Patent Litigation

Russell Bagnall has been a partner at Adams & Adams since 1998 and is head of the patent and design litigation group and was also the Patent Department’s chairman for a number of years. Before joining Adams & Adams, he spent several years employed by a multinational mining house. Russell specialises in patent litigation and opinion work, mainly in the fields of pharmaceuticals and chemistry.

He has advised clients on several contentious issues involving pharmaceutical disputes between multinational and generic companies. He also advises pharmaceutical clients on a wide range of issues, including licence and distribution agreements, co-promotion agreements and regulatory issues.

Russell is also responsible for managing multi-jurisdictional litigation in several African countries. Russell has been internationally recognised in peer-selected reviews such as the International Who’s Who of Patent Lawyers and the International Who’s Who of Life Sciences Lawyers. He was ranked in Tier 1 for patent litigation in South Africa by IAM Patent 1000. Adams & Adams has been rated by Managing Intellectual Property in the top tier for patent litigation several times.

Russell is an active member of the South African group of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property and a member of the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys. He is also a fellow of the South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL). Mr Bagnall obtained a BSc in engineering in the branch of Metallurgy and Materials Minerals Process Engineering from the University of Witwatersrand in 1989 and a BProc. from the University of South Africa in 1995.

Memberships: Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) – Member International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI) – Member Legal Practice Council – Member Pretoria Attorneys Association (PAA) – Member South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL) – Fellow SAIIPL: Patent & Design Law Committee Member

Accolades:

Author: Getting the Deal Through – Patents – South African Chapter | 2013 Best Lawyers® – Intellectual Property Law: South Africa | 2020 – 2023 Chambers Global – Ranked Lawyer | 2016 – 2023 IAM Patent 1000 – Individuals: Patent Litigation | 2017 – 2022 IFLR Patent Expert Guide - Experts for Patents | 2019 Legal 500 – Patents | 2019 Legal 500 – Recommended Lawyers: Intellectual Property | 2018, 2020 – 2023 MIP – IP Star: Patents | 2017 – 2023 Who’s Who Legal Ranking: Patents | 2016 – 2022 Who’s Who Legal Ranking: Life Sciences | 2016 – 2017 WIPR – Leaders: Patents | 2019 – 2020; 2022 WIPR – Trade Mark & Patent Directory | 2017

Partner | Patent Attorney

Qualified Patent Attorney | 1997 Admitted Attorney | 1997 BProc – University of South Africa | 1995 BSc Eng (Metallurgy and Materials Minerals Process Engineering) – University of Witwatersrand | 1989