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Emma Iles

Emma Iles

Global 2026

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Practice Areas

- Intellectual Property

- Commercial Litigation

- Patents

- Copyright

- Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Career

Emma is a Partner based in our Melbourne office. Emma works in the Intellectual Property Disputes team and has significant experience in intellectual property advice and dispute resolution. Emma advises clients in all areas of IP and technology, including patents, trade marks, copyright and confidential information. She also advises clients in relation to therapeutic goods regulations and in consumer law matters, regularly advising clients on advertising, marketing campaigns and disputes, including greenwashing. Emma has significant experience in the life sciences sector, with her legal qualifications complemented by a degree in Biomedical Science. Her practice also involves regularly advising clients on regulatory issues relating to pharmaceuticals, radiopharmaceuticals and medical devices. This includes advising on internal investigations relating to regulatory compliance.

For additional information on Emma's professional background, please visit: https://www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/our-people/c/chris-walters

Her litigious experience includes urgent interlocutory applications, trade mark office proceedings, multi-jurisdictional patent disputes, international arbitrations and commercial disputes. This experience extends to industries including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, software, and consumer products.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Intellectual Property: Patents - Australia

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial
Emma Iles' practice is particularly focused on patent disputes, where she frequently acts for pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

Strengths

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  • Emma Iles is amazing and energetic. She thinks outside the box and is very commercial.

    Intellectual Property: PatentsChambers Global Guide
  • Emma has been an absolute gem to work with. She's deftly applied her expertise and grasped complex technical details of our business with speed and agility.

    Intellectual Property: PatentsChambers Global Guide

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