Jenny Petering
Jenny Petering
Partner


Level 23, 200 Queen St
Melbourne VIC 3000 AUSTRALIA
Tel +61 3 8618 4106
Fax +61 3 8618 4199
Recent Publications
28 Sep 2011
FB Rice partner Dr. Jenny Petering, and colleagues Dr. Patrick McManamny and Ms Jane Honeyman have published an article entitled: 'Antibody Therapeutics – The Evolving Patent Landscape' in the highly regarded journal, New Biotechnology.

18 May 2011
Methods of medical treatment of humans have long been considered patentable in Australia and the United States; however most other jurisdictions, including Europe, do not allow such claims. This article explores the law with regard to patentability of methods of medical treatment of humans in a few key jurisdictions.
Jenny has extensive experience in managing international patent portfolios, including strategic planning, providing due diligence and infringement and patentability advice, and coordinating opposition and litigation proceedings. She acts for a broad range of clients including start up companies, universities, hospitals, co-operative research centres and research institutes.
 
Managing IP’s 2006 annual survey of IP firms listed Jenny as a Selected Specialist Individual for patents in Australia and included the statement:
 
‘Attorney firm FB Rice has an excellent reputation for trade mark and patent filing. Of its “impressive group of talented partners”....Jenny Petering stands out for patent work.’
 
Jenny registered as a patent attorney in 1994 and was awarded the Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys Prize in 1995 for the best candidate on qualifying as a patent attorney. She joined FB Rice in 1995 and became a partner of the firm in 2000.
 
Jenny is a member of the Monash University IP Board and is a Sessional Lecturer and Tutor in the Faculty of Law at Monash University.
 
Education
  • BSc (Hons) majoring in biochemistry and genetics from Monash University
  • PhD in molecular biology from the University of Adelaide
Key Areas of Expertise
  • Antibody technology
  • Protein evolution technique
  • Diagnostics
  • Targets for drug development
  • Gene cloning
  • Gene expression
  • Transgenic animals
  • Adult and embryonic stem cells
  • Yeast genetics
  • Agricultural systems

Industry Focus

Professional Affiliations
  • Fellow of the Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia
  • Registered New Zealand patent attorney
  • Member of AusBiotech
  • Member of the Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand
  • Member of International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property
  • Member of Asian Patent Attorneys Association
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