Karin is a qualified patent and trade mark attorney and Senior Associate with FB Rice. She registered as a patent attorney in 2002 and joined the firm in 2007 after working for the patent attorney practices in two large Australian law firms.
Karin practices in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications before the Australian and New Zealand Patent Offices. She also manages international patent portfolios and regularly conducts patentability, infringement, due diligence and freedom to operate analysis. Karin has also been involved in contentious patent matters including patent oppositions and litigation matters, including conducting discovery and acting in a technical advisory capacity to brief barristers. Her clients range from universities and academic research institutes to start-ups and large biotechnology companies.
Karin has a particular interest in stem cell biology. Her PhD research which was undertaken at the prestigious Walter and Eliza Hall Institute for Medical Research focussed on strategies to generate immortalised murine haemopoietic stem cells. Following her PhD, Karin worked in clinical research for Amgen Australia where she managed phase I, II and III clinical trials in the oncology area.
Karin has published papers in both the scientific and legal media.
