Kate Baumann

Kate is also actively involved in patent opposition matters, obtaining extensions of term for pharmaceutical patents, providing advice on patentability, the infringement and validity of patents, and handling PBR matters. Kate enjoys building relationships with her clients in order to understand their unique requirements and assist in achieving successful outcomes.

Kate completed her PhD in molecular biology, focusing on the molecular evolution of aculeate venom peptides. Her research integrated ‘omic’ data and bioinformatics to investigate the relationship between the genome, transcriptomes, and proteomes. During her PhD, Kate was awarded a prestigious research fellowship at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington DC investigating metal compositional differences in aculei using scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray analysis. She also undertook a one-month research internship at Tianjin University in China researching preclinical development of diabetic drugs using mouse models. As a result of her scientific research, Kate has been published in multiple peer-reviewed scientific journals and presented her research at various national and international conferences.

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