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Life Sciences - Australia

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What the Team is Known For

King & Wood Mallesons' well-balanced practice operates in the contentious, transactional and regulatory spheres and is particularly noted for its patent litigation offering. The firm is well-placed to act for new and established foreign players in the Australian life sciences market, as well as Australian companies looking to enter the Chinese and other foreign markets and innovative companies seeking to establish themselves. Similarly, its team is well equipped to provide life sciences clients with supporting expertise from all branches of a full-service firm with a particularly strong regional presence.

Work Highlights

  • KWM defended 4 Farmers Australia in infringement proceedings commenced by Kumiai Chemical Industry in the Federal Court of Australia.

Strengths

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The firm has highly skilled attorneys who are knowledgeable about patent law and have a clear understanding of the pharmaceutical sciences.

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KWM offers deep regulatory understanding, strategic navigation of complex issues, technology support to process documents and strong industry knowledge.

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Notable Practitioners

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Matthew Swinn
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Matthew Swinn
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Matthew Swinn maintains an active IP practice in which he frequently acts for pharmaceutical and medical device companies on patent disputes. He is based in Melbourne.

Matthew Swinn is extremely impressive and very supportive of all members of the team.

Matthew Swinn's experience, strategic thinking and commercial awareness is unparalleled.

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Kate Hay
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Kate Hay
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Kate Hay focusses much of her practice on the representation of players in the pharmaceutical, bioscience and medical device spheres in key litigation and other IP protection mandates.

I love working with Kate. She gives clear direction and is calming in stressful scenarios.

Kate Hay is probably Australia's best known pharmaceutical patent litigation expert.

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Scott Bouvier
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Scott Bouvier
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Scott Bouvier commands widespread respect for his wide-ranging commercial intellectual property practice, which covers contractual, commercialisation and contentious issues. Clients value his knowledge and experience within the life sciences, acting for pharmaceuticals and researchers. He is based in Sydney.

Scott has a strong grasp of both the legal detail and the broader commercial context, which makes his guidance highly effective and easy to apply.

Scott Bouvier is an excellent lawyer to deal with. He is both experienced and strategic.

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Ranked Lawyers at
King & Wood Mallesons

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Matthew Swinn
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Matthew Swinn
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Kate Hay
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Kate Hay
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Scott Bouvier
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Scott Bouvier
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