FB Rice at IPBC Australasia 2023

Strategising your IP endgame

FB Rice is involved with the IPBC Australasia 2023 session titled “Strategising your IP endgame” from 9.30am to 10:30am. Today‘s IP professionals need to have a long-term vision when it comes to the positive impact that their activities can have on business performance. This should be accompanied by a comprehensive understanding of their operating environment and what the endgame for the business is.

Brett Lunn will be moderating the session, along with a panel of IP experts, including: Christine Emmanuel-Donnelly (Non-Executive Director at PolyNovo and Medical Developments International), David Lambourne (Head of Intellectual Property at Morgan Advanced Materials) and Matt Gallagher (General Counsel at Apiam Animal Health Limited).

The session will cover the following:

• Macro-economic factors and how to manage their impact on strategy
• IP considerations in various exit strategies: sell, merge & IPO
• Measuring the effectiveness of IP strategies against business goals

What does an effective IP strategy need to include?

Visit the FB Rice booth during the networking sessions to cast your vote and be in the draw to win some great prizes.

Meet our team attending IPBC

	Brett Lunn is the managing partner of FB Rice, and one of Australia’s most experienced and pragmatic intellectual property specialists. Having moved largely to an advisory capacity in recent years, Brett specialises in providing strategic advice in the corporate sphere, advising a range of businesses from corporations and SMEs to start-ups and research institutions.
	Beata Khaidurova is a partner in our Melbourne engineering team. Beata specialises in matters relating to patents and designs in the electrical, electronics and software space, and has familiarity with fintech, gaming, and medical device technologies. Beata was recognised as an MIP Rising Star each year since 2020.
	Connie Merlino is a partner of the firm and heads our Sydney computing and electronics team. She specialises in patent specifications in a range of ICT technologies, her experience covers areas such as software, telecommunications and data communications, security, databases and imaging. Connie was recognised in the MIP Top 250 Women in IP Worldwide 2023.
	Ian Rourke is a partner in our Melbourne biotechnology team. He prepares and prosecutes patent applications internationally, evaluates the external patent landscape and intellectual property positions of competitors and conducts complex patent invalidity, infringement, due diligence and freedom-to-operate analyses. Ian has a substantial Australian client base including universities, research institutes, listed companies, and start-up companies. Ian was recognised in the IAM Global Leaders list for 2023.
	Karin Innes is a partner in our Melbourne biotechnology team. With over 15 years’ experience, she assists a broad range of clients in all facets of academia and industry with patent procurement and defence both locally and internationally through her close network of foreign associate contacts. Karin has been endorsed in the IAM Prosecution recommended list each year since 2020.
	Madeleine Kelly is a partner in our Melbourne engineering team. Her practice includes providing strategic advice and building and managing IP portfolios in areas of technology including fintech, AI, electronics, telecommunications, medical devices and e-health. Madeleine was recognised in the IAM Global Leaders list for 2022.
	Marcus Caulfield is a partner in the Melbourne chemistry team. Marcus is relied upon for his expertise in the drafting and prosecution of patent applications; patent portfolio management; his extensive opposition experience in Australia and New Zealand; and his technical abilities in litigation support. He has extensive experience in securing patent protection for small molecules through to polymeric species.