Marianne applies her skills in drafting patent specifications that are individually tailored to align with the commercial objectives of her clients. She is also involved in patent oppositions before the Australian and New Zealand patent offices, providing freedom to operate advice, performing patent landscape searches, and monitoring third party patent applications globally. Marianne files and prosecutes patent applications with the Australian and New Zealand Patent Offices and directs foreign patent prosecution via a network of trusted foreign law firms.
She has significant experience across a range of chemical technologies such as composites, electroactive materials, polymeric coatings, consumer healthcare, food and beverage technology, agrochemicals, animal health, and drug delivery technologies.
Marianne has received the following commendations regarding her work with local and foreign clients:
"Marianne certainly has captured the invention and given a lot of thought into structuring the specification so that it reads very well. It certainly is a pleasure to read."
".....good strategy from an Australian patent practice point on how to approach Australian specific objections"
Marianne is a registered Australian and New Zealand Patent Attorney.