Brittany Ashton

Brittany has experience handling extensive patent portfolios for local clients, multinational pharmaceutical and chemical companies, and universities. She provides a comprehensive range of patent services, including the drafting of patent applications and their prosecution, opposition as both the applicant and opponent, re-examination procedures, and pharmaceutical patent term extension. She also provides infringement and validity, freedom to operate, and strategic patenting advice. Brittany is well versed in Australian and New Zealand patent legislation, and has handled numerous patent matters in overseas jurisdictions, including the United States, Europe, China, Japan, India and the South-East Asian countries.

Brittany takes a practical approach to patent matters, always returning to the client’s strategic commercial objectives. Her client’s value her ability to relay complex strategic advice with clear and concise communication, and her friendly and approachable nature.

Prior to joining the intellectual property profession in 2014, Brittany undertook a visiting Postdoctoral Fellow with the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States. She holds a PhD in medicinal chemistry from the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (MIPS), which saw her hone her skills in computational chemistry, organic syntheses, and biological evaluation of potential lead-candidate compounds. Brittany has also undertaken research at the Burnet Institute and the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research.

Brittany is a member and past Secretary of the RACI Victorian Committee, provides regular IP-related seminars at local universities, and is a regular contributor to Chemistry in Australia and a number of IP blogs, journals and magazines.

Brittany is a registered Australian and New Zealand Patent and a registered Australian Trade Mark Attorney.