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 thrilled to announce that Pearce IP’s founder Naomi Pearce, Executive Lawyer, Patent Attorney and Trade Mark Attorney has been recognised by WIPR as a Diversity Champion in IP for 2022. Thirty IP leaders from...
We are excited to announce that Pearce IP is a finalist in the Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards in the category of 2022 Boutique Diversity firm of the Year. The Women in Law Awards are considered the gold standard...
Pearce IP is very proud to announce that its CEO and Executive Lawyer, Patent Attorney and Trade Mark Attorney Naomi Pearce has been honoured as the 2022 Patent Lawyer of the Year (Asia Pacific) at the Women in...
We are proud to announce that Pearce IP and its CEO have been shortlisted for three awards at the APAC 2022 Women in Business Law Awards, with the winners to be announced on 15 September. Pearce IP is one of 5 firms...
With great pleasure, we announce that our CEO and Executive Lawyer, Patent Attorney and Trade Mark Attorney Naomi Pearce has been named as one of the Australasian Lawyer’s Most Influential Lawyers 2022, in the category...
This week Pearce IP celebrated its 5th birthday, and received glowing reviews and rankings for the firm, and for three of its individual patent professionals by IAM Patent 1000. The firm received bronze rankings in the...
Pearce IP is proud to announce that our prosecution team has also been ranked among the best in Australia by Managing IP. This is in addition to the individual rankings of three of our leaders, announced in May....
We are proud to announce that the Pearce IP team of patent and trademark lawyers and attorneys has been selected as a finalist for the Lawyers Weekly Intellectual Property Team of the Year in the Australian Law Awards...
Congratulations to CEO and Executive Naomi Pearce for being named as a finalist for the Lawyers Weekly Partners of the Year Awards 2022 in the category of Intellectual Property. The Partner of the Year Awards is the...
Pearce IP is proud to announce that four patent practitioners and three trade marks practitioners are ranked amongst the world’s best by WIPR Leaders 2022. Among the 47 patent experts ranked for Australia are three...
Pearce IP congratulates two of its patent leaders for being recognised by Managing IP (MIP) in its 2022 IP Stars ranking. Two Pearce IP leaders Naomi Pearce and Jacinta Flattery-O’Brien PhD are again ranked by MIP as...
Pearce IP is proud to announce that Founding Principal and Executive Lawyer, Patent & Trade Mark Attorney, Naomi Pearce, has again been listed in the 2022 edition of IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders. The 300 listing...
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Global - Intellectual Property (2025)
Asia Pacific - Intellectual Property (2026, 2025, 2024)
Winner - Asia Pacific and Greater China Region Awards 2025 - DEI: Outstanding Firm (2025)
Market Leading Intellectual Property Firm (2026, 2025, 2024, 2023)
Ranked for Patent Prosecution (2025)
Ranked for Patent Contentious (2025)
Ranked for IP Prosecution (2024, 2023)
Silver - Litigation (Australia) (2025)
Silver - Prosecution (Australia) (2025)
Bronze - Prosecution (New Zealand) (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 (Q4 2025, Q2 2025, Q1 2025, Q2 2024, Q1 2024, Q4 2023, Q3 2023, Q2 2023, Q3 2022, Q2 2022, Q1 2021, Q4 2020)
Australasia - Dispute Resolution (Q4 2025)
Cross-border – Healthcare & Life Sciences (Q4 2025, Q2 2025, Q1 2025, Q4 2024, Q3 2024, Q2 2024, Q1 2024, Q4 2023, Q3 2023, Q2 2023, Q1 2023)
Europe – Healthcare & Life Sciences (Q2 2025, Q1 2025)
Top Specialist Firm (2025)
5-Star Employer of Choice (2025)
"Standout Winner” for Inclusion and Culture (<100 employees) (2025)
Top Boutique Firm (2024)
5-Star Intellectual Property Law Firm (2021)
Doyles Leading Intellectual Property (2021, 2020)
Doyles Recommended Intellectual Property (2025, 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 (2026, 2025, 2024)
Life Sciences - Asia Pacific (2026, 2025, 2024)
Recommended - Leading Contentious Intellectual Property Lawyer in NSW (2025)
Elite Women (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)
IP Expert (2025)
Global Leader (2026)
Gold – Litigation (2025)
Gold – Prosecution (2025)
Silver – Litigation (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021)
Recommended for litigation (2020)
IP management consultancy (2025, 2024)
Legal (2025, 2024)
Pharmaceuticals/life sciences (2024)
Global Leader (2026, 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 IP Patents (2026)
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 (Q3 2025, Q1 2025)
Australasia – Healthcare & Life Sciences (Q2 2024, Q1 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 (2026, 2025, 2024)
Patents Star (2025, 2024, 2023)
Silver – Litigation (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022)
Silver – Transactions (2025, 2024)
Ranked as a market leading Intellectual Property (2023)
Bronze - Enforcement & Litigation (Australia) (2025)
Intellectual Property (2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
Life Sciences (2026)
Patent Lawyer of the Year (2021)
Australasia – Dispute Resolution (Q4 2025)
Intellectual Property - Asia Pacific (2026, 2025, 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)
Silver ranking – Prosecution (2025, 2024, 2023)
Highly Recommended – Prosecution (2023, 2022)
WIPR Leader (2024)
Recommended Individual (2025)
Leading Associate in Intellectual Property (2026, 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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