Sara Pearson is a lawyer and trade marks attorney based in Perth.
Sara is experienced in all aspects of intellectual property from protection strategies and trade mark prosecution through to commercialisation advice and enforcement. She works across all industries to help clients harness and protect their intellectual property.
She specialises in trade mark and brand protection including trade mark prosecution, registration, opposition, non-use and infringement actions. Sara draws on her expertise in competition and consumer law and dispute resolution – including litigation – to help clients enforce their trade marks, trade secrets, copyright and related rights.
Sara appears in contentious trade mark and patent matters before IP Australia and in the Federal Court of Australia. She provides commercial intellectual property services including drafting IP ownership agreements, licences, assignments and confidentiality agreements to ensure that the value of clients’ intellectual property assets are enhanced.
Sara is passionate about giving back to her community by providing pro bono assistance in all areas of intellectual property. She was also recognised as a ‘Rising Star’ in the 2024 Australasian Lawyer Awards.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Laws, University of Western Australia
- Bachelor of Science, University of Western Australia
- Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, College of Law
- Graduate Certificate in Intellectual Property, University of Technology Sydney
- Admitted to the Supreme Court of Western Australia and High Court of Australia
- Registered Trade Marks Attorney (Australia and New Zealand)
Awards
- Rising Star, Australasian Lawyer Awards – 2024
