Chyreene Truluck
Partner, Spoor & Fisher, Pretoria
c.truluck@spoor.com 
+27 12 676 1272 
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Chyreene Truluck is a Patent Attorney and has MSc (Genetics) and LLB degrees. She is an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa.
Chyreene specialises in domestic and international patent prosecution, particularly in the fields of biotechnology and life sciences. She also has experience in commercial IP and plant breeders’ rights matters.
Industry Associations
- Fellow – South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL)
- Member – Southern African Research and Innovation Management Association (SARIMA)
- Former Board Member – Licensing Executives Society (LES)
- Member – Licensing Executives Society International (LESI)
- Member – Legal Practice Council (LPC)
- Member – Pharma-Ethics Independent Research Ethics Committee
Market Recognition
- DSI/SARIMA Award for Professional Excellence in Innovation Management, 2018
- Listed – Euromoney Expert Guides: Rising Stars (Life Sciences), 2020-2023
- Best Lawyers – Intellectual Property Law: South Africa, 2022 and 2023
- Managing Intellectual Property: Rising Stars (Life Sciences), 2022-2024
- IAM Patent 1000: 2024
Professional Activities
- Contributor to the South African chapter of International Pharmaceutical Law and Practice, Kleyn & van Wyk (LexisNexis), published by Matthew Bender Elite Products” 2017-2024
- Author of the South Africa chapter in The Life Sciences Law Review Law Business Research
Ltd, London), 2021-2023 - Author of the South Africa chapter in The Life Sciences Law Review Law Business Research
Ltd, London), 2021-2023 - Author of the South Africa chapter in Chambers Life Sciences Guide, Chambers and Partners, 2023-2024
- Author of South Africa: Winning strategies to keep pace with evolving pharma sector, The Guide to Life Sciences: Key issues for senior life sciences executives, 2024
- Regular speaker at conferences and seminars, including SARIMA Conference, University-Industry Network
- Author of several articles on intellectual property law in the field of Life Sciences
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