Spoor & Fisher specialises in all aspects of intellectual property law including patents, trade marks, copyright and designs; and related litigation, commercial transactions, due diligence, portfolio management and audits. In addition to the normal services, our Trade Marks Department has specialist teams dealing with anti-counterfeiting and ambush marketing; and our Patent Department has specialist teams dealing with biotechnology, nanotechnology and computer software related inventions. Together with Spoor & Fisher Jersey we provide a specialist service in filing patents and trade marks in South Africa, the rest of Africa, the Middle East and the Caribbean.

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white dotBiodiversity Act: What you need to know
Researchers involved in the discovery phase of a project involving indigenous biological resources or traditional knowledge no longer need to obtain a bioprospecting permit.
18/06/2009
white dotUGANDA Trade Marks - Adoption of 9th Edition, Nice Classification - STILL NO Service Mark Protection
STILL NO Service Mark Protection: A letter was issued on 10 June 2009, by the Uganda Registrar General’s office to all intellectual property practitioners.
17/06/2009
white dotDoing Good Business
Doing well by doing good conjures the scene of Disney’s character “do-gooder” Pollyanna, an orphan girl who spreads her sunshine all over town...
11/06/2009
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One of the key issues to consider when contemplating a new development is obviously the location of the development. Site your development badly and no-one will want to live there.
11/06/2009
white dotSpoor & Fisher named SA's top IP law firm by MIP
Spoor & Fisher has been named as South Africa's leading intellectual property (IP) law firm, for the second year in a row.
2/04/2009

           


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