Candidate Attorney Thandanani Cwele is currently attending the 7th Annual BIO Africa Convention, Africa’s largest #biotech event taking place in Durban, South Africa. Under the theme of "Ensuring Health Security Through Investing in Vaccine Innovation and Manufacturing" the convention will surely spark insightful conversations and meaningful connections. #IP #IPLaw
Spoor & Fisher
Law Practice
Pretoria, Gauteng 14,401 followers
Spoor & Fisher is an IP law firm specialising in patent, trade mark, copyright and design law.
About us
Spoor & Fisher handles the filing, registration, prosecution and enforcement of trade marks, patents, designs and copyright. We have two main associate offices – Spoor & Fisher South Africa and Spoor & Fisher Jersey – with 58 lawyers and over 250 staff across our offices in South Africa (Pretoria, Cape Town and Johannesburg) and 7 directors and 90 staff in our Channel Islands (Jersey) office. Clients choose us to draft agreements for their commercial intellectual property transactions and to negotiate the best terms. Our intricate knowledge of over 80 different intellectual property laws and practices across our core geographical regions - Africa and the Caribbean - means that we create and implement robust intellectual property protection strategies. Consistency in quality and record-keeping comes with having Spoor & Fisher as a single point of contact to manage entire intellectual property portfolios. We work directly with corporates - global companies to small businesses - their main legal advisors as well as inventors. Clients from across the globe, including Africa-based businesses, have asked us to help protect and enforce their intellectual property assets in their chosen markets. Over the years, we have opened local offices across Africa, including Gambia, Ghana, Malawi, Zambia, OAPI (via Cameroon) and ARIPO (via Malawi). We have a direct filing presence in Sierra Leone and Zanzibar. Where we do not have offices and where we cannot file directly, we work with carefully selected local associates.
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http://www.spoor.com
External link for Spoor & Fisher
- Industry
- Law Practice
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Pretoria, Gauteng
- Type
- Partnership
- Founded
- 1920
- Specialties
- Trade Marks, IP Valuations, Patents, Domain Names, Copyright, Litigation, Registered Designs, Plant Breeders’ Rights, Anti-counterfeiting, Regulatory and Utility Models, and Commercial IP
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Primary
11 Byls Bridge Boulevard
Building No. 14, Highveld Ext 73, Centurion
Pretoria, Gauteng 0157, ZA
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Africa House
11 Castle Street
St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands JE4 9TW, GB
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Cnr Dreyer Street and Protea Road, Claremont
4th Floor, Protea Place
Cape Town, Western Cape 7708, ZA
Employees at Spoor & Fisher
Updates
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Empowering local authorities through workshops and training is a key part of our anti-counterfeit strategy. Recently, over 60 officials in Zambia and Angola participated, including members from the Zambian Police and Revenue Authority. Read more about our efforts here: https://bit.ly/42sU7P4 #AntiCounterfeiting #IntellectualProperty #SpoorandFisher
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Partners John Foster and Duncan Maguire are both members of the International Trademark Association (INTA) Global Advisory Council. Read more about John here: https://bit.ly/3yQg1D8 Read more about Duncan here: https://bit.ly/4cLcvYQ
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As the Platinum Sponsor of the Southern African Research and Innovation Management Association (SARIMA) 2024 conference in Maputo, Mozambique, Spoor & Fisher is proud to have Thandanani Cwele, Chyreene Truluck, Dirk Hanekom, and Tyron Grant represent the firm at the upcoming conference. The team will be engaging in insightful discussions, catching up with longstanding clients and friends from all disciplines in the tech transfer space, as well as building new meaningful connections. #SpoorandFisher #ItTakesAVillage #SARIMA2024 #Intellectualproperty
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Spoor & Fisher has been recognised as a leading firm in the Lexology #LegalInfluencers Q2 2024 for #IP - Africa and the Middle East, marking our second consecutive quarter of recognition. Additionally, congratulations to Patrick O'Brien for being named a Legal Influencer within the same region. Read more about Patrick here: https://lnkd.in/dcB5-ksb #Spoor #Lexology
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Rwanda modernises IP legislation with wide-ranging law http://spr.ly/6046lvGek Matthew Costard of Spoor & Fisher Jersey provides a guide to the key updates as Rwanda expands the scope of its intellectual property protection regime #managingip #trademarks #copyrightlaw #patents #africaip #spoorfisher
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Spoor & Fisher has been recognised as IP STARS (Managing IP) in Managing IP's 2024 rankings! We’re honoured to be listed among the top IP firms South Africa, with standout recognition across multiple categories: 🏆 Patent (Tier 1) 🏆 Trade mark (Tier 1) 🏆 Copyright & related rights (Highly Recommended) 🏆 IP Transactions (Recommended) A huge thank you to our clients and our talented team for their continued trust and support. Proud to serve and protect your IP in Africa and beyond! #IPStars2024 #IntellectualProperty #SpoorAndFisher #createitownit #IPLaw #Trademark #Patents #IPTransactions #Copyright
South Africa: Intellectual Property rankings 2024 https://lnkd.in/dtbuHjbw Listed firms: Adams & Adams, CWB Limited, de Chalains Patent and Trademark Attorneys, KISCH IP, Spoor & Fisher, Von Seidels, Werksmans Attorneys #southafrica #ipstars #iprankings
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Spoor & Fisher reposted this
We are looking forward to talking all things IP with the Allan Gray Fellows!
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Don't miss this upcoming #Webinar where Dina Biagio, Herman van Schalkwyk and Vanessa van Coppenhagen Lee joins Tayyibah Suliman from Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Inc in a virtual panel discussion on the transformative power of AI. Date: Thursday, 29 August 2024 Time: 09h00-10h00 (CAT) Click here to register - https://bit.ly/4cxZqBV #Webinar #AI #Technology #Collaboration #LegalConsiderations #CreateItOwnIt
#Webinar | AI in Focus: Legal and Ethical Considerations for Modern Businesses Join us for a virtual panel discussion on the transformative power of AI. Co-hosted by CDH and Spoor & Fisher, our expert panel will explore the critical legal, ethical, and commercial dimensions of AI. Panellists: Tayyibah Suliman | Director & Sector Head: Technology & Communications | CDH Dina Biagio | Partner | Spoor & Fisher Herman van Schalkwyk | Partner | Spoor & Fisher Vanessa van Coppenhagen Lee | Consultant | Spoor & Fisher Date: Thursday, 29 August 2024 Time: 09h00-10h00 (CAT) Click here to register - https://bit.ly/4cxZqBV Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email with a link to join the webinar. For more information contact [email protected] #Webinar #AI #Technology #Collaboration #LegalConsiderations
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The latest edition of The Spoor Pulse - our #IPnewsletter - is here! Dive into #IP insights, legal updates, and exciting news from within our firm. Subscribe here -> https://lnkd.in/dNRFhTg4 #IPLaw