Materials

At FB Rice we understand the importance of securing intellectual property for Australia’s vibrant materials research communities, if they are to position themselves as hubs of innovation and attract further talent, investment, and collaborations (both domestic and international).

Developments in the materials sector are often the product of interdisciplinary collaboration. FB Rice capitalises on the diverse backgrounds of its highly-skilled attorneys, whom collectively possess higher academic and real-world industry experience across physics, chemistry, engineering, and biology/biotechnology. Given the exceptional range of our team, we have the flexibility to identify the right attorney to assist you in protecting your innovation. Combining their intimate knowledge of intellectual property law with their scientific acumen, our attorneys provide advice to maximise the scope of protection, and navigate around third party intellectual property rights.

FB Rice attorneys are active participants in Australian materials community, supporting organisations including RACI, Materials Australia, BioNSW and AusBioTech. Our attorneys have provided advice to SMEs, universities, corporations and research institutions—both domestic and international—across a range of technologies.