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.

Spoor & Fisher

This department focuses on establishing and maintaining strategic partnerships to drive business growth and collaboration.

Partnership Management

This department manages the administration, legal processes, and enforcement related to trademark protection and anti-counterfeiting efforts.

Trademark Operations

This department provides legal support, guidance, and representation within the organization.

Legal Services

This department specializes in providing legal expertise and guidance on patent-related matters.

Patent Law

This department manages organizational support functions and ensures efficient operations across various administrative tasks.

Administration Services

This department oversees strategic management, financial operations, marketing initiatives, and human resources activities.

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Partnership Management

Trademark Operations

Legal Services

Patent Law

Administration Services

Corporate Functions

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Spoor & Fisher

Org chart

Teams

Partnership Management

Trademark Operations

Legal Services

Patent Law

Administration Services

Corporate Functions

Offices

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