Life Sciences, Chemistry, Pharmaceuticals and Agriculture
In today’s knowledge economy, protecting the rights inherent in life sciences innovations, particularly pharmaceuticals and agricultural inventions, is more critical than ever.
The over-lapping of healthcare and agriculture with the chemical and life sciences disciplines requires both technical and legal expertise, in view of the importance of intellectual property (IP) rights and related commercial and regulatory matters.
In addition, these areas are critical to a knowledge-based society and serve as fundamental catalysts for economic development – especially in Africa, where there are no more important steps towards eradicating poverty than providing adequate nutrition and suppressing diseases.
At Spoor & Fisher, we serve as trusted advisors to many of the world’s largest pharmaceutical, biotechnology, agriculture, mining and chemical companies, applying our expertise to help clients overcome their IP challenges.
Our practitioners also strive to help SMMEs and the public sector to compete locally and globally.
We work across IP practice areas, to protect inventions and brands, develop portfolio management strategies, and represent clients in litigation and commercial transactions. We also assist our clients in regulatory matters, including advising on regulatory issues related to pharmaceuticals, complementary medicines, food and agricultural products.
Spoor & Fisher’s chemical and life sciences patent attorneys are technically qualified with qualifications and experience spanning the breadth of agriculture, pharmaceuticals and related industries.
We are highly skilled in chemistry, including small molecule chemistry, material sciences, petrochemistry, explosive technologies, mineral processing, metallurgy, chemical process engineering, electrochemistry, water treatment and food and beverage processing technologies, and we have extensive expertise in life sciences, including biochemistry, genetics and biotechnology.
Meet the team
Tertia Beharie
Partner, Spoor & Fisher South Africa
David Cochrane
Partner, Spoor & Fisher South Africa
Matthew Costard
Managing Director, Spoor & Fisher Jersey
John Foster
Head of Trade Marks, Spoor & Fisher South Africa
Tyron Grant
Partner, Spoor & Fisher South Africa
Stephen Goldberg
Consultant, Spoor & Fisher South Africa
Dirk Hanekom
Partner, Spoor & Fisher South Africa
Craig Kahn
Partner, Spoor & Fisher South Africa
Mark Kemp
Partner, Spoor & Fisher South Africa
Mohamed Khader
Partner, Head of Anti-Counterfeiting, Spoor & Fisher South Africa
Reinard Krüger
Partner, Spoor & Fisher South Africa
Shanaaz Mahomed
Partner, Spoor & Fisher South Africa
Prof. John McKnight
Partner, Spoor & Fisher South Africa
Shamin Raghunandan
Partner, Spoor & Fisher South Africa
Paul Ramara
Partner, Spoor & Fisher South Africa
Kay Rickelman
Foreign Counsel, Spoor & Fisher South Africa
Megan Reimers
Partner, Spoor & Fisher South Africa
Linda Thilivhali
Partner, Spoor & Fisher South Africa
Chyreene Truluck
Head of Patents, Spoor & Fisher South Africa
Marco van der Merwe
Partner, Spoor & Fisher South Africa
Chris Walters
Director, Spoor & Fisher Jersey
Jarred West
Partner, Spoor & Fisher South Africa
Jonathan Whittaker
Chairperson of, Spoor & Fisher South Africa
Eben van Wyk
Partner, Spoor & Fisher South Africa
Karien Postma
Partner, Spoor & Fisher South Africa
Marco Vatta
Partner, Spoor & Fisher South Africa
Amani Patel
Senior Associate, Spoor & Fisher South Africa
Nola Pontes
Associate, Spoor & Fisher Jersey
Chris Smith
Associate, Spoor & Fisher Jersey
Russell Norton
Consultant, Spoor & Fisher South Africa
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