Patrick O’Brien
Senior Associate, Spoor & Fisher South Africa, Pretoria
p.obrien@spoor.com 
+27 12 676 1038 
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Patrick O’Brien has a BEng (Hons) (Chem) degree from the University of Pretoria and an LLB degree from the University of South Africa.
He specialises in the drafting, preparation and prosecution of domestic and foreign patent applications, particularly in the fields of chemical and chemical engineering sciences. Patrick also has extensive experience in patent and design litigation across a broad spectrum of fields, including the mechanical, mining, electronic, chemical and pharmaceutical fields, and has been involved in IP related litigation involving contractual, technical copyright and competition law.
Industry Associations
- Fellow – South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL)
- Member – Legal Practice Council (LPC)
- Member – Licensing Executive Society (LES)
Professional Activities
- Author of the South Africa chapter in The Life Sciences Law Review (Law Business Research Ltd, London), 2021 and 2022
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