforcement & Litigation (2024, 2023, 2022)
IP Expert (2022)
Intellectual Property & Litigation (2024, 2023, 2022, 2019)
Bronze - Prosecution and Strategy (New Zealand) (2025)
Silver - Prosecution (New Zealand) (2025)
Recommended - Prosecution (New Zealand) (2024)
WIPR Leader (2024)
Notable Practitioner (2025)
Biotechnology Law (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009)
WIPR Leader (2024, 2023, 2022)
Patent Leader (2023, 2022, 2021)
Notable Practitioner (2025)
Patent Star (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020)
Rising Star (2023)
Silver ranking – Prosecution (2025, 2024, 2023)
Highly Recommended – Prosecution (2023, 2022)
WIPR Leader (2024)
Committed Professional of the Year (2023)
Global Award for In-House Lawyer (2022)
Top 250 Women in IP (2019)
IP Star (2015 - 2019)
IP Specialist Practitioner – Finalist (2019)
Bronze – Transactions (2025)
Bronze – Prosecution (2025)
Recognition as IP Practitioner – Recommended for Patent Prosecution (2012 – 2015)
Recognition as IP Practitioner – Excellence in Patent Work (2015, 2014)
WIPR Leader (2024)
Recommended Individual (2025)
Leading Next Generation Leaders (2025)
Rising Star in Intellectual Property (2024)
Rising Star in Intellectual Property (2023)
Rising Star in Intellectual Property (2022)
Rising Star in Intellectual Property (2021)
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