Kate Beattie SC
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New Silks : Intellectual Property: The Bar
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Provided by Kate Beattie SC
Practice Areas
Kate Beattie specialises in intellectual property litigation, with extensive experience in complex patent disputes.
Kate has a background in pharmacology and regularly acts for pharmaceutical and healthcare companies. She also advises on trade practices and commercial disputes, particularly those involving scientific expert evidence.
She holds a Bachelor of Science majoring in pharmacology and toxicology, a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) from Monash University and a Master of Law (First Class Honours) from the University of Cambridge.
Career
Before coming to Bar, Kate was a senior associate in the intellectual property department at Allens Arthur Robinson. She also practised at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, London. Kate is an author of the text book, "Australian Patent Law" (2004). She has also been a sessional lecturer in contract law in the LLM (Juris Doctor) Program, Monash University.
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Chambers Review
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Kate Beattie is cited for a variety of capabilities by interviewees, sources not only identifying her as an experienced advocate in patent cases in general, but also stressing the significance of a scientific background to a career that has seen her act in several pharmaceutical patent cases.
Strengths
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"Kate is very tenacious in her advocacy before the court – a terrific quality."
"Kate Beattie is quick, scientifically trained and hard-working."
"Kate is very tenacious in her advocacy before the court – a terrific quality."
"Kate Beattie is quick, scientifically trained and hard-working."
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