Senior Patent Litigator — Life Sciences & Biotech

Pearce IP Pty Ltd.; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday leave

Generous parental leave

Still birth and miscarriage leave

Menopause and menstrual leave

Study support

Loyalty recognition: +1 week annual LE

Job summary

Pearce IP Pty Ltd. is seeking an energetic IP litigator to join our Australian team, handling patent disputes and related regulatory matters for life sciences clients.

The role welcomes candidates from 2 years PQE up to senior leadership, with emphasis on strategic advocacy and commercial judgment. You will advise on patent validity and infringement, biosimilar and generic litigation, and occasional general commercial IP matters.

Qualifications

• 2+ years PQE or senior level experience in IP litigation.
• Experience in life sciences sector preferred.
• Strong advocacy and strategic judgment required.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on intellectual property disputes
• Handle validity and infringement of patents and patent term extensions
• Manage biosimilar and generic medicine litigation and related regulatory matters
• Take on general commercial litigation matters and IP litigation for clients in other sectors as required

Skills

IP litigation

Legal analysis

Strategic thinking

Commercial judgment

Education

Science degree in biology/chemistry/biochemistry

Job description

Pearce IP Pty Ltd. is seeking an energetic IP litigator to join our Australian team, handling patent disputes and related regulatory matters for life sciences clients.

The role welcomes candidates from 2 years PQE up to senior leadership, with emphasis on strategic advocacy and commercial judgment. You will advise on patent validity and infringement, biosimilar and generic litigation, and occasional general commercial IP matters.